The hospital's disease management program has gathered data collected from health assessments in order to categorize patients into like groups with the intention of providing population management interventions. This practice or strategy is referred to as:
A) analogizing.
B) stratification.
C) comparing.
D) data exchanging.

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In population health management, stratification has two meanings (PHA, 2015): a method of randomization and a process for sorting a population of eligible members into groups relating to their relative need for total population management interventions. The stratification process harvests information that can be used to divide the patient population into different levels to ensure a return on investment (ROI) based on resources allowed.

The Hospital's Disease Management Program Has Gathered Data Collected from Health