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Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management

Universiteit Leiden

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What are the principles of Population Health Management as a pro-active management approach to improve health and to tackle health disparities? In this course we will discuss the basic principles of Population Health Management that will help you as (future) health care professional or policymaker to analyse current healthcare challenges and to design possible solutions using the Population Health Management Approach.
During this course you discuss the rationale for the current value transformation in healthcare and Population Health Management as a logic reaction. You will be confronted with the leading frameworks of Population Health Management. You determine the necessary building blocks, including the evaluation and implementation issues.

This Course is part of the to-be-developed Leiden University master program Population Health Management. If you wish to find out more about this program see the last reading of this Course!

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What you will learn

You will understand the value transformation in healthcare
You will get to know the distinctive essentials of Population Health Management
You will understand the contribution of health behaviour to individual health outcomes
You will understand that the complex nature of healthcare impacts implementation and evaluation of Population Health Management enterprises.

Skills you will gain

knowledge of value-driven health care perspectives
essentials of Population Health Management
program methodology
population health data analytics
Epidemiology

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Roos van der Vaart

Assistant Professor

Social Sciences

9,639 Learners

2 Courses

Marc Bruijnzeels

PhD

LUMC

5,636 Learners

1 Course

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Universiteit Leiden

Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge and prepares them for careers both within and outside of academia. Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands, founded in 1575. Our motto is: Praesidium Libertatis (Bastion of Liberty) - Freedom of spirit, thought and expression. Leiden University has a campus in Leiden and The Hague, with 7 faculties, 47 Bachelor Programmes, 79 Master Programmes and nearly 30,000 students.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Welcome to Fundamentals of Population Health Management

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 4 min), 6 readings

4 hours to complete

Why Population Health Management?

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 59 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

What is Population Health Management?

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 33 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

10 videos

Introduction52sDefining Population Health Management8mPHM Framework: How to perform Population Health Management1mPHM Framework 1: Conceptional PHM Framework4mPHM Framework 2: The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment2mPHM Framework 3: Triple Aim Infrastructure3mPHM Framework 4: The Rainbow Model of Integrated Care2mPHM Frameworks: Conclusion1mDifference between Population Health Management and other fields7mTo conclude52s

1 reading

A Practical Guide to PHM1h

3 practice exercises

A Practical Guide to PHM15mReflect on learning goals10mTest your knowledge30m

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

What is health in Population Health Management?

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 22 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

How to implement Population Health Management?

In this module you will understand that the complex nature of healthcare impacts implementation and evaluation of Population Health Management enterprises. First, you will learn the difference about simple, complex and complicated problems. Second, you will discover that that Population Health Management operates in a complex system. Third, you will get to know the consequences for implementation, and lastly, the consequences for evaluation. Ready to start dreaming about your own Population Health Management intervention?

5 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 25 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Introduction1mComplex vs Complicated3mWhat kind of problem is Population Health Management?5mThe art of implementing Population Health Management5mOutcomes and progress of Population Health Management6mTo conclude Fundamentals of Population Health Management2m

1 reading

For those inspired: the master Population Health Management10m

3 practice exercises

Reflect on learning goals10mTest your knowledge20mFinal Assessment2h

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TOP REVIEWS FROM POPULATION HEALTH: FUNDAMENTALS OF POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT

by JLMay 5, 2021

Excellent course, challenging thinking and assessments do test knowledge!

by RBApr 12, 2020

A very interesting and comprehensive introduction to the concept of population health management. The Test is thorough and requires careful study, it is a good verification of the learning.

by SSDec 14, 2019

I gained an extraordinary modules here, thank you!

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