Managed Health Care Connect February 20, 2020
With technology constantly evolving, the health care industry pushes forward developing new ways to look at and assess population health so that patients, providers, and payers alike will see improved outcomes and reduced costs. An increasingly important measure includes factoring in social determinants to see the entirety of patient care package.
The need to improve quality of care and reduce cost—a mantra of the day—is underpinning a range of innovative ideas and programs that are widening the net to capture components of health beyond disease states. Social determinants of health are increasingly being considered as part of a health package that policymakers, administrators, and clinicians are considering to improve the health of people and populations.
Population health is...