Successful Transition to Population Health

Bob Williams, MD, MIS, Director, and Mark Snyder, MD, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting, LLP.  Drs. Williams and Snyder discuss the rationale for and keys to success of population management programs.  With the increase in prevalence of costly chronic conditions, and new payment models that transfer risk to provider organizations based on their performance, it is essential to better manage patients, identify chronic conditions sooner, and modify the progression of established chronic disease.  What are the specific organizational and information technology imperatives for successful population management and what does the integrated road map to a successful transition to population health look like?