As the debate about improving health in the United States wages on, it turns out that only 10% of our health status and longevity, experts declare, derives from health care. DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (1) ...

Population health nursing is where nursing and public health come together. These nurses help connect everyday clinical care with key public health activities — like assessing community needs, ...

When the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services asked, "What's the digital capacity capabilities of a state public health system?" it embarked on a data modernization and landscape ...

Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) can focus our attention and propel needed action to improve total population health, the authors argue. Neither care delivery nor public health systems have grappled ...

Here are 19 population health programs from hospitals and health systems. The hospitals have reported success in achieving their goals and creating healthier communities. Becker’s Hospital Review will ...

Perhaps the biggest priority of modern healthcare is to find ways to improve population health, as measured by improved outcomes and lower overall costs, aligned with the goals of value-based care.

As the newly-appointed chief population health officer at York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, Timothy Switaj, MD, is focused on developing a long-term strategy rooted in value-based care. The strategy’s ...