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Moving the U.S. health care system to a value-based approach

David Nash, MD, founding dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health in Philadelphia, looks at why health care needs to shift to a value-based approach.

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Leadership Thoughts
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Practice lands tool to measure, manage gaps in care

Population reports help this practice identify gaps in care and put action items in physicians’ hands in the exam room.

Population Health
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Population health management makes its way to med school

A better understanding of data and the social determinants of health can help tomorrow’s physicians improve health at the community level.

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Mass General brings population health outreach to primary care

Population health coordinators help patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension improve outcomes.

Population Health
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Health care and population health: A team sport

Population health, a new care model, addresses a broad range of factors shown to impact the health outcomes of a group of individuals. A med school in Texas is pioneering a value-based, interprofessional educational approach in its curriculum. 

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Harvey Fineberg, MD, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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Patient-first technology: Improving care for the chronically ill

Patients with a chronic illness often have unmet medical needs. Attendees at a health care technology conference heard an appeal for medical innovation that puts patients first and improves their quality of life.

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