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Population Health Management: Strategies, Tools, Applications, and Outcomes uniquely combines perspectives and concepts from community, public, and global health and aligns them with the essentials of health management. Written by leading experts in academia and industry, this text emphasizes the integration of management skills necessary to deliver quality care while producing successful outcomes sensitive to the needs of diverse populations.
Designed to be both student-friendly and comprehensive, this text utilizes various models, frameworks, case examples, chapter podcasts, and more to illustrate foundational knowledge and impart the skills necessary for health care managers to succeed throughout the health care sector. The book spans core topics such as community needs assessments, social determinants of health, the role of data analytics, managerial epidemiology, value-based care payment models, and new population health delivery models. COVID-19 examples throughout chapters illustrate population health management strategies solving real-world challenges. Practical and outcomes-driven, Population Health Management prepares students in health administration and management, public health, social work, allied health, and other health professions for the challenges of an evolving health care ecosystem and the changing roles in the health management workforce.
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Anne M. Hewitt, PhD, MA, is Acting Chair for the Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration and Professor at Seton Hall University. She also serves as Director of the Elizabeth A. Seton Institute for Community and Population Health. Dr. Hewitt's academic career began with a doctoral dissertation grant from the American Lung Association and has continued with grants from federal and state agencies, and national non-profit agencies such as RWJ Foundation. She regularly publishes in health-related peer-reviewed journals and is currently on the Journal of Health Administration Education editorial board. Dr. Hewitt also contributes book chapters on diverse topics such online learning, population health management, virtual health care, and the sociology of health. Her service activities include appointments on state nonprofit and public health advisory boards. As part of a multi-year consulting relationship with the New Jersey Department of Health, she completed a sabbatical working with the Division of Community Health and Aging. Dr. Hewitt recently served as faculty for the New Jersey Healthcare Executive Leadership Academy sponsored by the NJ Medical Society, NJ Hospital Association, and NJ Association of Health Plans. Her honors include Distinguished Service Awards from professional health executive organizations such as the American Lung Association, the Healthcare Planning and Marketing Society of NJ, and the Association of Healthcare Executives of New Jersey. Dr. Hewitt founded Mountainside Associates in 2006 and retains an active consulting role with numerous health sector clients.
Julie Mascari, MHA, a healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience, is currently the Regional President of Humana. Julie's responsibilities include managing the overall performance, development, and expansion of Humana's business presence and financial success in the Northeast Region. She is an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University's master's in health administration program, Rutgers University School of Pharmacy, and for Hackensack Meridian's School of Medicine.
Stephen L. Wagner, PhD, FACHE, LFACMPE, has been active in the healthcare field for more than 45 years, focusing on the U.S. system and its ongoing transformation. He has extensive experience as textbook author, researcher, and healthcare executive with a long career in medical practice administration. Dr. Wagner served as an executive at the Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) for 20 years until retiring in 2015.
