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EHR-based SDOH Screening Accuracy Falls Short for Housing InstabilityDistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday February 13, 2023) - Daily Reads/ DistilINFO Hospital IT | |
 | – EHR-based social determinant of health (SDOH) screening questionnaires under identified patients with housing instability and financial strain compared to single-domain screening tools, according to a study published in JAMA. Public health, healthcare delivery organizations, federal agencies, and researchers have advocated for better collection of patient SDOH data. Social factors can influence referrals to community partners, increase awareness of patient needs, measure population health, and improve risk prediction models. Popular EHR platforms include multidomain screening questionnaires assessing SDOH. Researchers evaluated the accuracy of EHR-based questionnaires using single-domain questionnaires on food insecurity, housing instability, and financial strain as external standards. The study...
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How Spiritual Care Impacts the Mental Health of Family CaregiversDistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday February 13, 2023) - Daily Reads/ DistilINFO Hospital IT | |
 | – Acting as a family caregiver, who often takes on the role of surrogate decision-maker, can lead to elevated stress and anxiety caused by the patient prognosis and complex medical decisions needed to be made. According to a recent Regenstrief Institute study, spiritual care interventions can effectively support the mental health and well-being of family caregivers. Family caregivers in the intensive care unit (ICU) will make critical healthcare decisions on behalf of patients who may be incapacitated or critically ill and unable to make their own decisions. The study, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, examined the well-being...
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2021 Annual Meeting: SDOH Information Exchange Innovation, Referrals, Consent, and EquityOffice of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Monday February 13, 2023) - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | March 29, 2021This session will explore innovative efforts for SDOH information exchange and interoperable referrals, along with considerations for consent and equity. The session will highlight initiatives from1) CyncHealth, describing the use of HIE to enhance SDOH collaboration in Nebraska2) San Diego Health Connect, noting relevant take-aways from their 2019 LEAP Project for consent and reducing health disparities3) Ohio Health Information Partnership, describing their efforts on SDOH referrals4) Bronx RHIO, discussing community-based health IT efforts to address SDOH, and5) The Gravity Project to provide an update on progress toward SDOH core data for interoperability and standards-based information exchange.Brett Andriesen, ONC, ModeratorElizabeth...
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2021 Tech Forum: Integrating SDOH Data Into Clinical Systems & Connecting with Human ServicesOffice of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Sunday February 12, 2023) - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | September 10, 2021Providers are increasingly capturing SDOH data from patients as part of a clinical encounter and using this data to help inform clinical care delivery and to support social care referrals in the community. Existing and emerging health IT standards and codes sets specific to SDOH enable this data to be integrated into a care record and exchanged to support referrals aligned with an individuals’ social need(s). This session will outline technical workflows and use cases for integrating SDOH data into an EHR and as part of a shared care plan and will describe the applicable standards and codes sets...
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2022 Tech Forum: Developing Clinical Decision Support with SDOH Data for Improved Patient OutcomesOffice of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Sunday February 12, 2023) - AI/ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | September 16, 2022This session will identify next steps to advance electronic clinical decision support (CDS) focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). We are interested in exploring the different stages of guideline development to determine an outcome of successful CDS that incorporates SDOH. JaWanna Henry, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Alison Kemp, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Rose Almonte, MITREMike Gillam, MD, FACEP, HealthLab Kristen Miller, DrPH, MSPH, MSL, CPPS, MedStar Health Research Institute Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD, FDS RCSEd, FASCO, UConn Health Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, Weill Cornell Medicine Emily C....
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How Technology Is Improving HealthcareThe Healthcare Guys - (Sunday February 12, 2023) - AI/ Frequent Updates/ The Healthcare Guys | |
 | The world of healthcare is rapidly changing, and technology is playing an increasingly important role in the industry. From smart devices that can detect symptoms early on to remote patient monitoring, technology is allowing healthcare professionals to provide better care than ever before. Let’s take a look at some of how technology is revolutionizing healthcare today. Healthcare and Smart Technology Smart technology for healthcare has made it easier for doctors and patients to communicate and monitor health conditions more closely. Smartwatches and wristbands can now track vital signs like heart rate, oxygen levels, sleep patterns, and more. This information can be...
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2021 Annual Meeting: Data Tagging & Consent of Sensitive Health Data (Stakeholder Led Efforts)Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Sunday February 12, 2023) - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | March 29, 2021Data Tagging and consent are important for improving interoperability while protecting privacy and choice. Data tagging can support various use cases including for social determinants of health data (SDOH) use and interoperability. Multidisciplinary, stakeholder led activities are focused on advancing data tagging adoption and use, in part to help eliminate disparities and improve health equity, and to support the interoperability of sensitive health data including, in certain instances, for SDOH. This session will inform attendees of current ONC and external stakeholder activities for moving sensitive health data to support holistic person centered health. Presenters will share progress on different...
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Mental Health for Teens with Ken BaumeHealth Radio Network - (Sunday February 12, 2023) - eHealth Radio Network/ Podcasts | |
 | Ken Baum, a best-selling author of numerous life-changing books and a successful performance expert and author of his new book “The Mental Edge for Teens: How to thrive in school, sports, and life in a world of chaos, bullies, and ever-changing values” joins eHealth Radio and the Mental Health Channel. Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Ken Baum discuss the following: What do teens need to learn about their mental health? Is this why you wrote the book Mental Edge for Teens? What is the impact that this book is making, and why do you want to give away 100,000 books? Tell us...
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How Technology Integration Supports Precision MedicineHealthTech Magazine - (Saturday February 11, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ HealthTech Magazine | |
 | Precision Health Can Be Applied to All DisciplinesThe University of California, Irvine, has integrated its technology to create targeted health and wellness strategies for patients. In February 2022, the university launched the Institute for Precision Health, an interdisciplinary campuswide initiative to develop solutions in precision medicine. A future brick-and-mortar home for IPH will let data scientists collaborate with clinicians to develop analytics tools. “Precision health is truly an amalgamation of multiple critical pillars. Understanding the multidisciplinary nature of this work is really how IPH came about,” says Dr. Peter Chang, assistant professor in residence at UCI’s Department of Radiological Sciences. He formed...
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Healthcare systems could face new DPRK ransomware tacticsHealthcare IT news - (Friday February 10, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Government agencies from the United States and the Republic of Korea are highlighting new ransomware tactics they've seen, which they say are used to conceal the affiliation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea hackers working to stage attacks against U.S. and South Korean healthcare organizations and critical infrastructure.WHY IT MATTERS The new cybersecurity advisory, Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure fund DPRK malicious cyber activities, details both North Korea's historically and recently observed tactics, techniques and procedures and indicators of compromise. The additional observed TTPs "span phases from acquiring and purchasing infrastructure to concealing DPRK affiliation," according to the United States National Security Agency, the Federal...
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