“Driven by the increasingly shared vision of managing population health, officials for hospitals and public health departments are working together more closely,” notes Hospitals & Health Networks.

“These two types of health organizations do not have a tradition of working as true partners, but resources are available to aid in the process from such organizations as the Institute of Medicine, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.”

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