Camden Coalition Healthcare Impact

The video explores Camden, New Jersey's socio-economic challenges and how Dr. Brenner's innovative approach to healthcare hotspotting aims to reduce costs and improve care. By analyzing hospital data, Brenner identified high-cost areas and patients, leading to the formation of the Camden Coalition. This team targets the sickest patients, providing coordinated care and significantly reducing emergency room visits. The success in Camden suggests potential nationwide applications, though it poses challenges to the traditional healthcare model.

What is one of the main challenges faced by Camden, New Jersey?

• High literacy rates

• Abundant public resources

• Low unemployment

• High poverty and crime rates

What event prompted Dr. Brenner to get involved in police reform?

• A local election

• A shooting incident

• A public protest

• A hospital closure

What unexpected discovery did Dr. Brenner make while analyzing hospital data?

• High rates of patient satisfaction

• Efficient emergency room operations

• Low costs of healthcare

• Hotspots of frequent hospital visits

What did Dr. Brenner find about the care for chronic diseases in Camden?

• It was primarily preventive

• It was inexpensive

• It was mostly done in emergency rooms

• It was well-coordinated

What was the primary goal of the Camden Coalition?

• To build new hospitals

• To reduce healthcare costs by targeting high-cost patients

• To increase hospital admissions

• To close down emergency rooms

How did the Camden Coalition help Derek, a patient with asthma?

• By providing him with a new house

• By reducing his emergency room visits

• By offering him a job

• By enrolling him in a clinical trial

What is a potential national impact of the Camden model?

• More hospital closures

• Higher insurance premiums

• Increased healthcare costs

• Reduced hospital visits and costs

What challenge might the medical establishment face if the Camden model is implemented widely?

• Increased patient satisfaction

• Reduced income from high-cost patients

• More hospital expansions

• Higher demand for emergency services

What analogy is used to describe the potential disruption of the Camden model to hospitals?

• A blockbuster video moment

• A blockbuster movie

• A blockbuster sale

• A blockbuster concert

What is Dr. Brenner's ultimate goal for Camden?

• To dramatically reduce healthcare costs while improving quality

• To become the wealthiest city

• To increase the population

• To build more hospitals