With increasing focus on reducing the demand for healthcare and developing a deeper understanding of your population, the need for common information for public health and commissioning teams becomes even more paramount.
Dr Foster has responded to this with the development of Population Health Manager, which has established the standard for health planning following almost nine months of consultation, design and development. The product allows commissioners and public health professionals to define any group of people within a PCT and immediately access all the necessary data about their health including life expectancy, causes of death, prevalence of illness and frequency of admission to hospital.
The tool makes it possible for PCT’s to commission services tailored to different communities based on a thorough understanding people’s needs and lifestyles, both now, in the past and projected into the future.
More than ever before, accurate, timely and accessible management information on our local populations is required to meet the demands of World Class Commissioning, local needs assessment, tackling inequalities, partnership working and strategic planning, all alongside the changing economic landscape.
Population Health Manager (PHM) is a tool produced by Dr Foster Intelligence to support Primary Care organisations acting as commissioners to:
The tool has been designed to be used by Public Health and Commissioning Teams within Primary Care Trusts to facilitate joint working to the achievement of the organisations World Class Commissioning objectives. The tool is also designed to support partnership working with NHS provider trusts, Local Authorities, and other organisations to gain maximum improvement in health outcomes.
If you are interested in finding out more about PHM please contact Claire Taylor on claire.taylor@drfoster.co.uk or on 0207 332 8800.
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