Population health management (PHM) has become an important focus for the majority of healthcare organizations as they prepare for value-based reimbursement and risk contracting. According to a new HIMSS survey, about two-thirds of hospitals and health systems have a PHM initiative of some kind underway (HIMSS, 2015).  That doesn’t count the many physician led accountable care organizations (ACOs) not anchored by a hospital or health system that have also begun to develop PHM capabilities.  

This special Healthcare Informatics Executive Exchange will identify current PHM initiatives in the field, and take a step further, exploring the forward-thinking approaches surrounding population health.  Join an elite provider executive group and the brilliant strategists and scientists behind the IBM Watson Health initiative in downtown Manhattan, as they explore the pioneering pilot programs being developed that utilize technologies like cognitive computing, detailed analytics programs isolating down to the individual patient, and patient engagement applications that are actively challenging patients to follow wellness and care plans.