Health Value: It Takes a Skilled Workforce

May 31, 2022acohealthcare workers, Population Health

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…

Population Health vs. Public Health: How They Differ and the Tech Behind Them

April 13, 2022acohealth technology, Population Health, Public Health

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…

Waves of Pandemic Incite Soaring Demand for Population Health Technology and Analytics Solutions, Black Book 2022 User Survey

January 7, 2022acoCoronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, Population Health, population health technology

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…

RECORDED WEBINAR: 10 Tactics ACOs Should Avoid, and 10 Strategies for High Performance

December 7, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentscommunity health, community resources, Data, data strategies, health data, healthcare data, Population Health

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,…

RECORDED WEBINAR: 4 Data-Driven Strategies to Achieve Population Health 4.0

November 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentscommunity health, community resources, Data, data strategies, health data, healthcare data, Population Health

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…

Addressing Social Determinants of Health Closes Health Disparities

October 26, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealth disparities, Population Health, Population Health Management, racial disparities, SDOH, social determinants of health

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…

Key Characteristics for Successful Downside Risk Contracting

October 15, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentscontracting, downside risk contracting, healthcare payers, KLAS, Payers, Population Health, Population Health Management, Risk, risk contracting, risk management, value-baed reimbursement, value-based care, value-based contracting, VBR

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…

On a mission for social equity

October 12, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealth equity, healthcare equity, patient access, Population Health, SDOH, social determinants of health, social equity

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…

Population Health and Data Analytics Strategies for Value-Based Care

October 8, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsData, Data Analytics, data quality, health data, healthcare data, Interoperability, Population Health, value-based care, vbc

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….

New ACO Playbook: Seven Keys To Expanding ACO Savings—And Market Share

October 6, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACO savings, ACOs, behavioral heath services, chronic disease, cost drivers, cost variations, market share, patient episode analytics, patient outcomes, Population Health, Risk, savings, specialty care models, treatments

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…

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