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Achieving population health in accountable care organizations

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  • Hacker, K.
  • Walker, D.K.

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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. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

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  • Hacker, K. & Walker, D.K., 2013. "Achieving population health in accountable care organizations," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(7), pages 1163-1167.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301254_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301254
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    1. Lauren A Taylor & Annabel Xulin Tan & Caitlin E Coyle & Chima Ndumele & Erika Rogan & Maureen Canavan & Leslie A Curry & Elizabeth H Bradley, 2016. "Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(8), pages 1-20, August.

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