From: FCW
By John Moore
Population health management is a multifaceted, many-layered endeavor that nevertheless has a common theme: the need for data and the ability to mine it for actionable information.
***
Dr. Jon White, director of the health IT portfolio at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, said data — or the lack thereof — influenced his decision to leave his medical practice and join the government. AHRQ’s work in population health includes evaluating hospital safety via data analysis.
“It became painfully obvious that having the right information at the right time is really important for delivering great care,” White said. “I didn’t have the information where I needed it when I was in practice.”
Leave a Reply