Population Health POV — “ It ’ s About Patient Data ”

As a member of the Editorial Board of Population Health News,  I was asked to provide some personal perspectives for the October 2014 issue. Here’s a quick sample: Optimal population health will depend on obtaining and applying the “right” data — data to analyze individuals and populations, discern patterns, predict high risk/cost patients, enable needed behavior change or interventions and measure and monitor progress. You can read the full interview by clicking here. Editorial Advisory Board–Population Health News Peter Edelstein, M.D. Chief Medical Officer LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Atlanta, GA Frederic S. Goldstein, M.S. President and Founder, Accountable Health, LLC Chair, Board of Directors Population Health Alliance, Washington, D.C. Thomas R. Graf, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, Population Health and Longitudinal Care Service Lines, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM Global Director of Healthcare Transformation, IBM; President, Patient- Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), Hopewell Junction, NY James (Larry) Holly, M.D. CEO, Southeast Texas Medical Associates, Adjunct Professor, Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio School of Medicine; Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of I.M., School of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Beaumont, TX Vince Kuraitis J.D., MBA Principal and founder, Better Health Technologies, LLC, Boise, Idaho Al Lewis...
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