Population health is a term that has been used in so many contexts it’s almost lost its meaning. Officially, it is “the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group” (see What Is Population Health?).

For executive teams navigating various forms of value-based reimbursement (VBR), tools for managing population health—and the distribution of outcomes—is critical to success. We’ve covered a wide range of disparities in health outcomes. There are disparities in total cost of care related to health-related social needs (see The Cost Of The Gap). And we’ve seen the distribution of health outcomes and longevity affected by behavioral and cognitive disorders (see …