ABSTRACT

As healthcare moves from volume to value, payment models and delivery systems will need to change their focus from the individual patient to a population orientation. This will move our economic model from that of a "sick system" to a system of care focused on prevention, boosting patient engagement, and reducing medical expenditures. This new focu

chapter 1|14 pages

What Is Population Health?

chapter 2|18 pages

Why Population Health Now?

chapter 3|12 pages

The Care Continuum

chapter 4|20 pages

Managing Populations

chapter 8|14 pages

Managed Care and Payer Models

chapter 9|22 pages

Physician Compensation Models

chapter 10|24 pages

Technology and Decision Support

chapter 11|16 pages

Patient Engagement

chapter 13|32 pages

Case Studies

chapter 14|12 pages

The Future of Healthcare Delivery