title: A Population Health Management Approach to Oral Health.
abstract: Clinical outcomes have been shown to be better, and total costs lower, when patients with chronic illness such as diabetes are managed using a population health strategy in a primary care setting that includes structured coordination of care with specialty services. This "population health management approach" offers a promising new vision for addressing oral disease as a chronic illness through a collaborative partnership between primary care teams and dental professionals.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D003729:Dental Care; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017213:Root Caries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing; D057188:Workflow