Introductions from Jim Leonard, MHA, Vice President, West and South Sound Markets for Group Health Cooperative and from Marc Mora, MD, Medical Director, Consultative Specialty Services for Group Health.
Introduction to the Tacoma/Pierce County CME
Understanding functional status is important as it will give us an idea of who is going to cost the most in the future – having chronic conditions and multiple ones predicts increased costs, but functional status impairments are a greater predictor.