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Government Launches Population Health Improvement Initiative

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1. Duffy, on June 19, 2012 at 12:51 PM said:

   U.S. Health and Human Services Names Bryan Sivak as New CTO

   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named Bryan Sivak as its new chief technology officer, replacing Todd Park, who was named federal CTO by President Obama in March.

   http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Government/US-Health-and-Human-Services-Names-Bryan-Sivak-as-New-CTO-679034/?kc=CIOQUICKNL06192012STR3TOC
   
   Duffy

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2. Hope R. Hetico RN MHA CMP™, on July 16, 2012 at 7:26 PM said:

   10 Facts about Population Health

   Targeting, tracking and treating the less healthy members of your community will be critical to bring costs under control as health care moves toward accountable care.

   http://www.trusteemag.com/trusteemag/dhtml/article-display.dhtml?dcrpath=TRUSTEEMAG/Article/data/07JUL2012/1207TRU_coverstory&domain=TRUSTEEMAG

   For trustees, this means rethinking strategic plans and reallocating limited resources.

   And, of course, an expert [and founder] of this movement is our own ME-P “thought-leader” David B. Nash MD MBA. Be sure to check out his blog: Nash on Health Policy. http://nashhealthpolicy.blogspot.com/

   Congrats, David.
   Hope R. Hetico RN MHA CMP™

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3. Dr. Drew Harris DPM MPH, on November 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM said:

   Public Health Matters

   I began my career as a podiatrist specializing in the care of the lower extremity complications of diabetes and vascular disease. I treated infections and gangrene, and often had to cut away dead tissue in the hopes of avoiding limb loss.

   My patients suffered from the largely avoidable complications of preventable diseases. They were the flesh and blood evidence of the failure of a system that devotes little of its considerable resources to preventing disease—and provides more “sick care” than health care.

   In frustration, I looked upstream to find the causes and re-discovered public health and population health. I learned that many people are trying to rewrite the story of health in our nation so that it begins with “happily ever after.”

   More are joining us every day as the nation realizes there is not enough money in the US Treasury to treat every illness that could have been prevented.

   http://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1827&context=hpn

   Dr. Drew Harris DPM MPH
   [via Ann Miller RN MHA]

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4. Ann Miller RN MHA, on March 24, 2014 at 6:06 PM said:

   Big Data’s Impact on Population Health Management and Preventative Care

   According to MeriTalk, sixty-three percent of Federal healthcare executives say Big Data will help track and manage population health more efficiently, 62 percent say Big Data will significantly improve patient care within military health and VA systems, and 60 percent say Big Data will enhance the ability to deliver preventive care.

   More than half, 59 percent, of Federal executives working in agencies with a healthcare-related mission say that in five years, fulfilling their agency’s mission objectives will depend on successfully leveraging Big Data.

   Federal agencies focused on healthcare research and care delivery are testing the waters today. One in three say their agency has successfully launched at least one Big Data initiative-35 percent use Big Data to improve patient care, 31 percent are reducing care costs, 28 percent are improving health outcomes, and 22 percent are increasing early detection.

   Source: MeriTalk

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5. Hope R. Hetico RN MHA, on May 12, 2014 at 7:15 PM said:

   The Four Pillars of Population Health (Part I)
   [ Data Control and Healthcare Analytics]

   Providers face growing demands related to population health: Balancing cost and quality, complying with new government regulations and initiatives, managing new payment models, and taking on risk.

   http://himssmediawebinars.com/registration/webinar/four-pillars-population-health-part-i-data-control-and-healthcare-analytics?affiliatedata=newsletter

   In a two-part series on “Population Health Management”, Caradigm will share its framework for helping healthcare organizations coordinate care, deliver meaningful insights, and enable care teams to achieve integrated, accountable care.

   Hope R. Hetico RN MHA

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