Population Health AHEAD
The CT AHEAD advisory committee will support the development of a statewide Population Health Accountability Plan (PHAP) to help select priority health measures and advise on community-driven strategies for improving population health by focusing on preventive care and chronic disease prevention. Participating hospitals will also be required to create population health accountability plans that align with statewide priorities and activities.
The Statewide PHAP is a tool that CT will use to share its long-term vison for population health improvement and align stakeholders around shared goals for care transformation.
The statewide PHAP will outline:
- State population health goals
- Quality measures and targets
- Statewide initiatives that support achieving model goals
The Statewide PHAP will include the following:
- Core population characteristics: a summary of the state’s core population characteristics
- A health needs assessment: A summary of the state’s health needs that will include:
- Identified health needs and data sources
- Past initiatives and resources to address the health need
- Gaps and opportunities to improve initiatives under AHEAD
- Population health focus areas and selected quality measures and targets: A summary of how the state will address the health needs including
- State health focus areas
- Selected quality measures and targets
- Population health improvement strategies
- Baseline and annual data: baseline and annual reporting data for each selected quality measure
- Health promotion activity investments and supports: Existing or new policies and investments CT will leverage to advance population health goals and support participating hospitals and primary care practices in connecting patients to services that address health promotion activities
- An engagement strategy: engagement and communication strategies to promote aligned care transformation across CT