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What is meant by population health—and why it matters

In both training and in practice, focusing on health outcomes for patient populations is becoming a larger emphasis.

Population Health
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How your private practice can target population health

A systematic focus on treating patients with chronic conditions will position practices to deliver better care and keep pace with a new payment model.

Private Practices
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How tomorrow’s doctors can unleash population health’s power

The AMA offers new training to help medical students, residents and doctors learn about the potential change-maker of population health.

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1 big mistake medical residents must avoid: Assumptions

Medical residents can meet ACGME core-competency requirements while learning how to better care for a diverse patient population.

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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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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. 

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