The Population Health Management Initiative (PHMI) is working in collaboration with California Department of Health Services to advance health equity by improving care quality and efficiency. This means increasing access to care, improving health outcomes, and reducing health disparities. This requires a deep investment in systems change from all of the healthcare partners.
We’ll be continuously offering resources including guides, tools, and best practices around expanding specific population health management capabilities. These resources support anyone interested in population health improvement for providers and practices in the Medi-Cal delivery system.
We are working with Community Health Centers across the state to co-design population health management strategies that work for them and the patients they serve. We are aiming to advance Community Health Center capabilities in population health management that address people, process, and technology.
Improve quality metrics and address disparities in specific regions
Focus on child health, maternal health, and behavioral health
Improve patient engagement and experience of care
Increase access to primary care services through team-based care
Addressing health-related social needs is a foundational element of population health management that cuts across the Population of Focus (PoF) work being done throughout our cohort of CHCs. Through PHMI, we aim to support CHCs in addressing the health-related social needs ...
PHMI has been working closely with a group of seven CHCs on Release 1 of the PHMI Platform – an opt-in technology solution that enables CHCs to strengthen their ability to provide equitable health care services, as well as drive improvements to produce more ...
A major PHMI milestone was met at the end of June, as the initiative has now reached the midpoint of implementation with our cohort of Community Health Centers (CHCs). There are many accomplishments to celebrate and recognize thus far, including: