Tamim Ahmed
Biographic Data
| ID | 7157199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamim Ahmed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamim |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmed |
| SIGNATURE | AHMED T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Barbara Actuaries, Inc., Santa Barbara, California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Burden and Cost of Diabetes for US Medicare Beneficiaries
Purpose: To examine the burden and cost of diabetes among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Methods: Medicare 5% File data for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) consisting of 1,397,933 enrollees in fee-for-service without Medicare Advantage during the period 2012–2013 were analyzed by race and ethnicity. Results: Although non-Hispanic whites (nHWs) comprised most of this population (86%), prevalence of T1D and T2D was higher f…
Achieving Health Equity by Normalizing Cardiac Care
Purpose: It is well known that minority patients, and particularly African Americans undergo lower rates of cardiac procedures than the white population, even when covered by equivalent insurance. Methods: We analyzed the rates of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and for intermediate coronary syndrome (ICS), and rates of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in the 20…
Utilization Review Savings at the Micro Level
Utilization review (UR) programs have become an integral part of efforts to contain health care costs for private health insurers, employers, and health care organizations. While some studies have measured the overall performance of these programs, important information in the prior level of the health care utilization has not been used in estimating the effectiveness of the program for micro units (e.g., employer groups). In this article, the au…
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Utilization Review Savings at the Micro Level
Utilization review (UR) programs have become an integral part of efforts to contain health care costs for private health insurers, employers, and health care organizations. While some studies have measured the overall performance of these programs, important information in the prior level of the health care utilization has not been used in estimating the effectiveness of the program for micro units (e.g., employer groups). In this article, the au…
Achieving Health Equity by Normalizing Cardiac Care
Purpose: It is well known that minority patients, and particularly African Americans undergo lower rates of cardiac procedures than the white population, even when covered by equivalent insurance. Methods: We analyzed the rates of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and for intermediate coronary syndrome (ICS), and rates of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in the 20…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Burden and Cost of Diabetes for US Medicare Beneficiaries
Purpose: To examine the burden and cost of diabetes among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Methods: Medicare 5% File data for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) consisting of 1,397,933 enrollees in fee-for-service without Medicare Advantage during the period 2012–2013 were analyzed by race and ethnicity. Results: Although non-Hispanic whites (nHWs) comprised most of this population (86%), prevalence of T1D and T2D was higher f…
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cardiology (1 work) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (1 work)