Introduction to population management

Healthcare delivery focus and financial incentives are shifting from managing discrete patient encounters for acute illness to managing population health and total cost of care. These changes will eventually impact all healthcare providers. Please read my Introduction to Population Management article, published in the January 2020 issue of The Hospitalist, that examines the impetus for the shift toward population management and introduces common terminology.

Download: Introduction to Population Management. The Hospitalist, January 2020