Category: Care Management

Empowering Patients, Transforming Communities: The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Population Health

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Managing population health requires a systematic and comprehensive approach to improving the health outcomes of an entire defined population—characterized by a condition, geographic area, or other distinct characteristic—while addressing the needs of each individual. Successful population health management emphasizes patient-centered care supported by engagement and data-driven decision-making to impact entire communities. But why does population… Continue reading Empowering Patients, Transforming Communities: The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Population Health

How Risk-Bearing Entities Can Extract Value from Care Management Programs

The pandemic has placed additional strain on member health, creating new challenges not only around how to safely deliver care, but also what types of care are delivered. Higher levels of depression and anxiety lead to an increasing need to treat the whole person by moving beyond medical needs to also address the behavioral and… Continue reading How Risk-Bearing Entities Can Extract Value from Care Management Programs

Effective Care Coordination Addresses All Determinants of Health to Improve Health Equity

Although health outcomes are influenced not only by medical conditions, but the behavioral and social factors that impact a patient’s well-being, healthcare systems have traditionally focused their efforts primarily on physical and behavioral health. Social determinants of health (SDOH), however, can impact as much as 80 percent of health outcomes and can be a significant cost driver.… Continue reading Effective Care Coordination Addresses All Determinants of Health to Improve Health Equity