Assembling a population health management maturity index using a Delphi method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although local initiatives commonly express a wish to improve population health and wellbeing using a population health management (PHM) approach, implementation is challenging and existing tools have either a narrow focus or lack transparency. This has created demand for practice-oriented guidance concerning the introduction and requirements of PHM.

Methods

Existing knowledge from scientific literature was combined with expert opinion obtained using an adjusted RAND UCLA appropriateness method, which consisted of six Dutch panels in three Delphi rounds, followed by two rounds of validation by an international panel.

Results

The Dutch panels identified 36 items relevant to PHM, in addition to the 97 items across six elements of PHM derived from scientific l

SUBMITTER: van Ede AFTM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799527 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature