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Population Health and the Future of Healthcare

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Authors:
  1. Richard K. Thomas

    1. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA

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  • Defines and clarifies the concept of the emerging field of population health

  • Offers new ways of healthcare delivery in a changing society

  • Provides case studies on the application of the population health model

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Defining Population Health

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Road to Population Health: A Changing Society

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 21-46

  4. The Road to Population Health: A Changing Healthcare System

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 47-75

  5. The Roots of Population Health

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 77-105

  6. Health Status and How to Measure It

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 107-131

  7. The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 133-165

  8. Paying the Piper: Health Disparities

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 167-197

  9. Population Health and Healthcare Delivery

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 199-229

  10. Population Health and Public Policy

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 231-261

  11. Traditional Approaches to Community Health Data

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 263-297

  12. Data Needs for the Population Health Model

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 299-334

  13. The Role of the Community in Population Health Improvement

    • Richard K. Thomas
    Pages 335-357
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About this book

Starting with a working definition, this comprehensive work defines the attributes of the population health model. It clarifies what population health is and is not. It discusses health disparities and the social determinants of health and illness and provides new ways of moving forward towards a more sustainable healthcare model in a changing society, thereby pointing out the importance of multi-sector collaboration for collective impact for community health improvement. The book takes this further by providing sources of data to support the population health model. As such, this book provides a must-read for students and anyone working, teaching or consulting in population healthcare.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA

    Richard K. Thomas

About the author

Richard K. Thomas, Ph.D., has spent his entire professional career (40+ years) in health services research, marketing, planning, and business development. He is a partner in a Memphis-based consulting firm and is associated with various other research and consulting endeavors. Dr. Thomas provides consultation services to hospitals, physician practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations in the areas of strategic planning, market research, and business development. He has authored or co-authored twenty books and numerous articles on healthcare. He was an early proponent of “health demography” and his book (co-authored with Louis Pol) "The Demography of Health and Health Care" has set the standard for the field. Dr. Thomas is currently on the faculties of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Center for Health Systems Improvement) and Mississippi State University (Social Science Research Center). Dr. Thomas has been awarded numerous government and foundation grants and has managed several NIH grants related to health data management. Dr. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in medical sociology from Vanderbilt University. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) and master’s degrees in sociology and geography from the University of Memphis.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Population Health and the Future of Healthcare

  • Authors: Richard K. Thomas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83887-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83886-7Published: 12 February 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83889-8Published: 12 February 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-83887-4Published: 11 February 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 357

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Demography, Public Health, Health Care Management, Statistics, general

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