Our Members Are Making a Difference
Integrating Primary Palliative Care in the Outpatient Setting
-Optum
Optum shares results and insights from their primary palliative care program. This program involves providing guidance on how to discuss palliative care within an outpatient setting with the goal of improving the quality of life for patients and their families.
Observation Reduction
-OhioHealth
OhioHealth shares results and insights from their Observation Reduction Initiative, which leverages data, improves access to specialists, and develops new protocols for various medicine areas to reduce hospital observation stays.
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Utilization
-OhioHealth
OhioHealth shares results and insights from their Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Utilization Initiative, which uses provider education and dedicated teams to help ensure the right patient populations go to SNFs and stay the appropriate amount of time.
Hypertension Control Program
-United Health Group (UHG)
United Health Group shares results and insights from their Hypertension Control Program, which leverages local health worker outreach and algorithmic, software-driven blood pressure management to help improve blood pressure control and address social determinants of health in specific communities.
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Case Studies
-TytoCare
TytoCare shares case studies from RPM programs at health systems that used their virtual health options. The programs improved access to longitudinal care for chronically ill patients.
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Condition Management Program
-Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai shares insights from their RPM Condition Management Program. The program improved patient engagement and enhanced access to care and healthcare technology, especially for underserved populations.
System for Tracking Abnormalities of Importance Reliable (STAIR) Program
-Geisinger
Geisinger shares insights regarding the STAIR program as a pilot. The program demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and streamlined referral processes.
58 Population Health Executives to Know
-Becker’s Hospital Review
Congratulations to all of those recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as part of the “58 Population Health Leaders to Know” list for 2022. The PHLN is proud to have two members recognized, Philip Oravetz, MD, Chief Population Health Officer at Ochsner Health and Carrie Harris-Muller, Senior VP and Chief Population Health Officer at OhioHealth!
White Paper: The Impact of 2020 on Population Health Priorities
-PHLN Charter Members
The PHLN wrote a white paper examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impact population health priorities. Read about the PHLN’s goal to improve population health and value-based care goals.
Hospitalization and Mortality among Black and White Patients with Covid-19
-Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health shares insights regarding the hospitalization and mortality rates among different populations during COVID-19. This COVID-19 data reveals inequities that exist between different populations.
Managing Patients with Pulmonary Nodules
-Geisinger
Geisinger shares insights on redesigning the process of instituting an alternative consultation model to address excess waste.