Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News              March, 2015
	"The definition of "homogenize" is to make consistent. The goal of population health (when done correctly) is to treat patients as unique individuals instead of applying a "one size fits all" approach to care delivery. But rather than ascribing the benefits of consistency to population health, I'd say that the goal of value-based-care is to drive medical practice away from one size fits all, and the business goal of maximizing volume, to personalized treatment experiences that are more effective from a cost, quality and experiential perspective. When done right, providers enjoy practicing medicine; patients are more satisfied with greater, more meaningful access; and costs are significantly reduced." -Mark Crockett, CEO, Rise Health, Chicago, Ill.
	"There were 11.3 million diabetes-related emergency room visits in 2008, compared with 9.5 million in 2000, an increase of 11%." Excerpted from: Population Health News, Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2015, "Building a New Model of Care for Diabetes Population Health: The Time Is Now" by Laurel Fuqua, R.N., MSN
	PTS Diagnostics Introduces Cloud-Based Solution for Corporate Wellness Programs PR Newswire, March 10, 2015
	St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates Selects Phytel for Population Health Phytel Press Release, March 10, 2015
	Hospital Purchasing Projections: Patient Engagement, Population Health MedCityNews, March 10, 2015
	UHC Study: Target Patients Who Account for Disproportionate Share of Spending PR Newswire, March 9, 2015
	Most Payers Target Population Health Management, Outsourcing HealthITAnalytics, March 5, 2015
	Greenville Health System Selects Caradigm for Population Health Caradigm Press Release, March 4, 2015
	CHESS Selects Lightbeam's Population Health Solutions to Drive Change Lightbeam Health Solutions Press Release, March 3, 2015
	Crossing the Crevasse to Manage Risk: Managing Health Plans Within Provider Systems by Bill Eggbeer and Krista Bowers Building a New Model of Care for Diabetes Population Health: The Time Is Now by Laurel Fuqua, R.N., MSN Making a Case for Population Health - Mennonite Health System Partners With Acupera to Deploy Collaborative Care Solution Physician Assistants: Serving Special Populations by Dawn Morton-Rias, Ed.D., PA-C Thought Leader's Corner: Does Population Health Homogenize Healthcare? Industry News with briefs regarding a Kryptiq survey on Medicare's chronic care management program, CHESS, and Lightbeam. Catching Up with... Richard Hodach, M.D., PhD, MPH 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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