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Language Barriers Imperil COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Worsening Outcomes

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sarai Rodriguez

May 05, 2023 – For patients who speak languages other than English, including the millions of immigrants in the US, language barriers have hindered COVID-19 vaccine access. Consequently, these barriers impacted the risk…

ChatGPT May Not be Ready to Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry Quite Yet, But There’s Promise for the Future

May 1, 2023May 2, 2023Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Heather Lane, Senior Architect of Data Science at athenahealth
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have transformed numerous industries in recent years, and healthcare is no…

Suffolk and north east Essex maternity services go live with CardMedic

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023Digital Health

Maternity services across Suffolk and north east Essex have deployed the CardMedic communications app to improve access across the entire maternity pathway. The app is being used to improve the experiences for all those…

Leveraging Data to Reduce Member Churn, Maintain Access to Care, and Avoid Care Gaps as a Result of the Medicaid Redetermination Process

April 26, 2023April 27, 2023Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ashley Perry, MPH, Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer at Socially Determined
When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, it decoupled the Public Health Emergency (PHE) from…

Stroke Prevalence Higher in Communities with Redlining and Greater Exposure to Social Determinants of Health

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023DistilINFO Hospital IT

Redlining, a discriminatory practice that designated many inner-city, mostly Black neighborhoods as hazardous for housing investment, is linked to the incidence of stroke in certain communities, according to researchers from Montefiore Medical Center in…