2012-12-28 18:26:03 - "2012 Healthcare Benchmarks: Population Health Management" delivers an in-depth analysis of population health management (PHM) trends, including prevalence of initiatives, program components, team members, incentives, challenges and ROI.

SEA GIRT, NJ, USA, December 28, 2012 --- Healthcare's value-based purchasing increasingly favors a population-centric approach to health management, identifying risk across the care continuum. To control costs, healthcare organizations and employers are turning to PHM --- the management of integration and outcome measurements of any program affecting the health and productivity of a specific population or group.

2012 Healthcare Benchmarks: Population Health Management, a new publication from the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), delivers the latest metrics and measures on current and planned PHM initiatives, providing actionable data on the most effective PHM tools and workflows, risk identification strategies, tools to boost health plan member and consumer engagement, modalities for program delivery and much more.

Learn more about population health

management at www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?2012phmbook

NEWS FACTS: This 50-page report analyzes the responses of 102 healthcare organizations to HIN's industry survey on PHM trends, administered in September 2012. This resource also looks inside the PHM program at Bon Secours Health System, including the three pillars supporting its approach:

- Forward-looking staffing models like the embedding of nurse navigators;
- Aggressive use of health IT; and
- Adoption of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

This all-new research report is supported with more than 40 graphs and tables and describes many of the successes respondents have achieved from PHM initiatives.

Learn more about population health management at www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?2012phmbook

Data Highlights:This report looks at overall responses and also drills down to sector-specific views on PHM activity from responding disease management companies in the following areas:

- Availability of current and planned PHM programs by healthcare organizations;
- Health management areas covered by PHM programs;
- Populations covered by PHM programs;
- Health risk levels served;
- Healthcare professionals on the PHM team;
- Methods for identifying appropriate level of risk and intervention;
- Program components, with specifics on health coaching;
- Support for the PCMH and accountable care organization (ACO) models of care delivery;
- Use of provider and participant incentives;
- Quality improvement metrics to measure program effectiveness;
- Greatest challenges and successes from PHM initiatives;

and more.

Target Audience: CEOs, medical directors, wellness professionals, disease management directors, physician practice leaders, business development and strategic planning directors and consultants.

Report Formats: Print, PDF or Print/PDF combination at www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?2012phmbook

QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

"The successful strategies from current and planned PHM initiatives in this resource provide critical actionable data for organizations looking to control costs and create a population-centric approach to health management."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

About the Healthcare Intelligence Network --- HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit www.hin.com.