Hospitals are focusing on promoting healthy communities by addressing social drivers of health. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles engaged young people in assessing their community’s health through a photography project. Community Health Improvement Week celebrates…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 12, 2023 – Through the reintroduction of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, United States Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) aim to permanently allow virtual access to physical therapy covered…
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By Sara Heath
June 07, 2023 – Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, with a new report from The Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute showing that gaps persist across…
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Kaiser Family Foundation health equity researchers took a deep dive into 2021 American Community Survey data to examine how demographics, health coverage and other social determinants of health drive health and healthcare for Asian…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
June 02, 2023 – The American Medical Association (AMA), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and Race Forward have united in a national coalition advocating for multi-sector collaborations to prioritize actionable health equity.
Named…
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Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, said she has saved more lives in a parking lot than she ever saved as a surgeon in the operating room.
She made this statement…
Trillions of cells, four bases, which standard to use? Sync for Genes tests the use of data standards for genomics. Join ONC for this webinar to learn how HL7® FHIR® and other standards have…
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Tackling value-based care is crucial with the upcoming 2030 mandate by CMS. But it can be challenging for providers to deliver equitable care while hitting value-based care goals.Still, providers don’t have much of a…
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Healthcare companies are ramping up health equity efforts. However, many are still missing the mark, one executive recently said.
“When we talk about health inequity, when we talk about social determinants of health, that’s been…
“With Artificial Intelligence we now have the ability to erode trust at scale”
Reggie Townsend, Vice President of Data Ethics at SAS made that statement to a room full of clients, data analysts, AI experts,…
