Health Plan Innovations In Population Health Management For Complex Consumers
Following-up to the 2019 Trends In Behavioral Health: A Population Health Manager’s Reference Guide On The U.S. Behavioral Health Financing & Delivery System, 2nd Edition, Deb Adler and Paul Duck discuss trends and shifts in the market and the impacts on population health management. From 2017 to 2019, specialty care coordination programs increased by 50%, behavioral health readmissions prevention programs increased by 74%, and emergency department diversion programs for behavioral emergencies increased by 43% for all health plans1. Service provider …
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