Population Health Management: Strategies to Improve Outcomes

This new text is a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding population health management. The author defines populations, examines strategies to benefit different target groups, and suggests implementation strategies. The book describes different issues involved in establishing a population health management program, including the various ways health researchers can help design, implement, and evaluate different population health strategies.

Ann Scheck McAlearney, Sc.D., is an Assistant Professor on the Ohio State University faculty in Health Services Management and Policy. She holds Bachelor's degrees in Biological Sciences and English from Stanford University, a Master's degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and a Doctorate in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. Professor McAlearney teaches courses in Health Services Organizational Management, Strategic Management and Program Development, and Leadership in Health Care.

Dr. McAlearney's general research interests include the areas of outcomes research, population health management, and examining organizational and physician decision-making in the area of care management. Her publications cover areas such as access to care, satisfaction with care, disease management and population health management, information technology, cost-effectiveness of new technologies, and quality measurement. She is especially interested in how health services research findings are applied in health care organizations and how the reporting of health care outcomes and quality measures can be used to improve both care delivery and health care decision-making by consumers.