with public health focused on keeping people healthy (vaccines lifestyles safe living conditions et cetera) and health administration focused on treating illnesses. As the health care system evolves influenced by changing consumer expectations shifting reimbursement plans and the increasing use of technology the term population health has emerged as the intersection between the two. The interprofessional collaborations within population health will expand over time as PH administrators and HA clinicians work side-by-side with focused efforts to prevent and treat illness efficiently and effectively for the populations they serve.
