Institute for Community Health, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2013 Jul;103(7):1163-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301254. Epub 2013 May 16.
Although "population health" is one of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim goals, its relationship to accountable care organizations (ACOs) remains ill-defined and lacks clarity as to how the clinical delivery system intersects with the public health system. Although defining population health as "panel" management seems to be the default definition, we called for a broader "community health" definition that could improve relationships between clinical delivery and public health systems and health outcomes for communities. We discussed this broader definition and offered recommendations for linking ACOs with the public health system toward improving health for patients and their communities.
虽然“人群健康”是医疗改善研究所的三重目标之一,但它与问责制医疗组织(ACO)的关系仍未明确界定,也不清楚临床提供系统与公共卫生系统如何交叉。虽然将人群健康定义为“小组”管理似乎是默认定义,但我们呼吁采用更广泛的“社区健康”定义,以改善临床提供系统和公共卫生系统与社区健康结果之间的关系。我们讨论了这个更广泛的定义,并提出了将 ACO 与公共卫生系统联系起来以改善患者及其社区健康的建议。