Financial and Operational Benefits of Population Health

Financial and Operational Benefits of Population Health 

1. Which social drivers of health have the biggest impact on the communities we serve?
2. How is our hospital partnering with other organizations to address the issues of social drivers of health?
3. Are social drivers of health integrated into our strategic and financial plans?
4. What resources would be most helpful to learn more about strategies and steps to successfully tackle the social drivers that impact our community?
5. Does our Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) include a community-based approach noting social drivers of health that goes beyond the four-walls of the hospital?
6. What value-based care activities are we participating in currently, for example, participating in an Accountable Care Organization, operating chronic care management services or conducting social drivers of health risk assessments?
7. Have we considered a role for Community Health Workers to support care teams in our clinics and programs?  

Speaker: Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer, National Rural Health Association

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $35,230 with 0% percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.