Expanding Data Sources for Identification of Risk – Population Health Re-Imagined
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using additional sources of data to augment their understanding and insights into the populations they serve, for a variety of purposes – from forecasting health outcomes and future use of services to development of strategies for outreach and engagement.
As good fortune would have it, the advent of electronic medical records and other home monitoring devices opens up new possibilities for incorporating relevant data about individuals under review within the health program evaluation framework.
