20 Aug 2018

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Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are all the rage, we see it discussed by hospitals, physicians, IT companies, health plans, academia, community non-profits, government, and the list goes on and on.  It’s amazing how rapidly addressing SDoH has sprung up as “the solution”, and it may in fact be.  But before we get too excited we need to consider that approaches to solve SDoH need to ...
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19 Aug 2018

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One of the Triple Aim's has gotten lost. Will anyone in the healthcare sector publicly declare that they are in fact working on the Double Aim? The Triple Aim, that lofty set of goals that the healthcare system claims to have embraced: Improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction); Improving the health of populations; and. Reducing the per capita cost ...
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02 Feb 2018

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I had a fascinating interview with David Nash, MD, Founding Dean of the College of Population Health at Jefferson. Our discussion included everything from Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), medical errors and unnecessary services, to value based care and of course population health.  As David said, perhaps its time for Doctors to "Look in the Mi...
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09 Oct 2017

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You can now download all of the episodes of PopHealth Week on iTunes. Future episodes will be added as they are recorded.  Please have a listen, subscribe and rate the show. Here is the link: [caption id="attachment_5324" align="aligncenter" width="199"] PopHealth Week on iTunes[/caption]   PopHealth Week is a production of Health Innovation Media.    ...
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10 Aug 2017

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"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing." Red Foxx   In population health we talk a lot about improving the health of those with chronic diseases, preventing other diseases and keeping the healthy people healthy, but what should population health's role be at the end of life? In the end, even if we are wildly successful at maintaining, impr...
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06 Aug 2017

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Lori Osatchy, MSS, LCSW, The Body Image Counseling Center Discussing Body Image, Anorexia, Bulimia and a text messaging program [caption id="attachment_5324" align="aligncenter" width="141"] Lori Osatchy on PopHealth Week[/caption] Who's bio reads: 'I want to live in a world free from eating disorders and body hatred'. Osachy, a nationally recognized authority in the treatment and preven...
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10 Mar 2017

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgNi12MlKMM Population Health continues to be a major buzzword around the healthcare industry. At the recent HiMSS 17 conference in Orlando the talk of population health was everywhere from the vendor booths to the presentations, but where does one turn to get more than just the IT focus of population health? Where can one get a sense of the breadth and...
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04 Jan 2017

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So where do we go with our healthcare system under the new administration? Will we move to Alternative Payment Models or will FFS continue? A recent study showed that bundled payments for orthopedic joint replacement appeared to be working at lowering costs while maintaining quality. At the same time, it seems that Dr. Tom Price, the nominee for Secretary of HHS is not a fan of bundled p...
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