As healthcare moves toward value-based care and ultimately an at-risk payment environment, population health management is emerging as the delivery model required for success. Born before health reform, population health management is fundamental to the new system's "triple aim" — to improve health outcomes, lower costs and enhance the patient's care experience.
Population health management strives to achieve the triple aim "one patient at a time" by ensuring that people receive appropriate and timely preventive and chronic care, assistance navigating the system and resources to help them become more informed and engaged in caring for themselves. Click here to read more.