Essential Hospitals Institute has released a toolkit to help essential hospitals develop leadership positions for population health improvement.
The toolkit provides several resources for hiring and evaluating population health executives, including:
- A core set of skills.
- A list of hiring considerations.
- A template job description.
- A skill assessment worksheet.
Hospitals can use these tools to build the workforce and leadership they need to improve population health in their communities.
The Institute developed the toolkit through a 24-month project, funded by the Kresge Foundation. Phase I of the project served as a formative evaluation and included focus groups with member hospitals, qualitative interviews with experts in the field, and a stakeholder summit in July 2018. Phase II focused specifically on curriculum and implementation for essential hospitals.
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