The Community Health Data Base
An Innovative Model Using Local Data to Create New Programs that Bridge the Gap between Clinical and Population Health
Abstract
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospitals are required to conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA), which is a cost-saving process which looks at the healthcare needs of the entire community. These findings then lead to the development of a community health implementation plan (CHIP). CHNAs and CHIPs have changed the way public and private healthcare providers see community healthcare needs. They have also created more collaboration among providers of health and social services, as the CHNAs/CHIPs reveal common population health problems that cross service providers' roles and geographical boundaries, resulting in less duplication of services, improved population health, and cost savings due to fewer unnecessary hospital admissions.
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