Population and Public Health

Healthcare organizations should break down data into smaller sets that can be used to build into larger programs, experts say.

UMass Memorial exec says getting providers on board is a good first step, but workflow adjustments, a data-driven culture and coordination with community resources will deliver results.

CEO Jonathan Bush says plans are underway to curb as much as $115 million in spending by the end of 2018.

Great Lakes Health Connect has tapped Holon Solutions' sensor technology to help it meet state Medicaid goals for population health.  

The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative and Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement say the alliance will broaden their reach as they work to enable easier access to clinical, claims and social determinant data.

EHR maker and pharmacy, which already work together on patient care, will share data and direct patients to lower-priced medications.

The Health Innovation Think Tank, Adoption and Policy at a Crossroads, held at the UPMC Center for Connected Medicine in Pittsburgh, on October 10th, discussed how healthcare organizations can truly embrace value-based care.

EVP Amy Compton-Phillips says West Coast health system is leveraging real-time data and informatics to improve patient outcomes.

Using big data to find incidents of medication nonadherence – and using it to tailor patient interventions  – is a key component to population health, says Harvard's Niteesh Choudhry.

But KLAS analysis suggests that what providers want in a PHM solution going forward is likely to evolve.