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	"Experts have estimated that roughly half the money spent in 2020 for the pharmacy benefits will be for specialty drugs that will be prescribed for fewer than two percent of patients." Excerpted from: Population Health News, Volume 10 Number 12, December 2018, "Using Real-World Data to Improve Lives and Speed Drug Development," by Nancy A. Dreyer, MPH, PhD.
	Measuring PH in a Large Integrated Health System to Guide Goal Setting Population Health Management, December 4, 2018
	Machine learning in population health: Opportunities and threats PLOS Medicine, November 27, 2018
	Geisinger Population Health Program Cuts Opioid Use by 18% Health IT Analytics, November 21, 2018
	Engaging in Nontraditional Partnerships to Improve Population Health Journal of Clinical Pathways, November 19, 2018
	Improving Population Health Through Communitywide Partnerships The Commonwealth Fund, November 15, 2018
	Medicaid for rent, food? 'Stay tuned,' HHS chief says Becker's Hospital Review, November 15, 2018
	Population Health Program Cuts Hospital Admissions by Nearly 50% Health IT Analytics, November 13, 2018
	Rural Telehealth Project Examines Palliative Care, Population Health Innovations in Aging, October 12, 2018
	Providers weigh the impact of value-based payment models on PH Watson Health Perspectives blog/IBM, November 19, 2018 Partnerships and Patient Engagement Are Key to Population Health U.S. News & World Report, November 15, 2018 Why Patient Matching Is A Critical Tool For Leveraging SDOH Health IT Outcomes, November 14, 2018 The Root of the Problem: America’s Social Determinants of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, November 14, 2018 Addressing social determinants of health Medical Economics, November 14, 2018
	Using Real-World Data to Improve Lives and Speed Drug Development by Nancy A. Dreyer, MPH, PhD New UK Collaborative Uses AI to Predict Missing Data Points in Compound Data by Frederick P. Dawson Christiana Care Embarks on Pay-for-Performance Contract for Medicaid Patients by Hiran Ratnayake Thought Leaders' Corner: What is the importance of real-world evidence in health care and life sciences? Industry News with briefs regarding GSI Health Technology, SPH Analytics, Amazing Charts, and Optum Bank. Catching Up With... Ryan Schmid 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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