For decades, the American healthcare system has focused on the clinical needs of sick people, the cure of illnesses, and the medical intervention of at-risk groups. However, these approaches have a limited effect on disease prevention while consistently disregarding prevailing inequalities affecting a population group’s access to medical services and healthcare quality. Recent years have Read more…
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Workplace Wellness
What are Today’s Biggest Population Health Issues and How Can Organizations Help Mitigate Them?
Historically, the healthcare system in the US has been all about numbers. Simply put, the more services provided to patients (visits, procedures, hospital admissions, prescriptions), the more healthcare providers get paid. However, we’ve recently seen a marked shift from fee-for-service models to value-based care as more organizations look to tackle population health issues on a Read more…
Workplace Wellness
Population Health Informatics and How to Effectively Deploy It
Despite their increased popularity, most traditional wellness programs often fall short on delivering their promise of healthier, more productive workforces as advertised. According to a new Harvard University study, that’s because most wellness programs don’t really address the needs of the most vulnerable employees. If that makes you wish you had a crystal ball that Read more…
Workplace Wellness
What is the Population Health Framework and How to Use It to Make Decisions
As an increasing number of businesses look into improving the health of their teams, many are turning to the population health framework to help them make decisions. Population health aims to improve the health outcomes for entire populations and to address the social, economic, and environmental factors that impact health. This means that a broader, Read more…
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9 Population Health Management Software You Should Consider and How They Could Benefit Your Company
What is Population Health Management Software? Population Health Management (PHM) software refers to a set of tools and technologies used to manage the health outcomes of a group of individuals within a specific population. This software allows healthcare providers to focus, collect and analyze data on patient populations, identify trends, and implement interventions to improve Read more…