Podcast #1: How Population Health Relates to Me

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Listeners will begin to understand the transition to value-based care and population health and why mid-level management plays a critical role.

Tracy Morton, MPH, Director of Population Health, National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center)

Tracy joined The Center in 2009 and directs the development and implementation of population and community health services for hospitals, networks and states in alignment with The Center’s vision to sustain and improve health care in rural communities. She serves as a subject matter expert to clients on population health, strategic planning, community health needs assessments and strategies for transitioning to value-based health care.

She is responsible for the management of the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), including strategic planning and work plan development and implementation. In addition to providing technical support, education and information to 45 state Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program grantees, she is responsible for regional and national meetings, conference calls and webinars, and managing consultant projects for Flex Programs and critical access hospitals.Tracy has worked in public health at the state, local and tribal levels. She received her Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Public Health from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire.