Using Social Determinants to Promote Health Equity During a Crisis
Across the healthcare landscape, it is widely understood but rarely confessed that not all care is delivered equally. In an ideal world – or just a fairer one – the medical industry would be able to seamlessly address an...Sharing SDOH Data for Improved Population Health Management
With the healthcare industry steadily moving toward more holistic, preventive care delivery, health systems have increasingly recognized the critical role the social determinants of health play in the...Tool Helps Hospitals Plan for Critical Care Surges During COVID-19
To help hospitals and health systems plan for a surge in critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from Rand Corporation have developed an interactive tool that allows...Data Platform Tracks Hospital Bed Capacity During COVID-19 Outbreak
Definitive Healthcare has partnered with Esri to launch an interactive data platform that allows people to analyze and monitor US hospital bed capacity, as well as potential geographic areas of risk,...Social Determinants of Health Impact Cancer Screening Rates
Individuals living in areas of greater deprivation and rurality had lower rates of recommended cancer screening, reflecting the significant impact the social determinants of health have on care access,...Artificial Intelligence Identifies High-Risk COVID-19 Patients
Medical Home Network, an organization serving patients in the Chicago area, is using artificial intelligence to identify individuals who have a heightened vulnerability to severe complications from...Robot Uses Deep Learning, Ultrasound Imaging to Draw Blood
An autonomous, robotic tool used deep learning and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters on par with or better than human providers, according to a study published in Nature Machine...53% of Execs Say Healthcare Leads Artificial Intelligence Adoption
Fifty-three percent of healthcare executives say that the healthcare industry is ahead of most other industries in artificial intelligence adoption, according to a survey from KPMG. However, 37...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...Sponsored by Optum
