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Post by casualinvestor on Jan 7, 2019 11:58:04 GMT -5
I've been thinking since reading the latest VDex whitepaper. VDex might do well to consider adding another business model. Currently, as I understand it, individual doctors and/or business entrepreneurs can open VDex clinics and get support (e.g. training, materials) from the VDex parent company as part of their startup costs. Another business model that could become quite lucrative would be a model where VDex offers its services to Primary Care Physician clinics for VDex to handle the titrating and coaching of patients newly prescribed with Afrezza. I would set it up to be a monthly fee-based service with an annual contract. I would suggest that this service be offered to the insurance companies. Out-sourcing diabetes care management of the failing population, especially to smaller insurance companies. Larger companies may be too large geographically to make use of a 1-location clinic. Poor scores on HEDIS diabetes measures can cost money or even get you on the corrective action list But...I'm not sure VDEX would want that business just yet. Right now they are managing the diabetes of patients that come to them (aka motivated). Being assigned non-compliant members from an HMO to outreach to and manage would be very different.
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Post by stocker on Jan 8, 2019 13:14:20 GMT -5
I've been thinking since reading the latest VDex whitepaper. VDex might do well to consider adding another business model. Currently, as I understand it, individual doctors and/or business entrepreneurs can open VDex clinics and get support (e.g. training, materials) from the VDex parent company as part of their startup costs. Another business model that could become quite lucrative would be a model where VDex offers its services to Primary Care Physician clinics for VDex to handle the titrating and coaching of patients newly prescribed with Afrezza. I would set it up to be a monthly fee-based service with an annual contract. I would suggest that this service be offered to the insurance companies. Out-sourcing diabetes care management of the failing population, especially to smaller insurance companies. Larger companies may be too large geographically to make use of a 1-location clinic. Poor scores on HEDIS diabetes measures can cost money or even get you on the corrective action list But...I'm not sure VDEX would want that business just yet. Right now they are managing the diabetes of patients that come to them (aka motivated). Being assigned non-compliant members from an HMO to outreach to and manage would be very different. HMOs... VDEX currently treats many of those non-complaint and out of control patients hand picked by their Drs. for that very reason. VDEX currently offers Drs.... Allow us to manage the BS of your most out of control / challenging patients. They do it all the time. The outreach and management would not be an issue for VDEX as they would simply negotiate Fee-for-service rates as a Specialist within network and the HMO would create a Narrow Network incentivizing members to seek treatment through VDEX. Results: Patients... who are compliant, in control and have Afrezza covered HMO... realizes massive cost savings (both short and long term) Drs... within network begin to trust VDEX protocols / Afrezza MNKD...sees script growth and further acceptance among Drs./Ins VDEX... is reimbursed for services and continues doing what it does best for this and many other HMOs, Self Insured Payers etc...
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Post by vdexdiabetes on Jan 10, 2019 12:23:36 GMT -5
Stocker, for competitive reasons, we don't disclose every aspect of our business. We've spent a lot of time developing this new model of care. Somewhat surprisingly, the easiest part was the treatment protocols. Afrezza sure makes things easy. Regarding your post, you make some good points about penetrating the managed care world. What I'll say is that its easier said than done, but we're working on it.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 15, 2019 11:07:41 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 15, 2019 11:19:56 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 15, 2019 23:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by mytakeonit on Jan 16, 2019 1:53:58 GMT -5
Oh Crap ... I was diagnosed with Type 2 on my out go physical from the Air Force in 19?? something. Is dementia one of the symptoms?
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 16, 2019 14:31:41 GMT -5
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Post by #NoMoreNeedles on Jan 17, 2019 10:35:22 GMT -5
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Post by nylefty on Jan 17, 2019 11:46:40 GMT -5
It can't. The FDA wouldn't allow it.
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Post by harryx1 on Jan 17, 2019 13:30:17 GMT -5
I think there should be an A-Dex study & collaboration similar to the OneDrop A-One study A clinical study/trial of VDex's protocol using Afrezza vs. the current standard of care
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2019 12:08:54 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2019 19:14:26 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2019 19:17:01 GMT -5
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Post by sayhey24 on Jan 23, 2019 6:34:54 GMT -5
Has their medical board changed? It looks about the same. Who was added?
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