Where the Action Is in Population Health: Upstream, System-Wide, and Community-Wide, Across the U.S.
Healthcare Innovation August 28, 2019
Want to know where the population health phenomenon is going? In two words, “up” and “out.” Healthcare leaders are moving forward as never before to integrate new elements into their population health initiatives—and they’re showing results.
There are many terrific examples out there; I’ll reference just a few, from our publication’s recent porting. One terrific example comes out of the work being done by the clinicians at Partners in Recovery, a 425-staff behavioral healthcare services agency that helps to manage the mental and physical care of residents of Maricopa County, the Arizona county that encompasses Phoenix. Partners in Recovery contracts with Mercy Care, a local health plan that cares for Medicaid, Medicare, and substance abuse care patients in Maricopa County.
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