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July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An ideal population health outcome metric should reflect a population's dynamic state of physical, mental and social well-being. On the basis of a review of outcomes metrics currently in use and the availability of data for at least some U.S. counties, this study makes recommendations for population health outcomes.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Poor health status, rapidly escalating health care costs and seemingly little association between investments in health care and health outcomes have prompted a call for a “pay-for-performance” system to improve population health. The authors of this study suggest that both health plans and clinical service providers measure and report the rates of five behaviors.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors examined evidence and uncertainties concerning the use of partnerships to improve the performance of the public health system, with a special focus on partnerships between public health agencies and health care organizations.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) articles in this issue of Preventing Chronic
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The healthy communities movement can provide insight into population health efforts in the United States, particularly in the context of recent health care reform.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Poor performance in achieving population health goals is well-noted—approximately 10 percent of public health measures tracked are met. Less well-understood is how to create conditions that produce these goals.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Leaders in public health can use networks to overcome some of the barriers that inhibit the widespread adoption of a population health approach to community health.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article describes a long-term approach to population health, including incentives,and identify what is needed to engage business leadership in population health improvement.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The purpose of this commentary is to: 1) summarize key themes from the essays and meeting discussion and 2) present recommendations for future practice and research regarding metrics, incentives and partnerships to improve population health.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Health targets have become a widely used instrument to promote population health. The authors of this study describe the experience in England, where the use of targets has reached the most advanced stage of development, and other European countries.