Population health management shifts the unit of analysis from the individual visit to the entire covered population: who has an unmanaged chronic condition, who hasn't had a preventive screening, and who is trending toward a higher-cost claim. In payor contexts this discipline is formalized through HEDIS measures and value-based care contracting, but for employers it has historically required stitching together claims data from a TPA, a wellness vendor's engagement data, and a separate population health analytics platform, three systems that rarely talk to each other cleanly.
The population health case for on-site access is strongest where visibility is weakest. 80% of OnMed CareStation® users nationally have no primary care provider, meaning any population health strategy built on claims data and 44% of CareStation users present with a chronic condition, frequently detected for the first time. Per the CDC's own Fast Facts, 90% of the nation's healthcare spend goes toward people managing chronic and mental health conditions, and separately, 50% of unmanaged chronic conditions eventually escalate to emergencies.
Yes. Roughly 80% of CareStation patients have no primary care provider. For many of them, the CareStation becomes their consistent point of contact for both routine and unexpected health needs, effectively serving as a medical home. The CareStation is designed to extend access to care rather than replace a patient's existing primary care provider.
A wellness program typically targets voluntary engagement (screenings, incentives). Population health management is a data and care-delivery discipline that tracks outcomes across the full population, including employees who never engage with wellness programs at all.
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