Population Health
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 3, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
The U.S. health care system is in the early stages of transitioning from a payment system driven by volume to one based on value. New payment models are being tested at scale by both private and public payers, and payers are learning to align their financial models...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 21, 2013 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
These are historic times for health care and health. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has unleashed novel initiatives such as the Health Care Innovation Awards and State Innovation Models (SIMs), and we applaud Congress and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 8, 2013 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Although there is growing understanding that fundamental population health improvement will require multisectoral partnerships (Posner, 2010), the specific role of employers in such partnerships has been less well explored. While corporate social...
by Laura DeStefano | Aug 8, 2013 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The emergence of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs), and related payment and delivery system innovations provides an unparalleled opportunity to advance the health of the U.S. population. The key to understanding this...
by Laura DeStefano | Jul 26, 2013 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Health literacy refers to a broad set of skills that help patients understand health information, implement basic self-care activities, and navigate health care systems. These skills include reading, writing, and math, as well as the ability to comprehend...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 15, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction In this commentary, Dr. Regina Benjamin highlights accomplishments of the National Prevention Council, an unprecedented gathering of multiple federal departments and agencies whose policies and practices bear on health. Authorized under the Affordable...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
We have long known that factors outside of medical care—race, education, housing, income, and other social determinants—are the most important drivers of how healthy or sick we are. It is not new information that people of color get unequal health care and have poorer...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 24, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
Health equity has been defined in many ways, but essentially the concept focuses on promoting social justice rather than economic or social status as the primary means for determining access to good health and well-being (Braveman, 2006). Another way, however, of...
by Laura DeStefano | Dec 14, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
We have a good concept of the flawed state of health care, the critical need for change, and the future we want. Patient-centered, personalized care, provided by collaborating care teams, is a part of that vision. Many changes will be necessary to achieve that future,...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 28, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
Family planning is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1999). Nearly 75 percent of women of reproductive age in the United States (64 million) receive at least one family...
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