How do population health, public health, community health differ? – March 2024
Health IT Analytics March 25, 2024
Population, public, and community health are key in promoting wellness and improving outcomes, but understanding their nuances is critical.
The rapid proliferation of value-based care arrangements, driven by electronic health record (EHR) adoption and the subsequent explosion of big data, has given providers the opportunity and the financial imperative to focus on delivering holistic, preventive healthcare to their patients.
Instead of simply addressing acute ailments as they arise, healthcare organizations are transitioning to a longer-term view of patient wellness in an effort to keep individuals as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
But, to transition from reactive to proactive healthcare, providers must understand the likely trajectory of an individual’s illness or chronic condition.
This requires clinicians to have...