The healthcare status quo for Medicaid and other underserved patients frequently leaves them in the lurch, said Cityblock Health CEO and cofounder Dr. Toyin Ajayi.They may have infrequent access to the medical system, hampered…
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Zocdoc, which provides quick access to a person’s local in-network provider, has teamed up with maternal healthcare startup Zaya Care to provide insurance-covered pregnancy and postpartum care for patients in New Jersey and New York,…
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Zaya Care, a network of pregnancy and postpartum care that takes insurance, will leverage Zocdoc to broaden access to maternity services.WHY IT MATTERSNew parents can now find and book video as well as in-person…
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Most new moms experience the “baby blues.” But some struggle with far worse. Peripartum depression (an inclusive term that includes postpartum depression) is defined by Johns Hopkins Guides as a “major depressive episode” that…
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The Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center in Charleston has a unique telemedicine program in place to help pregnant and postpartum women.The program is called Listening to Women and Pregnant and Postpartum People,…
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Nearly 20% of postpartum patients in America develop high blood pressure; Epic Research just found in a new study that postpartum hypertension nearly triples the chances of rehospitalization.After looking at more than 1.2 million birth encounters and then grouping and comparing the highest blood pressure readings taken in the 24 hours after discharge, the study found:
Patients with blood pressure levels at or above 160/110 shortly before discharge are nearly three times more likely to be readmitted than patients with normal blood pressure readings.
More than 5% of postpartum patients with the highest blood pressure readings, equal to or greater than 160/110 mmHg,…
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CyncHealth, Collective Medical and Innsena are being recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, including federal funding of $40,000, for their postpartum care program in Omaha.Pregnancy-related deaths are three to four times more common among minorities than among Caucasian women, even among those with a college degree. This program improves postpartum care for Black and Indigenous parents and children with high-risk conditions who participate in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and significantly reduces maternal and neonatal mortality.
Out of the 25 winners recognized by HHS, this program is the only one using health…
