Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Jun;102 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S322-4. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300642.
One of the 3 goals for accountable care organizations is to improve population health. This will require that accountable care organizations bridge the schism between clinical care and public health. But do health care delivery organizations and public health agencies share a concept of "population"? We think not: whereas delivery systems define populations in terms of persons receiving care, public health agencies typically measure health on the basis of geography. This creates an attribution problem, particularly in large urban centers, where multiple health care providers often serve any given neighborhood. We suggest potential innovations that could allow urban accountable care organizations to accept accountability, and rewards, for measurably improving population health.
责任医疗组织的目标之一是改善人口健康。这就要求责任医疗组织弥合临床护理和公共卫生之间的鸿沟。但是,医疗服务提供组织和公共卫生机构是否对“人口”有共同的理解呢?我们认为并非如此:虽然提供系统根据接受护理的人员来定义人群,但公共卫生机构通常根据地理位置来衡量健康。这就产生了归因问题,尤其是在大型城市中心,那里往往有多个医疗服务提供者为任何特定的社区提供服务。我们提出了一些潜在的创新,使城市责任医疗组织能够为可衡量地改善人口健康承担责任并获得奖励。