Population Health Management for Older Adults

Autor: Rifky Tkatch PhD, Shirley Musich PhD, Stephanie MacLeod MS, Kathleen Alsgaard RN, BSN, MSA, Kevin Hawkins PhD, Charlotte S. Yeh MD

Publikováno v: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Vol 2 (2016)

Background: The older adult population is expanding, living longer, with multiple chronic conditions. Understanding and managing their needs over time is an integral part of defining successful aging. Population health is used to describe the measure

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Autor: Wells TS; Timothy S. Wells, PhD, has been a health services researcher since 2011. Dr Wells has authored 60 peer-reviewed articles. Before joining Optum, Dr Wells worked for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, and served 23 years as a public health professional in the United States Air Force. Gandhi R. Bhattarai, PhD, is a senior health economics researcher with more than 10 years of experience in designing and implementing various economic, health outcome research and development projects. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, and regularly presents his work at professional meetings. He also served as a reviewer for several journals. Kevin Hawkins, PhD, has more than 20 years of experience leading health services research. He has conducted a variety of research and evaluation projects, specifically health-economic, quality-of-life, disease burden, pharmacoeconomics, and retrospective database analyses. Dr. Hawkins has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and presentations, and is a reviewer for several medical-scientific journals. Yan Cheng, MS, is a health economics researcher with extensive experience working with survey data and medical claims data. Recently, her work has focused on health and cost outcomes. Her experience includes using linear and nonlinear statistical models to estimate program impacts on cost and utilization trends. Joann Ruiz, RN, MPH, is the Director of Clinical Programs for UHG Alliances Health Products and Services, and has more than 25 years of experience with clinical programs to improve the health care for people with multiple chronic conditions and/or disabilities. She is also a certified case manager. Cynthia A. Barnowski, RN, MBA, MS, is Vice President for UHG Alliances Health Products and Services. She has more than 25 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing clinical programs to improve the health care experience and quality of care for people with multiple chronic conditions and/or disabilities. Barney Spivack, MD, FACP, CMD, is National Medical Director, Medicare Case & Condition Management at Optum, and is a clinical geriatrician providing medical director support to the AARP-SHIP MyCarePath program. His most recent academic appointment was as Associate Clinical Professor at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Charlotte S. Yeh, MD, serves as Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services Incorporated (ASI). ASI is a wholly owned, taxable subsidiary of AARP, managing products and services offered as benefits to AARP's 39+ million members. Dr. Yeh leads changes in health care delivery that result in enhanced care for older adults., Bhattarai GR, Hawkins K, Cheng Y, Ruiz J, Barnowski CA, Spivack B, Yeh CS

Publikováno v: Professional case management [Prof Case Manag] 2016 Nov/Dec; Vol. 21 (6), pp. 291-301.