Question

A explanation of how a person as a hospital chief executive officer (CEO) might create a population health strategy based on As a health care executive for a hospital, you have been responsible for caring for the patient in your hospital bed. In the last couple of years, your role has likely expanded to include determining how to keep patients from being re-hospitalized. With the implementation of the ACA, your role is expanding further to encompass population health.ACA foci. Be specific and provide examples.

Answer 1

As a hospital chief executive officer (CEO) we can create a population health strategy based by having the principal focus of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) is the prevention of the diseases to reduce the burden of diseases in a population. For avoiding Medicare penalties; better medication management is advisable as; according to research; adverse medication events are responsible for more than 88 percent of emergency hospital admissions among elderly patients, two-thirds of which are readmissions. Timely, well-designed patient education at the time of discharge is emerging as an important priority, to avoid the cost of preventable readmissions. Regular follow up as evidence from Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and AHRQ suggests that enhancing post-acute follow up can reduce preventable readmissions. Provision of home health care services and real-time monitoring – in the home can lead to a decline in readmission and prevention.