The leaders that spoke at the conference include Pat Board, president and CEO of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health System; Kate Wilhite, vice president of Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wis.; and Shelly Summers, director of physician network marketing for St. Joseph Health in Irvine, Calif.
Highlighted below are eight strategies the speakers described as impacting population health.
- Establish an appropriate infrastructure for care management and engaging physicians to assure alignment with system goals for population health.
- Foster partnerships, including those with skilled nurses, home care, hospice, behavioral health and other care partners.
- Expand new, innovative relationships with employer groups and third-party payers.
- Make strategic investments in medical management solutions using revolutionary programs and initiatives to help build more effective patient engagement.
- Build relationships with employers through education and advocacy with the aim of supporting them with health plans, employee wellness and care management.
- Use employer engagement, direct contracting and relationship management to support revenue growth.
- Embrace integrated care that includes community-based, acute care, recovery and rehab-specific initiatives while going beyond a strictly consumer-focused target audience approach.
- Address the broker and employer communities that embrace the health plan to improve the health of the full-risk population and increase patient satisfaction.
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