Population Health Management for Older Adults
Background: The older adult population is expanding, living longer, with multiple chronic conditions. Understanding and managing their needs over time is an integral part of defining successful aging. Population health is used to describe the measurement and health outcomes of a population. Objectiv...
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doaj-acea5cd356574f749e6299e41f28cd212020-11-25T03:17:11ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142016-09-01210.1177/233372141666787710.1177_2333721416667877Population Health Management for Older AdultsRifky Tkatch PhD0Shirley Musich PhD1Stephanie MacLeod MS2Kathleen Alsgaard RN, BSN, MSA3Kevin Hawkins PhD4Charlotte S. Yeh MD5Optum, Ann Arbor, MI, USAOptum, Ann Arbor, MI, USAOptum, Ann Arbor, MI, USAUnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, MN, USAOptum, Ann Arbor, MI, USAAARP Services, Inc., Washington, DC, USABackground: The older adult population is expanding, living longer, with multiple chronic conditions. Understanding and managing their needs over time is an integral part of defining successful aging. Population health is used to describe the measurement and health outcomes of a population. Objectives: To define population health as applied to older adults, summarize lessons learned from current research, and identify potential interventions designed to promote successful aging and improved health for this population. Method: Online search engines were utilized to identify research on population health and health interventions for older adults. Results: Population health management (PHM) is one strategy to promote the health and well-being of target populations. Interventions promoting health across a continuum tend to be disease, risk, or health behavior specific rather than encompassing a global concept of health. Conclusion: Many existing interventions for older adults are simply research based with limited generalizability; as such, further work in this area is warranted.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721416667877 |
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Rifky Tkatch PhD Shirley Musich PhD Stephanie MacLeod MS Kathleen Alsgaard RN, BSN, MSA Kevin Hawkins PhD Charlotte S. Yeh MD |
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Rifky Tkatch PhD Shirley Musich PhD Stephanie MacLeod MS Kathleen Alsgaard RN, BSN, MSA Kevin Hawkins PhD Charlotte S. Yeh MD |
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Population Health Management for Older Adults |
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Population Health Management for Older Adults |
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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
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2333-7214 |
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2016-09-01 |
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Background: The older adult population is expanding, living longer, with multiple chronic conditions. Understanding and managing their needs over time is an integral part of defining successful aging. Population health is used to describe the measurement and health outcomes of a population. Objectives: To define population health as applied to older adults, summarize lessons learned from current research, and identify potential interventions designed to promote successful aging and improved health for this population. Method: Online search engines were utilized to identify research on population health and health interventions for older adults. Results: Population health management (PHM) is one strategy to promote the health and well-being of target populations. Interventions promoting health across a continuum tend to be disease, risk, or health behavior specific rather than encompassing a global concept of health. Conclusion: Many existing interventions for older adults are simply research based with limited generalizability; as such, further work in this area is warranted. |
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