Measuring Health

Theresa M. Coles; Lesley H. Curtis; L. Ebony Boulware

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2019.07.002

Measuring Health

Theresa M. Coles, Lesley H. Curtis, L. Ebony Boulware

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Primary care clinicians care for an extremely diverse range of patients, and they therefore have numerous opportunities to measure and act to improve the health of various populations. In order to take effective actions to improve the health of their patient populations, primary care clinicians must measure health. Strong population health metrics are characterized by their high validity, consistency, feasibility, and interpretability. Population health metrics should be applied longitudinally to obtain the most information from available data. Optimal population health metrics are actionable and facilitate the implementation of effective strategies to improve population health through administrative or clinical programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	485-491
Number of pages	7
Journal	Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2019.07.002
State	Published - Dec 2019

Keywords

Health measurement
Metric
Population health
Primary care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pharmacology (medical)

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