Successful Population Health Management Hinges on Efficiency
Managed Healthcare Executive October 24, 2021
The key to efficiency under value-based care models is a strategic approach to risk stratification.
It’s nearly unanimous: 98% of healthcare executives believe population health management is important for their organizations’ future success, according to the results of a survey released in August. A combined 93% of respondents rated it between moderately and critically important.
These population health care models are often tied to some type of value-based care (VBC) payment, which rewards positive health outcomes and cost control. When asked about VBC, the same surveyed executives expressed concern about the possibility of financial loss when patient outcomes are linked to such payments. Only 31% of respondents reported they were at least very prepared to accept financial risk for managing...