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Survey Finds Most Healthcare Orgs Struggle to Collect, Use SDOH Data

February 21, 2023 - A white paper published last week by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) shows that a majority of surveyed healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health (SDOH) data but various challenges related to data collection, coding, and use prevent this information from being leveraged effectively to improve...


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NIH Launches AI Program to Advance Biomedical, Behavioral Research

by Shania Kennedy

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SNOMED Strikes Partnership to Support Healthcare Research Opportunities

by Shania Kennedy

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Mayo, CDC Leaders: Policy, Coalitions Key Barriers to Data Modernization

by Shania Kennedy

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How to Improve Data Normalization in Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

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Why UCI Researchers Created a Framework for Analyzing Wearables Data

by Anuja Vaidya

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Data Analytics Points to Cardiovascular Risk After COVID-19

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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New Collab to Give Rare Disease Project Access to Data Analysis Tech

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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De-Identified Data to Improve Health Equity, Research 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Truveta and LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced a strategic partnership that will use de-identified data to improve the quality of all health research and enable new insights on health...

IBM Agrees to Sale of Watson Data, Analytics Assets to Francisco Partners  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Today, IBM and Francisco Partners announced a definitive agreement under which Francisco Partners will acquire data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business, multiple outlets...

More Healthcare Organization Focusing on Population Health Management

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Lower Hospital Infections

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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by Erin McNemar, MPA

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Data Management Improves Care Quality, Reduces Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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Using Data Analytics to Close Care Gaps, Improve Patient Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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Education, Infrastructure Key to Precision Medicine Adoption

by Jessica Kent

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Precision Medicine Program Analyzes Diverse Genetic Dataset

by Jessica Kent

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by Jessica Kent

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by Jessica Kent

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National Quality Standards Will Improve Social Determinants of Health

by Emily Sokol, MPH

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