Population Health Strategies
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Stephen Njenga
Director of Quality Measurement and Population Health Improvement
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Improving Outcomes Across Communities
Population health focuses on improving health outcomes for defined groups of individuals while also addressing the variation and inequities within those outcomes. As health care continues to shift toward value‑based models, leaders increasingly recognize population health as essential to long‑term sustainability and success. Effective population health strategies enable hospitals and health systems to improve quality and outcomes, better manage clinical and financial risk, and control the total cost of care. Achieving meaningful impact requires pragmatic, data‑driven, and innovative approaches that align clinical care, community partnerships, and system‑level transformation to deliver better health for individuals and communities alike.
Explore Population Health Resources
Looking for tools and insights to strengthen population health efforts? MHA provides practical guidance, data resources, and proven strategies to help hospitals improve outcomes, address disparities, and enhance the health of communities across Missouri.
Advancing Health Beyond Hospital Walls
Explore tools and approaches that support hospitals in improving outcomes across populations.
exploreMOhealth
Where we live has a huge impact on our health. By examining targeted health data specific to a particular county or ZIP code, we are able to identify issues and take action to help create and sustain a healthier Missouri.
The exploreMOhealth website was created in partnership between the Hospital Industry Data Institute and the MHA Health Institute. By combining their resources, they have created one of the most unique health-related datasets in the country, offering both county- and ZIP code-level data. Data is the key to diagnosing and addressing some of our region’s most pressing health issues, and by making this information available to the public, both organizations are furthering their missions to improve health and the health care system.
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September 28, 2026
MHA Accountable Leaders Convening Highlights Leadership, Collaboration In Workplace Violence Prevention And Intervention
Health care leaders from across Missouri convened Sept. 23 in Columbia, Mo., for “Accountable Leaders for Worker and Environmental Safety,” a…
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September 28, 2026
CMS Moves Restraint And Seclusion Death Reporting Form To New Digital Platform
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transitioned Form CMS-10455 — Report of a Hospital Death Associated With the Use of Restraint or…
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September 28, 2026
MHA Distributes Analysis Of Final Updates To 2027 Medicare SNF PPS
The Missouri Hospital Association prepared an analysis illustrating the financial effect of the federal fiscal year 2027 final updates to the…
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September 25, 2026
CMS Issues Preliminary CY 2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Payment Rates
As directed under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must collect private payer rates…
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Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Forum
The Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Forum brings together marketing, communications, public relations and digital strategy leaders…
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23rd Annual Health Care Leadership Series
Step into leadership with confidence! Gain skills, tools and a strong network to lead change in today’s evolving health care landscape.
Oct
9
PQC Connect: Building an Integrated Perinatal Mental Health Clinic in an OB-GYN Residency Practice: Lessons From a Maternal Health Innovation Grant
This session describes the development and early implementation of an integrated perinatal mental health clinic, supported by a maternal health…
Oct
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MO PQC Maternal and Infant Symposium
The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative’s Maternal & Infant Symposium will highlight patient-centered quality improvement and workforce…