title: Population Health: A New Paradigm for Medicine.
abstract: Healthcare delivery system reform has become a dominant topic of conversation throughout the United States. Driven in part by ever-higher national expenditures on health, an increasing number of payers and provider organizations are working to reduce the costs and improve the quality of healthcare. In this article, we demystify the term "Population Health," review some of the larger payer initiatives currently in effect and discuss specific provider group efforts to improve the quality and cost of healthcare for patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: TimoPete@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI; Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Spahlinger
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
keywords: Healthcare reform; Payment reform; Population health