Intro to Population Health Management

Question 1

What is population health?

Answer 1

The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group

Question 2

How do we see the health outcomes of a group of individuals?

Answer 2

• Look at patterns of determinants
• Look at outcomes and quality
• Direct policy and research agendas

Question 3

Who has responsibility for overall health improvement?

Answer 3

No one

Question 4

What does population health also include?

Answer 4

Distribution of health

Question 5

Why does distribution of health need to be considered for population health?

Answer 5

Overall health could be high if the majority of the pop. is relatively high - even if minority of pop. is less healthy

Question 6

What are the goals of population health?

Answer 6

• Set targets for overall population
• Maintain and improve health of entire population
• Eliminate or significantly reduce deficiencies and disparities between subgroups

Question 7

How does Healthy People 2030 group their objectives?

Answer 7

• Health conditions
• Health behaviors
• Populations
• Settings and systems
• Social determinants of health

Question 8

Define health.

Answer 8

The capacity of people to adapt to, respond to, or control life’s challenges and changes

Question 9

What foundations of pop health 1?

Answer 9

Descriptive epidemiology: the health of populations (ex. burden, course)

Question 10

What is foundations of pop health 2?

Answer 10

Etiology, benefits, and harms: health research evaluation

Question 11

What is foundations of pop health 3?

Answer 11

Evidence based practice

Question 12

What is foundations of pop health 4?

Answer 12

Implementation of health promotion and disease prevention interventions

Question 13

What is foundations of pop health 5?

Answer 13

Determinants of health

Question 14

What is foundations of pop health 6?

Answer 14

Population health informatics

Question 15

What is foundations of pop health 7?

Answer 15

Evaluation

Question 16

What makes examining population health possible?

Answer 16

Data

Question 17

What is claims data?

Answer 17

• Standardized
• Diagnosis codes

Question 18

What is electronic health record data?

Answer 18

• Provides clinical clues
• Ease of grouping patients

Question 19

What is socioeconomic data not frequently linked with?

Answer 19

EHR data

Question 20

What is patient generated health data?

Answer 20

• Satisfaction surveys
• Patient reported outcomes

Question 21

What is prescription and medication adherence data?

Answer 21

• EHR and claims data

Question 22

What does a population health management program strive for?

Answer 22

To address health needs to all points along the continuum of health and well-being through participation of population

Question 23

What is goal of pop health management program?

Answer 23

Maintain or improve the physical and psychosocial well being of individuals through cost effective tailored health solutions

Question 24

What do policy makers focus on?

Answer 24

A single sector

Question 25

What do patient advocate groups focus on?

Answer 25

Specific disease(s)

Question 26

What is public health ?

Answer 26

The critical functions of state and local public health departments such as preventing epidemics