Population Health ‘Very Important’ Say Providers, Despite Barriers

Given the importance of developing competencies and investments in population health, it is somewhat surprising that the industry isn’t further along in this mission.

If there is one thing that nearly all providers agree about regarding population health, it’s the importance of improving their organizations’ ability to manage the health of defined populations.

In the 2018 HealthLeaders Media Population Health Survey,for example, 87% of respondents say that improving their organization’s ability to manage the health of a defined population is very important, indicating that population health is a top priority for nearly all providers.

Note that only 1% say that this is somewhat unimportant, and only 1% say that this is not at all important.

However, given the importance...