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. 2013 Jul;103(7):1163-7.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301254. Epub 2013 May 16.

Achieving population health in accountable care organizations

Karen Hacker  1 , Deborah Klein Walker
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Achieving population health in accountable care organizations

Karen Hacker et al. Am J Public Health. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Although "population health" is one of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim goals, its relationship to accountable care organizations (ACOs) remains ill-defined and lacks clarity as to how the clinical delivery system intersects with the public health system. Although defining population health as "panel" management seems to be the default definition, we called for a broader "community health" definition that could improve relationships between clinical delivery and public health systems and health outcomes for communities. We discussed this broader definition and offered recommendations for linking ACOs with the public health system toward improving health for patients and their communities.

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