Articles Tagged with ''population health''

A growing network of health systems seeks to rebuild underserved, low-income neighborhoods along more equitable and sustainable lines.

Hospitals need to invest in five skill sets as they take on some of the financial risk for population health.

When health care, community development and finance work together, health equity can be the result.

Medical schools are training their students to enter a value-based world.

Medical-legal partnerships are becoming part of the care continuum in health care, says Joel Teitelbaum, of the National Center for Medical Legal Partnerships.

Success in a value-based world involves meeting the challenges of data management.

Board members can help identify potential partner organizations and the assets they bring to the table to improve population health.

Lack of accessible and affordable food is a major population health issue in the United States.

Hospitals are training their focus on diversity and population health.

'Eagle's Nest' has helped to employ more than 80 in inner-city Erie, Pennsylvania.

Hospitals, health systems and community organizations can use a new playbook to create new partnerships and foster more robust and sustainable collaborations.

Good patient discharge planning involves the continuum of care and brings positive results — including lower readmissions.

As hospitals refine their population health strategies, trustee engagement in community health assessments is vital.

Understanding the social and economic factors that help determine well-being is an important first step in population health management.

An American Hospital Association report encourages improving community health, discusses strategies and spotlights best practices.

Hospitals take on homelessness and housing to improve their communities' health and address costs.

Small rural hospitals have a lot to watch for as the new Medicare Quality Payment Program kicks in.

There are steps trustees can take to encourage a shift to population health management