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Population Health

By Jeff Lagasse | 03:19 pm | December 18, 2019
Suboptimal diet costs about $300 per person, accounting for 18% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes costs in the country.
By Nathan Eddy | 01:54 pm | December 17, 2019
A new KLAS report explores how pop health platforms are being used specifically for care management, and shows how various vendors' tools are able to support care managers' work.
By Susan Morse | 09:39 am | December 28, 2018
Santa Clara Medical Director Dr. Jeffrey Arnold and Optum's Teddy Shah share a model that addresses a 90 percent Medicaid population.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 10:38 am | December 21, 2018
Anna Loengard, Tim Putnam to share insights on harnessing data and analytics for population health success in transition from volume to value and taking on risk.
By Susan Morse | 10:17 am | December 21, 2018
Company will provide telehealth lifestyle coaching and disability exams to veterans.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:14 pm | December 18, 2018
The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:47 am | December 14, 2018
The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:09 am | December 12, 2018
Improving social determinants for patients can have strong positive effects on the patient's health and decreased costs for the healthcare system.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:53 pm | December 11, 2018
Nearly half of people covered by Michigan's expanded Medicaid program felt that their physical health improved in the first year or two after enrollment.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:32 pm | December 05, 2018
Despite an increase in usage, telehealth visits for substance use disorder represented just 1.4 percent of telehealth visits for any health condition.