Fierce Health Technology June 25, 2020
Paige Minemyer

Two years ago, Humana invested $15 million into a new medical school at the University of Houston (UH) that’s focused integrating population health into medical education.

Now, it’s seeing some of the early fruits of that labor, according to a new report.

Since December 2018, the Humana Integrated Health Systems Science Institute at UH has kick-started more than 15 programs and provided 10,000 hours of interdisciplinary medical education to 6,000 people, including both UH students, faculty, staff and Humana associates.

LeChauncy Woodard, M.D., director of the institute, told Fierce Healthcare that it is designed to harness the strength of both a large payer and a clinical enterprise.

“Having the connection with Humana as a payer, as a different sector...

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