David Mirkin
MD
Principal, Physician Healthcare Management Consultant
New York, NY, US
David Mirkin is a principal and healthcare management consultant with the New York office of Milliman. He joined the firm in 1995.
Experience
David is a family practitioner with 25 years of experience in medical management. He serves as a senior consultant assisting clients in a variety of areas, including traditional utilization management, provider profiling, disease management, length-of-stay management for hospitals, return-on-investments evaluations for disease management and wellness programs, and clinical data analysis. David has significant international experience, having consulted to clients in the U.K., Europe, and Asia.
Prior to joining Milliman, he was corporate medical director and senior medical director for Medicare risk at FHP International.
Professional Designations
- David holds active medical licenses in California, Utah, and Pennsylvania.
Education
- Graduate, University of California, Riverside
- MD., University of Washington
- David’s post-graduate training was at the San Bernardino County Medical Center, where he completed a residency in family medicine in 1981. He served as chief resident for the medical center from 1980 to 1981.
- He attended the University of Utah Graduate School of Business Executive MBA program, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Affiliations
- Member, Editorial Board, The American Journal of Managed Care
- Member, Editorial Board, Disease Management
- Senior Scholar, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
- David has been active in the sports medicine field and worked as a volunteer physician at the United States Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, CO
Publications
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Pandemic-induced medical loss ratio opportunities
10 August 2021 - by David Mirkin, Will Fox
Historically low MLRs give commercial insurers a unique opportunity to make targeted investments in quality improvement and efficiency measures.
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Frameworks and considerations for COVID-19 related analyses
21 April 2020 - by Melody Craff, Dale Skinner, David Mirkin, Francesca Hammerstrom, Will Fox
This Milliman MedInsight brief provides an analytic guide to assist healthcare organizations with COVID-19 pandemic analytics.
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Critical Point podcast, Episode 1: Healthcare waste
13 June 2018 - by David Mirkin
Three members of our MedInsight team discuss minimizing healthcare waste and reducing unnecessary costs across the American healthcare system.
Article
ACOs beyond Medicare
22 April 2011 - by Victoria Boyarsky, Howard Kahn, David Mirkin, Robert Parke
Individual providers are likely to join larger systems, many of which will find partnering with a health plan most advantageous.
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A first look at ACOs' risky business: Quality is not enough
11 April 2011 - by Kate Fitch, David Mirkin, Catherine M. Murphy-Barron, Robert Parke, Bruce S. Pyenson
ACO regs represent opportunity for less efficient systems, hurdle for more efficient systems.
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Nuts and bolts of ACO financial and operational success: Calculating and managing to actuarial utilization targets
27 July 2010 - by Kate Fitch, David Mirkin, Catherine M. Murphy-Barron
First quarter sneak peek: How is 2010 shaping up for medical professional liability specialty writers?
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Want to manage employer healthcare costs? It starts with managing utilization
18 March 2010 - by David Mirkin, Robert Parke
Benchmarking studies can help reduce healthcare costs and improve quality.
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Value-based insurance design: Putting a price on healthcare quality
01 May 2007 - by David Mirkin
As employers struggle with the burgeoning costs of healthcare, cost sharing initiatives seem to be everywhere. But how exactly should costs be shared? Healthcare benefits and copayments historically have been distributed equally among employees. This arrangement is arguably fair. But