Detailed Explanation:
Hot spotting in population health is the strategy of identifying and targeting high-cost, high-need patients, often those with chronic conditions, to allocate resources effectively and reduce overall healthcare costs.
Option C: Identify and focus resources on high-cost, chronically ill patients
This approach is central to ACOs’ population health management, targeting those who need the most resources for better care coordination.
[References:, Hot spotting is a widely used strategy in ACOs for focusing on high-cost patients, as highlighted in CPHQ materials., , , , , ]
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