Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed a predictive analytics algorithm that can identify future at-risk patients who have undergone hernia surgery, helping providers to...
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...
A team from the University of Virginia (UVA), together with researchers from dozens of institutions around the world, will address and reduce care disparities by sequencing the genes of people across...
Researchers from Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine examined socioeconomic data and found that premature mortality, or death occurring before age 65, is three to eight times...
As healthcare continues its digital transformation in the coming year, the industry will prioritize data governance and chronic disease management to improve treatment and outcomes, according to CVS...
A machine learning algorithm accurately predicted inpatient and emergency department (ED) utilization using only publicly available social determinants of health (SDOH) data, showing that it’s...
While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken measures to reduce care disparities, incomplete or inaccurate race and ethnicity data hinder the organization’s ability to effectively...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an agreement with Millennium Health, an accredited specialty laboratory, to combat the opioid crisis using near real-time drug testing...
The use of machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networking artificial intelligence technologies are exploding across the healthcare industry. From identifying early stage cancer on...
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...
At the core of any meaningful healthcare intervention is medical data. A patient’s health history, prescription information, and demographic data are the building blocks of quality care delivery,...
A patient’s social determinants of health contribute more to her health than her genetic code or her medical care. These social determinants of health are factors outside of the traditional healthcare setting that impact an...
A recent study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered a link between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular risk, making clear the need to better understand the social determinants of...
