Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News           October, 2014
	"Value-based insurance design, which seeks to provide coverage and incentives for consumers to engage in healthier behaviors, is a necessary but not sufficient element of the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system from one featuring high costs, uneven quality and a population less healthy than it should be to a system providing better health, better care and lower costs. The methods by which we pay for and deliver care also must become value-based. And, perhaps most importantly, the entire system needs to shift its focus to the interconnection between the social needs and the medical needs of the population." -Douglas A. Hastings, Chair Emeritus, Epstein Becker Green, Washington, D.C.
	"Of the providers surveyed who were engaged in bundled payments, 64% had cost savings, 24% were unsure and 12% saw no savings." Excerpted from: Population Health News, Volume 1, Issue 7, October 2014, "Bundled Care: A Future Strategy for Forging New Levels of Healthcare Value" by Marion A. McGowan
	ComplexCare Solutions Selects Synapse Population Health Management Application ComplexCare Solutions Press Release, October 13, 2014
	HIE Becomes an Entry Point Into Population Health Management Health IT Analytics, October 13, 2014
	UChicago Wins $1.55M for Hepatitis C Population Health Project Health IT Analytics, October 9, 2014
	AACN Joins CDC to Fortify the Population Health Nursing Workforce Newswise, October 9, 2014
	VHA Enters Into Agreement With Jefferson School of Population Health News-Medical, October 7, 2014
	CHCA Selects eClinicalWorks for Population Health eClinicalWorks Press Release, October 6, 2014
	ACO Status Doesn't Equal Effective Population Health Management Fierce Healthcare, October 4, 2014
	Incorporating Customer Relationship Strategies into Population Health Management by Mark Crockett, M.D. A Blueprint for Successful Population Health Management by Catherine A. Alder J.D., MSW, LSW, Nadia Adams, MHA, Malaz A. Boustani, M.D., MPH Making a Case for Population Health - SeeChange Health, JFK Health Wellness Program Turns Rising Costs on Heels Bundled Care: A Future Strategy for Forging New Levels of Healthcare Value? by Marion A. McGowan, BSN, MPM, Ph.D. candidate Thought Leader's Corner: How Does Value-Based Insurance Design Contribute to Population Health? Industry News with briefs regarding Heritage Provider Network, Edison Nation Medical, and Sharecare. Catching Up with... Vince Kuraitis 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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