Fifth Annual Competition Awards $100,000 to Winner and $25,000 to
Finalists
SAN FRANCISCO & PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/PopHealth?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#PopHealthlt;/agt;–Hearst Health, a division of Hearst, and the Jefferson College of
Population Health, part of Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas
Jefferson University), today announced that the call for submissions is
now open for the 2020 Hearst Health Prize. The annual award recognizes
outstanding achievement of organizations managing or improving
population health in the United States. The winner will be awarded
$100,000 and up to two finalists will each be awarded $25,000.
“Over the past five years, the Hearst Health Prize has become a showcase
for population health programs across the nation to submit their
evidence-based results and improved patient outcomes,” said Hearst
Health President Gregory Dorn, MD, MPH. “We are thrilled to have the
opportunity to highlight more organizations committed to improving
population health again this year. We are continually impressed by the
breadth of programs that are transforming the way healthcare is
delivered in the United States.”
The Hearst Health Prize evaluates implemented projects that demonstrate
improved population health outcomes; it is not a grant program. The
deadline for submissions is August 9, 2019. Up to three finalists will
be named in January 2020, and the winner will be announced on March 31,
2020 at the 20th annual Population Health Colloquium in
Philadelphia. For full details, including eligibility, submission
criteria, application and rules, please visit: www.jefferson.edu/HearstHealthPrize.
“We are honored to provide a national program for organizations to share
their best practices for improving population health. We encourage all
organizations committed to this mission to apply for this year’s award
and to share the results of their programs with us,” said David B. Nash,
MD, MBA, dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health. “Through
the Hearst Health Prize, we identify leading innovators that have made
an impact in their communities and provide them the opportunity to
positively impact more people with funding and exposure from this award.”
Applications will be evaluated by faculty at the Jefferson College of
Population Health and a distinguished panel of judges. Each submission
will be scored based on the program’s:
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Population health impact or outcome, demonstrated by measurable
improvement -
Use of evidence-based interventions and best practices to improve the
quality of care - Promotion of communication, collaboration and engagement
- Scalability and sustainability
- Innovation
Key Dates for the 2020 Hearst Health Prize:
- August 9, 2019: Closing date for submissions at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT
- January 2020: Finalists notified
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March 30, 2020: Finalists will present their work at a poster session
at the 20th annual Population Health Colloquium in
Philadelphia -
March 31, 2020: Winner of the $100,000 Hearst Health Prize will be
announced at the Population Health Colloquium
Past Hearst Health Prize winners:
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2019: Sharp
Transitions – A home-based palliative care program for patients
with advanced and progressive chronic illness who are not ready for
hospice care -
2018: Massachusetts
Housing and Shelter Alliance – A permanent supportive housing
program for people experiencing chronic homelessness -
2017: Intermountain
Healthcare – A mental health integration program that makes mental
health evaluation and service part of the routine care for all
Intermountain patients -
2016: Community
Care of North Carolina – A transitional care program for Medicaid
patients
For additional information about the Hearst Health Prize, please visit www.jefferson.edu/HearstHealthPrize.
About the Hearst Health Prize
The Hearst Health Prize is an annual $100,000 award honoring outstanding
achievement in improving population health in the U.S., funded by Hearst
Health and administered by the Jefferson College of Population Health.
One winner is awarded $100,000 and up to two finalists each receive
$25,000. The Hearst Health Prize provides a national platform to
showcase successful programs and to proliferate best practices more
rapidly. For additional information about the Hearst Health Prize,
please visit www.jefferson.edu/HearstHealthPrize.
About Hearst Health
The mission of Hearst Health is to help guide the most important care
moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who
touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance
from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205
million insured individuals, 77 million home health visits and 3.2
billion dispensed prescriptions. The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First
Databank), Zynx
Health, MCG, Homecare
Homebase, MHK (formerly
MedHOK—Medical House of Knowledge) and Hearst
Health Ventures (www.hearsthealth.com).
Hearst also holds a minority interest in the precision medicine and
oncology analytics company M2Gen.
Follow Hearst Health on Twitter @HearstHealth or
LinkedIn @Hearst-Health.
About the Jefferson College of Population Health
Established in 2008, JCPH is
part of Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson
University), a leader in interdisciplinary, professional education, and
home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of
Design, Engineering and Commerce. JCPH is dedicated to exploring the
policies and forces that define the health and well-being of
populations. Its mission is to prepare leaders with global vision to
examine the social determinants of health and to evaluate, develop and
implement health policies and systems that will improve the health of
populations and thereby enhance the quality of life. JCPH provides
exemplary graduate academic programming in population health, public
health, health policy, healthcare quality and safety, and applied health
economics and outcomes research. Its educational offerings are enhanced
by research, publications and continuing education and professional
development offerings in these areas.
Follow JCPH on Twitter @JeffersonJCPH or
LinkedIn @Jefferson
College of Population Health.
Contacts
Media:
Paul Luthringer, Hearst, 212-649-2540, [email protected]
Lydia
Rinaldi, Hearst, 212-649-2398, [email protected]
Kristin
Deuber, Health+Commerce, 614-975-4186, [email protected]
Business
Contacts:
Rochelle Abbott, Hearst Health, 310-954-5675, [email protected]
Alexandria
Skoufalos, Jefferson College of Population Health, 215-955-2822, [email protected]
