Population Health Management for Poly Chronic Conditions

Focuses on the benefits and challenges of population health management for poly chronic conditions Highlights strategic directions suggested by empirical evidence and expert opinions on innovative care management solutions Adopts a global perspective to reflect how population health management can be accomplished through collaborative research on poly conditions with experts in developed countries worldwide

Thomas T. H. Wan is a professor of public affairs, health management and informatics, and medical education at University of Central Florida. He is an Associate Dean for Research for the College of Health and Public Affairs. He has taught at Cornell, Maryland, and Virginia Commonwealth University. He received his MA in Sociology/Criminology and Ph.D. in Sociology/Demography from the University of Georgia. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship and earned his MHS degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He is conducting a national study on Rural Health Clinics in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) funded by NIH. This project enables him to investigate the effects of changing delivery systems or healthcare reforms on efficiency and effectiveness of patient-centric care in the United States. He is an editor of special issues of the International Journal of Public Policy and is an active board member of ten scientific journals. He has published morethan 200 articles and book chapters and 13 books. He has served on a variety of NIH study sections for twenty years (Aging & Human Development, Nursing, and Health Services Organization and Delivery). In addition, he has served on the Scientific Review Panel of the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan for more than a decade. His engagement in health services management research and consultation has helped the development of formal MHA graduate programs in Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, and Taiwan.

Part 1: Exploring Trends and Strategies in Population Health Management.- Chapter 1: From Population Health to Population Health Management.- Chapter 2: Cost Containment Strategies in Population Health Management.- Chapter 3: Integration of Principles of Population Health Management.- Chapter 4: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Health Care Informatics Practice and Research: Implications for Elder Care with Poly Chronic Conditions.- Part 2: Identifying Evidence-Based Approaches to Chronic Conditions.- Chapter 5: Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Preventive Aspects of Chronic Conditions.- Chapter 6: Strategies to Modify the Risk of Heart Failure Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis.- Chapter 7: Contextual, Organizational, and Ecological Factors Influencing the Variations in Heart Failure Hospitalization.- Part 3: Implementing and Optimizing the Use of Health Information Technology in Population Health Management Practice and Research.- Chapter 8: Health Informatics Research andInnovations in Chronic Care Management: An Experimental Prospectus for Adopting Personal Health Records.- Chapter 9: Design of Integrated Care and Expanding Health Insurance for the Underserved and Medically Indigent Population.- Chapter 10: Reduction of Readmissions of Patients with Chronic Conditions: A Clinical Decision Support System Designed for Care Management Interventions.