Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News           April, 2017
	"A successful population health strategy for health plans involves proactively identifying patients in need of additional services, and then matching those patients with appropriate providers and services—ideally before they become ill or sustain a significant healthcare event. Health plans carry the charge of providing high-quality care across their entire population. However, as their populations are comprised of patients with widely varying health needs—both due to demographic differences and individuals' episodic healthcare events—it's both essential and challenging to proactively identify patients who could benefit the most from additional or tailored services." -Shaundra Eichstadt, M.D., VP Clinical Development and Strategy, Medical Director, Grand Rounds
	"Approximately 35% of Medicare fee-for-service spend occurs in the last year of life and 13% in the second to last year." Excerpted from: Population Health News, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2017, "Payers Address a Growing Issue in Population Health Management— Non-Beneficial Treatment at End of Life" by Greer Myers
	St. Joseph's Healthcare System Selects Cerner's PHM System St. Joseph's Healthcare System Press Reslease, April 11, 2017
	Population Health in Maryland: 'The Stars Are in Alignment' Healthcare Informatics, April 10, 2017
	Mass General's secret to population health: workflow, workflow, workflow Healthcare IT News, April 6, 2017
	Achieving ROI from Population Health Investments: How Realistic is it? Healthcare Informatics, April 5, 2017
	Population Health Management Could Cut US Disability Spending Health IT Analytics, April 5, 2017
	Humana Slowly Reducing 'Unhealthy Days' In Population Health Effort Forbes, March 31, 2017
	A closer look at 5 health systems' data-driven population health initiatives Becker's Hospital Review, March 30, 2017
	Payers Address a Growing Issue in Population Health Management— Non-Beneficial Treatment at End of Life by Greer Myers California's End-of-Life Option Act Generates Controversy by Ann Whitehead Making a Case for Population Health: Medalogix Predictive Analytics Facilitates Clinical Transformation by Cyndi Rizzitello Population Health: Here to Stay but Hurdles Remain by Rita Numerof, Ph.D. Thought Leaders' Corner: How Can Physicians Best Manage Population Health? Catching Up With Prabhjot Singh, M.D., Ph.D. 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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