In response to increasing collaborations among traditional medical providers and community organizations, the PCPCC released a new report to support primary care clinicians in their efforts to adopt a population health approach that leverages health IT solutions. The report titled, “Managing Populations, Maximizing Technology: Population Health Management in the Medical Neighborhood,” was released at the PCPCC’s Annual Fall Conference (October 14 – 15) in Bethesda, MD.
The report offers a comprehensive view of health IT-enabled population health management that is built on a foundation of the patient-centered medical home, and extends into the medical neighborhood. A relatively new term, the medical neighborhood is an all-inclusive primary care model that connects traditional primary care providers across the medical and non-clinical, including community organizations that encourage healthy living, wellness, and safe environments.
The report provides an overview of the population health approach and provides a number of health IT tools that are embedded in the five key attributes of the PCMH and medical neighborhood. It also includes a recommended “Top Ten List” of health IT-based population health management tools, and a series of case studies from practices throughout the country, including Twin City Pediatrics, a small practice in Winston-Salem, NC, Union Health Center, a community health center in New York, NY, and Bon Secours Medical Group, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Richmond, VA.
The report will be released at the PCPCC Annual Conference on October 14th, and will be the focus of a panel session on Tuesday, October 15th from 10 AM to 11 AM, and 11AM to 12:15 PM at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda.
Download the report.
Download the press release.
