Business Imperatives for Population Health Management.

“Healthcare’s transition to a population health management model presents hospitals and health systems with significant opportunities and challenges that vary by market,” says Rob York, senior vice president and leader of the population health management division for Kaufman, Hall & Associates LLC, Skokie, Ill. “How well organizations actually achieve population health management depends on their execution of six business imperatives.” These six business imperatives are interrelated and interdisciplinary, crossing strategic, financial, clinical, operational and capital management domains, York says. They include: • Physician and clinician integration • Contracting strategy • Network optimization • Operational efficiency • Enabling infrastructure • Clinical management by Laura Ramos Hegwer