$100,000 Hearst Health Prize Created in Partnership With the Jefferson School of Population Health

NEW YORK, NY and PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwired - Mar 24, 2015) - Hearst Health, a division of Hearst Corporation, and the Jefferson School of Population Health of Thomas Jefferson University, today announced the creation of the annual Hearst Health Prize, a $100,000 cash award given in recognition of an organization's or individual's outstanding achievement in managing or improving wellness.

The announcement was made at the fifteenth annual Population Health Colloquium in Philadelphia by Gregory Dorn, MD, president of Hearst Health, and David B. Nash, MD, MBA, dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health. The call for submissions will open in the summer of 2015, and the inaugural winner of the $100,000 award will be announced at the 2016 Population Health Colloquium.

"We are committed to supporting initiatives, organizations, and innovations to advance better health outcomes, improved patient care and greater health access worldwide," Dorn said. "We established the Hearst Health Prize to create more visibility for breakthrough achievements in population health and share these insights with other healthcare professionals globally."

"Hearst Health is the ideal partner in awarding this prize for excellence in population health," Nash said. "Hearst's deeply rooted tradition of being independent, unbiased, and evidence-based, along with their proven track record of innovation, is representative of the ideals we pursue and uphold through the Jefferson School of Population Health."

As the administrator of the Hearst Health Prize, the Jefferson School of Population Health will assemble an interdisciplinary panel of judges. The Jefferson School is currently seeking nominations for members of the judging panel, as well as expressions of interest or nominations for Hearst Health Prize entrants. Entries are open to organizations, individuals or institutions who have demonstrated proven outcomes in managing or improving the health of a population through pioneering programs that may incorporate areas such as technology, care delivery, processes, care guidance and more. For details and submission instructions as they become available, please visit www.hearsthealth.com.

Healthcare organizations interested in learning more about the Hearst Health Prize are invited to visit the Hearst Health booth #2260 at HIMSS15 Chicago; April 12-16, 2015.

ABOUT HEARST HEALTH
The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, MCG, Homecare Homebase, Hearst Health International, Hearst Health Ventures and the Hearst Health Innovation Lab (www.hearsthealth.com). The mission of the Hearst Health network is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person's health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from the Hearst Health network reaches 84 percent of discharged patients, 174 million insured individuals, 35 million home health visits, and 4 billion prescriptions.

ABOUT THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF POPULATION HEALTH
The Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) is the first and only school of its kind in the country. Established in 2008, it is part of Thomas Jefferson University, a leading academic health center founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1824 as Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel Medical College). The School is dedicated to exploring the policies and forces that define the health and well-being of populations. Its mission is to prepare leaders with global vision to examine the social determinants of health and to evaluate, develop and implement health policies and systems that will improve the health of populations and thereby enhance the quality of life. Jefferson School of Population Health provides exemplary graduate academic programming in population health, public health, health policy, healthcare quality and safety, and health outcomes research. Its educational offerings are enhanced by research, publications and continuing education and professional development offerings in these areas. http://www.jefferson.edu/university/population-health.html