Identifying Variation and How it Drives Healthcare Costs
FMA's patented Medical Practice Pattern ToolTM (MPPTTM) analyzes client data to identify practice patterns driving overuse and misuse of medical care for a given condition within a specific specialty. Once the most significant drivers emerge from the data, clients are able to focus attention on achieving their organizational goals.
In addition to providing valuable data to its clients, FMA also offers a wide variety of consulting options to help turn that data into action. FMA's experience in data analysis, program implementation, physician engagement and process improvement help achieve significant results for our clients while ensuring the best possible return on investment.
Our Clinical and Analytical Executives
Howard Beckman, MD, FACP - Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Beckman is a national thought leader on physician-patient and administration-physician relationship. He authored a classic study in 1984 showing that physicians interrupt their patients after only 18 seconds. Since then he has published over 30 papers on creating effective partnerships. Most recently his work has explored the value of relationship-centeredness in administrative roles. As an ethnographer, his work has focused on understanding and teaching the specific skills needed to promote organizational success. He has 16 years of organizational experience as a hospital chief of medicine and as medical director RIPA (Rochester Individual Practice Association - NY).
Gregory H. Partridge - President, Director of Technical Affairs
Mr. Partridge has over 25 years experience working in information systems of numerous health care organizations. He has had a variety of roles, from Emergency Room Technician, programmer, project manager, to business analyst. Since 1995 he has been the senior medical business analyst for RIPA. Over the last ten years Mr. Partridge has spent a great deal of time on analysis of physician data to identify action items. In 2005 Mr. Partridge and Dr. Robert Greene founded Focused Medical Analytics, LLC, in order to bring their tools to a wider audience.
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