Population Health Management (PHM) is at the forefront of strategic initiatives being undertaken across the healthcare industry, prompted by the massive shift in risk from payers to providers driven by both legislated and organic payment reform. This shift is completely redefining the healthcare delivery system in the U.S. Chilmark Research defines population health management as the proactive management of the health of a given population by a defined network of financially linked providers in partnership with community stakeholders (social workers, visiting nurses, hospice, patient, caregivers/family, etc.).