title: How Population Health Management and Big Data Can Rock Your World.
abstract: Hospitals and health systems like yours have been aggressively pursuing a range of information systems over the last several decades. Cited goals are often efficiency, lower costs, better decisions, and better patient outcomes. But how do these systems purportedly lead to population-level improvements in care? In this column, we address the connections that are anticipated as well as challenges to be expected along the way.
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Bill G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Felkey
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University , Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: Brent I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Fox