Population Health Management

Diabetes care and education specialists play a key role in enhancing the responsiveness of the healthcare system to the needs of both individuals and populations. When managed at the population level, they can implement strategies that deliver more effective and efficient care at scale while supporting integrating healthcare delivery.

Podcast: Building and Managing a Population Health Program

Diabetes care and education specialists have the knowledge and skillset to impact elevated risk individuals at the population level. In this episode, Dawn Noe joins us to share how she leveraged her role to setup and manage a remote monitoring program to impact population health.

Resources

• Access a self-assessment tool for rural health providers and organization looking to develop, expand or enhance a population health focused approach.
• Find out how to align your operations with the industry’s best practices using the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Population Health Program Accreditation.
• Discover strategies from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to implement healthcare that offers quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access through the best use of information technology and management systems.
• Enhance and improve effective population programs for employers, health plans and other stakeholders with the Population Health Alliance.
• Utilize the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement.

Journal Articles & Other Publications

• Population Health: The Diabetes Educator’s Evolving Role, The Diabetes Educator, August 2019
• A Population Health Strategy for Diabetes: New Partners, New Opportunities, National Academy of Medicine, February 2016

ADCES Education

• Population Health Data Visualization Skills to Improve Outcomes
• Population Health: Articulating Your Value