After a turbulent, momentous year, many rang in 2021 eager for a fresh start. In healthcare, however, some things will remain the same: namely, the significance of artificial intelligence and social...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, predictive analytics have helped healthcare organizations plan for surges in patients, allocate necessary resources, and anticipate which populations would be at...
Racial disparities in cancer and COVID-19 outcomes stem from very similar factors, a finding that has significant implications for the public health sector, according to a study published in Clinical...
Filling gaps in race and ethnicity data will help support and promote health equity, according to a commentary written by Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, senior medical officer at United Hospital Fund...
While cancer obviously takes a momentous physical toll on the body, the disease can have dire effects on a person’s mental health as well – a trend that has only grown more common with the...
While the healthcare industry has made significant strides in leveraging data and technology to treat cancer, gaps in treatments and outcomes continue to persist. Cancer care disparities still pervade...
Researchers from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have identified high-risk population groups in California during the COVID-19 pandemic using demographic data analytics.
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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...
To learn more about how socioeconomic factors impact heart health, researchers are increasingly leveraging big data analytics technologies and examining social determinants data at the individual and...
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute were able to use machine learning technology to reduce food insecurity in Pennsylvania communities during the pandemic.
The team...
In order to provide holistic, quality care for patients, clinicians have to address the non-clinical factors that influence overall wellness – individuals’ social determinants of...
A predictive analytics tool has helped public health leaders in Chicago improve the quality of COVID-19 data, reducing the category of “unknown” race in tests from 47 percent to 11...
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...
A deep learning tool can predict surges in COVID-19 cases for each US county with 64 percent accuracy, which is twice the accuracy of an untrained model, according to a study published in IEEE...
An analysis of US cell phone data showed that social distancing practices increased by over nine times from late January through late March and then decreased by about half through mid-June, according...
In order to understand the reasons behind COVID-19 disparities, healthcare organizations are increasingly conducting county-level data analyses in communities across the US.
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While the rapid spread of COVID-19 has exposed many unflattering healthcare truths, the glaring health disparities highlighted by the pandemic are perhaps the most detrimental to patient health.
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Sinai Health System and DePaul University are partnering to build a community-driven research institute that will aim to mitigate health disparities in Chicago.
Sinai Health’s research arm,...
Boston University School of Public Health (SPH) and Sharecare have released their Community Well-Being Index (CWBI) state rankings report, which leverages social determinants of health data to measure...
Heart failure and hypertensive heart disease deaths are increasing among black men and women despite advances in heart disease management, highlighting persistent racial disparities that should be...
