Population Health: A New Paradigm for Medicine

Timothy A Peterson; Steven J Bernstein; David A Spahlinger

doi:10.1016/j.amjms.2015.10.011

Population Health: A New Paradigm for Medicine

Am J Med Sci. 2016 Jan;351(1):26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2015.10.011.

Authors

Timothy A Peterson¹, Steven J Bernstein², David A Spahlinger³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: TimoPete@umich.edu.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI; Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI.

PMID: 26802755
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2015.10.011

Abstract

Healthcare delivery system reform has become a dominant topic of conversation throughout the United States. Driven in part by ever-higher national expenditures on health, an increasing number of payers and provider organizations are working to reduce the costs and improve the quality of healthcare. In this article, we demystify the term "Population Health," review some of the larger payer initiatives currently in effect and discuss specific provider group efforts to improve the quality and cost of healthcare for patients.

Keywords: Healthcare reform; Payment reform; Population health.

MeSH terms

Health Care Reform / economics
Health Care Reform / methods*
Health Care Reform / organization & administration
Health Care Reform / standards
Humans
United States