Rural Health Disparities Linked to Socioeconomic Status, Care Access
Higher rural mortality at the state level is strongly linked to socioeconomic status, patient care access, and lack of health insurance, indicating that changes in state and federal policies could...Study of Genes in Asian Populations to Reduce Care Disparities
A team from the University of Virginia (UVA), together with researchers from dozens of institutions around the world, will address and reduce care disparities by sequencing the genes of people across...Socioeconomic Data Reveals Disparities in Premature Mortality
Researchers from Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine examined socioeconomic data and found that premature mortality, or death occurring before age 65, is three to eight times...Low-Quality Data Hinders VA’s Efforts to Reduce Care Disparities
While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken measures to reduce care disparities, incomplete or inaccurate race and ethnicity data hinder the organization’s ability to effectively...HHS Using Real-Time Data to Help Combat the Opioid Crisis
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an agreement with Millennium Health, an accredited specialty laboratory, to combat the opioid crisis using near real-time drug testing...Evaluating the Benefits and Challenges of Genomics in Healthcare
In recent years, genomics and genetic data have emerged as an innovative area of research that could potentially transform healthcare. This information could accelerate precision medicine, paving the...Sponsored by Optum
Technology Provides Actionable Insights for Social Determinants of Health
Social determinants of health (SDoH) are the factors outside of traditional care that impact a patient’s health such as economic stability, education, environment, and access to care. Studies...Sponsored by Definitive Healthcare
How Hospitals Invest in Health IT for Value-Based Care
The healthcare industry has seen a shift in recent years from fee-for-service payment models towards value-based reimbursement. This shift represents the industry’s trend towards focusing on...Best Practices to Develop a Social Determinants of Health Strategy
Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) in a community can seem like an insurmountable task, but Humana’s best practices show that a changing health system is ready to tackle these problems. The SDOH are factors outside...How Geographic Data Can Help Address Social Determinants of Health
A patient’s social determinants of health contribute more to her health than her genetic code or her medical care. These social determinants of health are factors outside of the traditional healthcare setting that impact an...5 Successful Risk Scoring Tips to Improve Predictive Analytics
Risk scoring allows organizations to understand their population based on defined risk factors and anticipate the future risk of the group. A risk score is a metric used to predict aspects of a patient’s care (cost, risk of...Sponsored by Optum
Creating an Analytics Pathway to Evolve with Risk, Value-Based Care
Value-based care is reaching its inflection point as more providers and payers agree to share risk and manage population health at scale. In 2018, over half of federal revenues and 28 percent of...Combating Chronic Disease through the Social Determinants of Health
Healthcare providers do their very best to understand everything they need to know about their patients during the few scant minutes they are able to spend with each individual. Once or twice a year, or maybe when a sore throat...How to Choose a Population Health Management Company
Population health management is quickly becoming a critical competency for healthcare organizations large and small. From the primary care offices responsible for preventive services to inpatient hospitals on the hook for penalties...Using Big Data Analytics for Patient Safety, Hospital Acquired Conditions
Prediction and prevention are the two main goals for patient safety experts seeking to avoid adverse events and reduce the prevalence of hospital acquired conditions (HACs). While workflow strategies, staff training, and human...5 Steps for Planning a Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Project
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are quickly overhauling the processes of researching, purchasing, and implemented IT tools in the healthcare industry. With new breakthroughs announced almost every day and thousands of...Addressing Chronic Disease with Population Health Management Strategies
Chronic diseases are among the most costly, prevalent, and avoidable ailments impacting population health. Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and opioid addiction claim thousands of lives and...Sponsored by NextGen
