Population Health Management: Key Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of the Global Health Emergency
- SolvEdge
- May 18, 2021
- 4 mins read
Population health management requires a confluence of intensive collaboration, advanced analytics, next-gen technologies and various other components that makes it challenging for most of the healthcare organizations. This is even more difficult in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has shook the world and has created a ripple effect on especially the healthcare ecosystem.
There has been a remarkable shift in the screening behaviors of healthcare consumers across the globe. Consider the fact that there has been a steep decline of a staggering 94% in cancer screenings in the U.S in 2020
Telehealth solutions during the pandemic have played a significant role by bridging the Patient-Provider gap, while seamlessly accelerating collaboration and improving outcomes at scale. However, there has been a remarkable shift in the screening behaviors of healthcare consumers across the globe. Consider the fact that there has been a steep decline of a staggering 94% in cancer screenings in the U.S in 2020.
A Strategic Approach to Population Health Management
Population Health Management during a global pandemic is not an easy feat and requires a new and innovative approach. This is also due to the massive volumes of structured and unstructured data generated by Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Reports suggest that the economically backward communities are the most impacted when compared to their affluent peers during the pandemic.
Segments Reflecting Patient’s COVID-19 History
- No documented disease
- Acute / Asymptomatic or mild
- Acute-moderate
- Acute-severe
- Recovered — No sequelae
- Recovered with sequelae
Current COVID-19 Risk Factors
- Prevalence in community
- Individual pre-existing risk factors
- Work-related risk
- Reported known contact exposure
- Social and racial disparities
Segments Reflecting Non COVID-19 Needs
- Low need / healthy
- Child / maternal monitoring
- Moderate / chronic condition
- Complex / serious conditions
- Special socio-behavioral needs
Telehealth Feasibility
- Feasibility of providing service virtually
- Patient acceptability and technological access
- Clinicians’ technological access / security
- Low need / healthy
- Child / maternal monitoring
- Moderate / chronic condition
- Complex / serious conditions
- Special socio-behavioral needs
The Significance of Patient Communication
Seamless patient communication and collaboration are amongst the top-notch ways of staying on top of the patient journey. At SolvEdge, our care coordination solutions are exclusively designed to facilitate frictionless collaboration between the key stakeholders involved in the patient journey. Our secure and HIPAA-compliant text messaging platforms ensure that the right communication is made between patients and physicians at the right time, enabling actionable insights and timely interventions that foster better outcomes.
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To learn more about how SolvEdge’s Patient engagement solutions can help in Population Health Management, in the wake of the global pandemic, talk to our team
