Your top population health questions from Q1, answered
Advisory Board April 25, 2019
Across the first quarter of 2019, we received over 200 questions from members through The Expert Center on all aspects of care transformation. In 2018, many of our questions focused on how best to optimize the foundational aspects of population health, from care transitions to palliative care. This year, your peers are increasingly interested in how to effectively manage specialized populations like dual-eligible patients and pediatric behavioral health needs.
1. How can we best care for the complex needs of dual eligible patients?
Patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage typically have very high acuity levels and a broad scope of needs. With a greater likelihood of psychosocial care gaps and complex chronic conditions, dual eligibles often...