PN: The\u00a0health sector is very happy to take full responsibility for the health of the population\u00a0for as long as substantial monies are tied to that claim. The moment the health sector is asked to account for it, they get nervous.<\/p>\n
Tying funding to value is a terrifying prospect for the health sector as having to account for\u00a0the benefit they deliver would inevitably lead to a diminution in\u00a0income and status.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause so many factors lie outside clinicians’ control, we need to understand what factors the healthcare system can reasonably be expected to act on, given professionals’ training, infrastructure and scope of practice,\u201d they said. \u201cWe also need to determine the appropriate levels of health system accountability for population health outcomes.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.modernhealthcare.com\/article\/20150108\/BLOG\/301089997\/population-health-improvement-still-a-riddle-wrapped-in-an-enigma<\/p>\nPopulation health improvement still a riddle wrapped in an enigma<\/h1>\n