As the debate about improving health in the United States wages on, it turns out that only 10% of our health status and longevity, experts declare, derives from health care. DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (1) ...

In a recent Hayes Management Consulting blog, Don Livsey, former Vice President and CIO, UCSF Benioff Children’s Oakland, Founder DZL Solutions explains why you should focus on your people, process, ...

Population health nursing is where nursing and public health come together. These nurses help connect everyday clinical care with key public health activities — like assessing community needs, ...

All healthcare is local, meaning certain terms look different depending on which market or organization you find yourself in, but the following terms have especially mutable definitions. 1. Population ...

Perhaps the biggest priority of modern healthcare is to find ways to improve population health, as measured by improved outcomes and lower overall costs, aligned with the goals of value-based care.

When the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services asked, "What's the digital capacity capabilities of a state public health system?" it embarked on a data modernization and landscape ...

Every April, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings communities together across the United States to observe National Public Health Week. It is a time to recognize the contributions of ...

Population health extends to the 90% of factors that make us sick. What can be done? Going beyond the pie chart of determinants of health leads us to the pyramid of factors that can improve our health ...