Population Health News

SDOH Play Role in Surge in Youth Diabetes Cases, Health Disparities

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According to a new study, Black and Hispanic children and teens are seeing increasing rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, highlighting the role social determinants of health (SDOH) play in...

Few Hospitals Learned Population Health Lessons from COVID-19

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Although most hospitals across the country suffered due to the impact of COVID-19, in Numerof’s sixth annual State of Population Health Survey report, research indicates that few hospitals took...

Removing Race from Kidney Function Evaluation Causes Health Disparities

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Excluding race as a factor from the Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation used to guide cancer treatment doses and eligibility could decrease the proportion of Black...

Finding Gaps in Hispanic Population Health Research

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A new study examines past and present research to determine changes in Hispanic population health findings over the years and necessary improvements still to be made. In demographic and health...

How Population Health Analytics Drives Value-Based Care Success

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Population health analysis is closely intertwined with value-based care. Not only can population health analytics help identify patient care gaps, but strategies can identify patient-wide interventions...

Population Health, COVID-19 Vaccine Rates Impacted by Racial Disparities

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Researchers have determined that vaccinating children ages 12 and older is a critical component of protecting population health against future COVID-19 surges. However, data shows that racial...

Population Health Data Modeling Evaluates COVID-19 Response

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Researchers used population health data modeling to determine how COVID-19 restricts impact infections and gross domestic product (GDP). This study was conducted in Australia and uses Victoria,...

Low Vaccination Rates Show Health Disparities, Impact Population Health

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According to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, racial and ethnic minority communities are presenting low vaccination rates, highlighting health disparities and impacting...

Addressing Health Disparities by Improving Genomic Research

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According to the American Heart Association, genomic studies have made significant advancements in chronic heart disease prevention. However, these improvements have not been seen equality across all...

Chronic Diseases, COVID-19 Impact Population Health

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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered new risk factors impacting the population health of those under 45 when it comes to severe COVID-19 infection.  Using data from 9,859 COVID-19 infections,...

Chronic Lung Disease Causes Severe COVID-19 Infections

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A new study from the Translational Genomics Research Institute suggests that the airway cells of those with chronic lung disease are primed for COVID-19 infection, meaning that COVID-19 infection in...

Addressing the Connection Between Policing and Population Health

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A new University of Washington study model looks at the impact law enforcement has on population health. Specific police actions, such as arrests or shootings, have a direct and immediate effect on...

Gene Therapy Improves Neurological Disease, Population Health Management

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A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine shows that a new method of gene therapy is providing...

Pop Health Data Models Refine Chronic Disease Prevention, Screening

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In a recent study, researchers used population health strategies to examine changes in human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical screening modalities as HPV vaccination becomes more widespread,...

Using SDOH Data to Boost Population Health Management in Alzheimer’s

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The Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is providing scientists with early demographic and social determinants of health (SDOH)...

COVID-19 Sparks Decline in Life Expectancy, Highlights Disparities

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In an updated analysis, data showed that COVID-19 reduced life expectancy in the United States by 1.3 years in the year 2020. Especially impacted were Black and Latino populations, revealing...

Mass General Hits Health Equality via Demographic Data Collection

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Mass General Brigham has announced the launch of a campaign to collect more accurate and complete demographic data from the hospital’s more than one million adult primary care patients. This...

Epic Systems Pulls Ahead for Population Health Management Vendors

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 In a report by KLAS Research evaluating 15 different vendors, Arcadia, Epic, and Innovaccer are highlighted as the most-well rounded leaders in population health management to date. As...

UTHSC Launches Tennessee Population Health Consortium

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently launched the Tennessee Population Health Consortium, a statewide initiative dedicated to improving health outcomes and equity across...

Gateway Health Taps Population Health for Maternal Health Outcomes

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Gateway Health Plan has partnered with the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health to improve the outcomes of expecting mothers and babies. The managed care organization will work with 1889...