Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News           January, 2017
	"The recent shift from volume- to value-based care has seen a renewed emphasis on population health and the associated management of chronic diseases. Providers must approach the management of those chronic diseases with evidence-based treatment plans and provide care that is coordinated among all providers to manage clinical variation. While hospitals will continue to be the primary venue to manage the acute episode of care, progressive health systems are transitioning patients to the next level of care. Physician practices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehab and home health are coming together to form integrated delivery networks (IDNs) to contribute to value-based care and population health. Successful IDNs achieve improved financial, clinical quality and patient care outcomes." -Nancy Lakier, Founder/CEO and Managing Principal, Novia Strategies
	"Untreated high blood pressure is one of the most expensive health conditions in the United States, with uncontrolled hypertension resulting in approximately 1,000 deaths per day." Excerpted from: Population Health News, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2017, "Penn Medicine and Twine Health: Hacking Primary Care through Health Activation" by Megan Mariotti, N.P., MPH, Nicole McHenry, R.N., and Matthew Rusk, M.D.
	Social determinants: the untapped resource for improving population health Healthcare IT News, January 10, 2017
	PHM Market Anticipated To Reach $89.5 Billion By 2025 medGadget, January 10, 2017
	Challenges of Applying Predictive Analytics to Population Health Health IT Analytics, January 10, 2017
	Five rural hospitals hop on a university's population health platform Health Data Management, January 9, 2017
	Venture capital's bold move into population healthh Modern Healthcare, January 7, 2017
	Providers Are Raising the Bar for Population Health Management Vendors Healthcare Informatics, January 6, 2017
	Geisinger to launch radical population health initiative Becker's Hospital Review, January 6, 2017
	Measuring Total Investments in Health by Robin Arnold-Williams and Laura Summers Meeting Consumers' Demands in Safety Net Health Systems by Cindy Ehnes, Esq. Making a Case for Population Health: Penn Medicine and Twine Health: Hacking Primary Care through Health Activation by Megan Mariotti, N.P., MPH, Nicole McHenry, R.N., and Matthew Rusk, M.D. The Last Mile of Population Health Management by Egor Kobelev and Daniel Piekarz Thought Leaders' Corner: What Constitutes an Integrated Model of Healthcare Delivery? Industry News with briefs regarding Priority Health and Pursuant Health. Catching Up With Tamara Cull, DHA, MSW, LCSW, ACM Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Population Health News, or find out more
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