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Introduces students to concepts, methods, and issues related to the application of health IT to population health. Covers the uses of health IT to define and identify populations and sub-populations of interest, describe the health status and needs of populations, improve the health of populations, and evaluate services provided to populations. Reviews the potential value of various data sources for risk stratification of populations including: insurance claims, comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), health information exchanges (HIEs), and mobile health data. Emphasizes the challenges of “Big Data” and data quality in population health management. Lessons are mainly US oriented but are also applicable to other high and middle income countries.