What are the principles of Population Health Management as a pro-active management approach to improve health and to tackle health disparities? In this course we will discuss the basic principles of Population Health Management that will help you as (future) health care professional or policymaker to analyse current healthcare challenges and to design possible solutions using the Population Health Management Approach.
Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management
Instructors: Roos van der Vaart
Sponsored by BrightStar Care
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What you'll learn
You will understand the value transformation in healthcare
You will get to know the distinctive essentials of Population Health Management
You will understand the contribution of health behaviour to individual health outcomes
You will understand that the complex nature of healthcare impacts implementation and evaluation of Population Health Management enterprises.
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There are 5 modules in this course
Welcome to Fundamentals of Population Health Management! In this module you will get to know what the scope is of this course and you will learn how to be successful at online studying.
What's included
2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt1 plugin
Why Population Health Management? For each change there needs to be some kind of urgency. In this module you will come across the current challenges of modern healthcare. You will start to see how different perspectives on healthcare influence the change in direction.
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7 videos1 reading3 assignments2 discussion prompts
What is Population Health Management? In this module you will learn what Population Health Management is and which different Population Health Management Frameworks are out there. Lastly, you could explain the difference between Population Health Management and public health and epidemiology.
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10 videos1 reading3 assignments
What is health in Population Health Management? In this module we take a closer look at health. You will see the shift in the definitions of health over time. You will get insights in the factors influencing your health and others' and you will be challenged to promote health in risk groups.
What's included
5 videos3 readings2 assignments4 discussion prompts
In this module you will understand that the complex nature of healthcare impacts implementation and evaluation of Population Health Management enterprises. First, you will learn the difference about simple, complex and complicated problems. Second, you will discover that that Population Health Management operates in a complex system. Third, you will get to know the consequences for implementation, and lastly, the consequences for evaluation. Ready to start dreaming about your own Population Health Management intervention?
What's included
6 videos1 reading3 assignments4 discussion prompts
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Reviewed on May 5, 2021
Excellent course, challenging thinking and assessments do test knowledge!
Reviewed on Apr 12, 2020
A very interesting and comprehensive introduction to the concept of population health management. The Test is thorough and requires careful study, it is a good verification of the learning.
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2019
I gained an extraordinary modules here, thank you!
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