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Health Care, Employers And Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Care, Employers And Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems show that hospital and employer contributions to population health activities vary widely across U.S. communities. As peripheral participants in the organizational networks that support population health activities, these stakeholders bring novel information and resources to multi-sector work. This fact may explain the tendency for population health improvement activities to be more effective when hospitals and employers are involved.
Trends In Health Care Delivery Systems: Implications For Cancer Prevention And Control, Glen P. Mays
Trends In Health Care Delivery Systems: Implications For Cancer Prevention And Control, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
The Affordable Care Act and larger economic forces are leading both health care providers and public health agencies to renegotiate their roles and responsibilities within the U.S. health system. This session reviews major changes occurring in both health care and public health delivery systems, with a focus on the implications for cancer prevention and control. The information infrastructure created by cancer registries and other health information systems are increasingly important for enabling greater coordination, alignment and accountability within the nation's changing delivery systems.