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

April 13, 2022Garrett Schmitthealth 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…

Distinguishing and Defining Top Patient Engagement Keywords

August 28, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsEmpowerment, patient centered medical home, Patient Centric, Patient Engagement, patient experience, Patient Satisfaction, PCMH, Public Health

As healthcare professionals continue to focus on patient engagement, they face an onslaught of varying and often confusing terminology. Between phrases that sound the same and phrases that sound like they should mean the same thing, it is easy to get caught up in the vast web of patient engagement keywords. What is patient engagement,…