Social Determinants of Health

Prioritizing Data Analytics, Value-Based Care Strategies at Nemours 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

In 2021, Nemours Children’s Health, a pediatric health system in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida, took steps to improve its data analytics and value-based...

High-Quality Data Essential to Achieving Whole-Person Patient Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

 During the second annual Payer and Provider Virtual Summit, experts emphasize the role of high-quality data to achieve whole-person care.  Whole person care is the concept that the best way to...

Data Analysis Indicates Preeclampsia Risk

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a data analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of over 6,000 women, there is evidence that a combination of biological, social, and cultural factors are responsible for...

What Is the Role of Data Analytics in Population Health Management? 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Population health management has become an important method for improving community health. As the population health management market continues to develop in the healthcare space, systems must gather data from multiple sources, apply...

Improving Risk Prediction for Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

For better chronic disease management, Boston University researchers recommend replacing the term “race” with underlying factors that indicate an increased risk for heart attacks...

NIA Discovers Health Disparities In Alzheimer’s Research Studies 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to the National Institute on Aging, data analytics showed that Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35 percent less likely to be diagnosed with...

Targeting COVID-19 Health Disparities With Data Analytics

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light existing health disparities, especially among Black, Latinx, and other underrepresented populations. Using data analytics, Indiana’s Marion County...

Social Determinants Of Health Cause COVID-19 Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a study by Rutgers University researchers, social determinants of health play a significant role in who is impacted by COVID-19, creating health disparities. The study published in...

Studying Long COVID to Improve Population Health Efforts

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To improve population health efforts, the Icahn Scholl of Medicine at Mount Sinai will serve as the lead site of enrollment for two cohort studies examining the long-term effects of COVID-19. The...

Ethical Artificial Intelligence Standards To Improve Patient Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As providers continue to target improved patient outcomes, more organizations are utilizing artificial intelligence, data analytics, and machine learning. However, organizations should follow ethical standards to ensure positive results...

More Healthcare Organization Focusing on Population Health Management

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a recent Digital Health Most Wired Survey, healthcare areas that have seen the biggest overall improvement are patient engagement, interoperability, and population health...

Data Analytics Connects COVID-19 Outcomes to Ethnicity, Socioeconomics

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of California researchers used patient data analytics to determine if race and ethnicity-based COVID-19 outcomes disparities are associated with socioeconomic characteristics. Since the...

Identifying Chronic Disease Risks Through Genetic Research

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Through collecting data for the Mass General Brigham Biobank, researchers found that three-quarters of biobank participants carrying genetic risks for cancer and heart disease had never been...

Data Analytics Shows COVID-19 Impact, Highlight Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a recent study examining data analytics, minority populations have been disproportionately impacted with higher rates of COVID-19 infection throughout the pandemic, highlighting health...

Breast Cancer Decision-Making Tool Uses Data Insights

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers are gathering data insights to create a decision-making tool for women who receive a breast cancer diagnosis. In 2019, assistant professor...

Data Analytics Evaluates COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

by Erin McNemar, MPA

By conducting data analytics on one of the world’s largest integrated health record databases, the Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University researchers examined the effectiveness of the...

UCSF Center Receives Grant To Study Health Disparities, Chronic Disease

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded the University of California–San Francisco (UCSF) center a five-year, $22.5-million grant to research health...

Predictive Model Illustrates Transmissibility of COVID-19

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Chicago researchers used flu data and similarities to create a predictive model showing how COVID-19 spreads. While COVID-19 is more transmissible and deadlier than most influenzas...

Integrating Social Determinants of Health Into Risk Prediction Models

by Erin McNemar, MPA

While many risk factors patients face concerning their health are due to genetics, researchers suggest that social determinants of health could also play a role in risk prediction. In a recent study,...

Improving Precision Medicine Accessibility Among Admixed Populations

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded $11.7 million to launch the Genetic & Social Determinants of Health: Center for Admixture Science and Technology...