Inleiding

PHM requests new forms of governance between professionals and between organisations, as well as in the regulatory mechanisms. Often networks are the next organisational form that is shown in health care. These networks form their own new forms of governance. Latest insights in the organisational and financial arrangements between professionals, organisations, payers and policy makers are taught and discussed. International examples of the application of principles of PHM with focus on the cooperation modalities will illustrate the ways of implementing these new forms of health care organisations. The evaluation methodology of these new forms of governance is not straightforward. With the students the various possibilities of assessing the effects of the new forms of governance in terms of added value for the population. Students are challenged to realise their own governance infrastructure and evaluation design for their own identified population. Combination of learning and applying new knowledge.

The Population Health Management, Governance (PHM-governance) course aims at:

• Professionals who are able to work together in enhancing the health care system and advocating health care solutions in the broadest sense.
• Professionals who want to take responsibilities and organize an integrated approach to improve health in defined risk populations.
• Organizations that support the transformation into integrated health systems.

Target groups

The partners of the LUMC- Campus The Hague offer the first winter course in PHM governance, organized in cooperation with the Campus The Hague Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) for health care professionals (-trainees) and master students that:

• are or want to become change agents to organize a more integrated health care system
• have an open attitude towards a new paradigm for health care.