As regular readers surely know, I am a tireless advocate for population health and for the systemic changes that will be necessary for achieving equitable, value-based healthcare in the U.S. The pandemic magnified deep-seated, complex issues we’ve struggled with for decades – unacceptably poor healthcare outcomes, disparities in access to care, and untenable costs for…
As the healthcare industry focuses on value-based care, tracking data on health outcomes among patient populations will be crucial. Both population health and public health focus on improving care and outcomes across large groups of patients. While they may sound similar, population and public health have important distinctions. What Is the Population Health Approach to…
With strengthened provider data sharing employed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and new interoperability standards applied, 95% of all survey respondents in Q1 2022 expect an increase in related data expenses for health systems and integration problems with vendors. Less than 4% of all respondents foresee any governmental incentives for providers that actively participate in the information-blocking rule fixes in the next…
This presentation will analyze tactics that impact shared savings potential, while highlighting lessons learned and best practices from participating ACOs. CyncHealth, Nebraska’s Health Information Exchange program, will share innovative ways patient health data is collected and shared that enables ACOs to achieve high performance. Speakers: – Ann Polich, MD, CMO of CyncHealth – Sanjay Seth,…
Download Slides Population Health 4.0 is the inclusion of community resources to deliver equitable, high-quality and high-value patient care. This presentation will outline 4 key strategies that incorporate data and community alliances to address the socio-economic needs of patients as they navigate their healthcare plan. Speaker: – Sita Kapoor – Chief Information Officer, Co-Founder HealthEC…
A cancer care delivery model that specifically accounts for social determinants of health not only improved overall cancer survival rates, but closed racial health disparities in cancer care outcomes, researchers reported at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. Particularly, the healthcare delivery model—which included protocol to flag and address social determinants of health—improved cancer…
Organizations that do strong vendor relationships, invest in the organization, and are willing to take on commercial risk will be poised to take on downside risk financial contracts. Through working with population health management vendors, KLAS released a recent report identifying which of their customers are most advanced in adopting downside risk contracts. In the…
Dr Alex Ng discovered during his early medical career in a role as chief resident at the Middlemore hospital in New Zealand that he wanted to support those who are underprivileged. The hospital was a referral unit for tertiary and quaternary care for the South Pacific islands, which allowed him to witness the impact of…
Healthcare is increasingly reliant on data analytics strategies. Population health measures are no exception, as they depend heavily on analytics to monitor metrics for large groups of patients, fill gaps in care, and improve health outcomes. But findings from the latest Insights report revealed that many of these population health efforts are in their infancy….
At the beginning of this series, we laid out a basic tenet: As shared savings plan ACOs, you need to do as well or better at lowering costs than competing value-based payment models. Otherwise, your resources and support will dwindle in favor of more promising avenues to control Medicare spending, and competition will stifle your…