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S T U D E N T E S S A Y A Community Hospital-County Health Department Partnership to Reduce Preventable Readmissions: Lessons Learned for Population Health Management Jordan H. Kurtzman, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y Healthcare reform has prompted hospital executives to adopt new strategies aimed at population health management. Research regarding the broad determinants of health suggests that if hospitals are to build successful population health management models, they must engage in collaborative partnerships with a variety of community stakeholders. In this report, the author describes a collaborative partnership between a community hospital and a county health department to reduce preventable readmissions. This program illustrates the important role that health information technology (HIT), managerial systems, new processes, and hospital culture play in collaborations with external parties. On a larger scale, these facilitators are key factors in developing population health business models such as accountable care organizations. A sound hospital infrastructure should be supported by hospital leaders and staff who are held accountable for community initiatives and communicate transparently with external partners. For more information about the concepts in this essay, contact Mr. Kurtzman at jkurtzm1@jhmi.edu. Mr. Kurtzman is the first-place winner of the graduate division of the 2015 ACHE Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management. For more information about this competition, contact Sheila T. Brown at (312) 424-9316. 258

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2015

Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2015
Contents
Interview With Mario J. Garner, EdD, FACHE, President and CEO of New Orleans East Hospital
Finding the Path to Innovation
Trending in 2015: Population Health
Nurse Against Nurse: Horizontal Bullying in the Nursing Profession
A Community Hospital–County Health Department Partnership to Reduce Preventable Readmissions: Lessons Learned for Population Health Management
Pay for Performance: Are Hospitals Becoming More Efficient in Improving Their Patient Experience?
Facilitating Implementation of Interprofessional Collaborative Practices Into Primary Care: A Trilogy of Driving Forces

Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2015