Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellnes with Navigate 2 eBook Access

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the field of population health has evolved and matured considerably. Improving quality and health outcomes along with lowering costs has become an ongoing focus in delivery of health care. The new Third Edition of Population Health reflects this focus and evolution in today's dynamic healthcare landscape by conveying the key concepts of population health management and examining strategies for creating a culture of health and wellness in the context of health care reform. Offering a comprehensive, forward-looking approach to population health, the Third Edition's streamlined organization features 14 chapters divided among 3 major sections: Part I – Population Health in the US discusses health and wellness vs. healthcare delivery; epidemiology and the impact of social determinants. Part 2 –The Population Health Ecosystem looks at structures and systems; value-based payment models, population health informatics /analytics; and developing the population health workforce; Part 3 – Creating Culture Change explores health promotion and consumer engagement; implementing organizational culture change; care coordination; accountability for outcomes; and policy and advocacy.

David B. Nash, MD, MBA is the Founding Dean Emeritus and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH). JCPH is dedicated to developing healthcare leaders for the future.' A board-certified internist, Dr. Nash is internationally recognized for his work in public accountability for outcomes, physician leadership development, and quality-of-care improvement.

Alexis Skoufalos, EdD, MS facilitates strategic external partnerships and collaborative initiatives for the College of Population Health and serves as the program director for an online professional doctorate focused on advanced practice in population health. She has more than 25 years of experience in professional development and leadership education, consulting and academic publication,

Raymond J. Fabius, MD, DFACPE is Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and CMO of HealthNEXT, a company dedicated to the development of organizational cultures of health. A global physician executive, he has served as a medical leader in academics, private practice, managed care, the health insurance industry, e-Health, informatics and the corporation-purchaser space. He has served as the Chief Medical Officer of Thomson Reuters and Truven Health Analytics, Lead Medical Advisor of Walgreens and Global Medical Leader of GE providing thought leadership, business strategy, sales, marketing and client support as well as corporate health and wellness guidance.

Willie H. Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE is a population health strategist, scientist, and results-driven leader with more than 25 years of consulting and operational experience improving population health outcomes. As the Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, he leads all functions of the College. He works with key leaders across the Jefferson enterprise and with stakeholders locally, nationally, and globally to develop new academic initiatives that promote healthcare quality and patient safety, improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, and advance public and population health.