Performance Measurement and Improvement
- Meeting attendance
- Participation in Ongoing Physician Performance Evaluation process
- MPH course or Certificate Program
Hospital Operations and Governance
- Meeting attendance (MEC, PCPC, Medical Director’s meeting)
- Direct faculty mentorship
- MPH course
Payment Systems: Pay-for-Performance, Global Payment
- Meeting attendance (LGHP Quality, ACO Quality)
- Participation in P4P measure development process
- MPH course
Physician Contracting
- Meeting attendance (PCPC, LGHP Finance)
- MPH course
Organizational Culture and Behavior
- Direct participation in LGHealth initiatives
- MPH course
Quality and Safety
- Direct faculty mentorship
- Participation in Quality and Safety initiative
- MPH course
Management Communication
- Assistance with communication between the Care Connections and PCMH
- Meeting attendance and participation
- Observation of LGHealth leaders
Leadership
- Direct faculty mentorship
- LG Physicians Leadership Academy
Care Redesign and Population Health Management
- Direct faculty mentorship
- Direct participation in LG Health initiatives
- Meeting attendance (PCMH Comm meetings)
- Curriculum development
Project Management
- Direct involvement in or leadership of LG Health initiatives
The fellow will participate in an intense orientation to various community resources to best manage the complex needs of the patient population. These include but are not limited to:
- Shadow navigators/social work/care coordinators
- Public housing system
- Drug and alcohol resources; mental health resources/crisis intervention
- Food banks/homeless shelters
- Pharmacies and indigent programs
- VNA services, DME suppliers
- Nursing homes/geriatric services (day programs)/palliative care
- Research Institute -Mike Horst – research design and process
The fellow will plan and coordinate CME, develop and support curriculum in population management for allied health, medical student, and resident education. The fellow will prepare and present data and findings from the performance assessment of Care Connections.
Lancaster General Health is currently accepting applications for the Population Health Fellowship via mail/fax. We will also accept written applications via mail or email.
Eligibility Requirements to Begin the Population Health Fellowship
- Successful completion of an ACGME Accredited Residency in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident Status (we are currently unable to sponsor visas)
- Passing Scores on USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3
- Graduates of Non-US Medical schools must have ECFMG certification