Healthcare Strategies

How Data-Informed Risk Stratification Can Support Suicide Prevention

February 20, 2024 - As the mental health crisis in the United States persists, supporting patients and preventing adverse outcomes are top priorities for healthcare providers. However, the national behavioral health workforce shortage and access barriers to mental healthcare mean that many are unable to receive the care they need, a phenomenon with potentially life-threatening consequences. Listen to the...

Read More


More Articles

How Can Medical Schools Educate Students on Artificial Intelligence?

by Shania Kennedy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in healthcare as stakeholders work to assess how these tools can be used to drive improvements in areas like clinician burnout, population health, and precision medicine. As health systems begin...

Few Executives Establishing Strategies for Highly Trusted AI

by Mark Melchionna

Research from Bain and Company indicated that although health executives acknowledge the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), many struggle with prioritization. This led researchers to create...

Artificial Intelligence Method Can Help Predict Skin Cancer Recurrence

by Mark Melchionna

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based method developed by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) can help identify early-stage melanoma patients at risk for cancer recurrence and assist...

Data Sharing Knowledge Gaps Widespread Among Patients

by Shania Kennedy

Only about half of respondents (52 percent) identified health information as part of the personal data collected and shared in clinical settings, indicating significant knowledge gaps among patients...

Using Genomic Data to Boost Population Health During COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Genomic data has emerged as a comprehensive resource that can help researchers and providers better understand the underlying mechanisms of disease, leading to improved population health. During the...

How Data Analytics Can Help Manage Intensive Care Unit Capacity

by Jessica Kent

Data analytics tools have proven to be valuable assets in several areas of healthcare. From disease detection to workflow optimization, advanced analytics solutions have the potential to increase care...

National Quality Standards Will Improve Social Determinants of Health

by Emily Sokol, MPH

A lack of national standards for social determinants of health quality metrics impedes progress, but a plan for setting nationwide guidelines could be the first step to nationally addressing these...

Exchanging Social Determinants Data to Boost Population Health

by Jessica Kent

Of the countless pieces of information needed to enhance population health, social determinants of health data are among the most critical. While it’s widely understood that non-clinical factors...

How AI Chatbots Can Boost Patient Engagement, Care Experience

by Jessica Kent

The rise of artificial intelligence tools in healthcare has introduced new methods of care delivery, giving providers the ability to reach patients outside the four walls of the doctor’s...

Leveraging Data Analytics Tools to Address Health Disparities

by Jessica Kent

The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the health disparities that pervade the industry, with the virus widening the gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged patient populations. Identifying...

How an ACO, FQHC Model Leveraged Social Determinants of Health

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Community Care Cooperative’s (C3’s) unique accountable care organization (ACO) model enables population health management to overcome the social determinants of health needs of their...

Supporting Social Determinants of Health Strategies with AI

by Jessica Kent

The social determinants of health have become a household term in the healthcare industry’s vernacular, with leaders and organizations aiming to address these influences to provide more...

Enhancing Clinical Decision Support Tools with AI, Machine Learning

by Jessica Kent

Clinical decision support systems are essential for organizations aiming to advance healthcare delivery, helping physicians flag potential problems and make more informed choices. Although these tools...

Capturing Social Determinants of Health to Effect Lasting Change

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Providers and payers have come to the realization that effecting system change requires a more comprehensive understanding of the patient beyond the clinical encounter. Social determinants of health...

Recent Articles