Population health, which focuses in part on managing chronic disease, is a key component of value-based care and a top-of-mind concept for healthcare organizations and payers. Home care providers are uniquely positioned to help lead the charge on population health in their communities, according to Andy Edeburn, consultant with Elder Dynamics, and Lindsey Sand, vice president of population for Knute Nelson, in a McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers podcast.
In this podcast, Andy Edeburn, consultant with Elder Dynamics, and Lindsey Sand, vice president of population for Knute Nelson, talk about the significance of population health in healthcare today and how home care, which represents the lowest cost site of care, can help drive discussions on the topic. Knute Nelson’s new population health initiative in rural Minnesota called Connected Communities serves as a positive example of a value-based care arrangement.
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