Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News May 2017

Driving Consumer & Customer Engagement and Satisfaction with Powerful Provider Directories

"To best manage population health, physicians need to realize that it's a "high-touch" endeavor. Because the success of population health management largely depends on changing patient behaviors—better medication adherence, follow-up doctor visits, smoking cessation, diet and exercise—active outreach by physicians and other trusted health professionals has been key to the success of these programs."

-Thomas E Sullivan, M.D., Chief Strategic Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, DrFirst

"One out of every four Medicare dollars—more than $125 billion—is spent on care near the end of life"

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

A Look Into Population Health with Arthur Kapoor

At HIMSS 2017, Healthcare Scene sat down with Arthur Kapoor, President and CEO of HealthEC to talk about Population Health.

Lancet: 5 Facts About Population Health and Income Inequality

1. Life expectancy has declined for white women without a high school diploma.
2. Since 2001, the poorest 5% of Americans experienced close to zero gains in survival.
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Source: The Lancet, April 8, 2017

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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.
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