Improving Population Health: The Business Community Imperative
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چکیده
Information on the economic effect of poor population health is needed to engage the business community in population health improvement. In a competitive global market, the United States has high health care costs and poor outcomes (measured by such factors as healthy and productive lives) compared with other countries. US business needs to understand population health and not focus just on the health of employees at the worksite. We describe a long-term approach to population health, including incentives, and identify what is needed to engage business leadership in population health improvement.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010