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Top social determinants of health barring patient care access
Income, racial bias, geography, and transportation serve as key social determinants of health hampering patient care access.
What provider traits add up to strong patient loyalty?
An Accenture survey showed that patient trust, healthcare access, and ease of doing business are key to patient loyalty.
Patient portal use in the ED paves path forward for health IT care gaps
Researchers said their findings about patient portal use in the ED may mean the care site could bridge health IT care gaps for underserved populations.
COVID-era public health programs effective for vaccine access
Researchers said the public health programs could be fruitful for future preventive care and vaccine access initiatives.
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Latest News
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CDC: Maternal mortality rates plummet 2021 to 2022
In 2021, there were more than 1,200 maternal deaths in the US; by 2022, the maternal mortality rate shrunk to 817 deaths, signaling key improvements.
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Consumers value patient-provider relationships in primary care
Trust and communication are top-of-mind for consumers assessing the patient-provider relationship in primary care.
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HHS codifies non-discrimination rules, focuses on LGBTQ+ protections
The non-discrimination final rules protect various demographics, including LGBTQ+ patients, and apply to telehealth and AI.
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Gen AI patient portal messages OK, but need human review
Using generative AI to craft patient portal messages can boost patient education, but human review will ensure patient safety.
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How SDOH screening can provide population-level health insights
VUMC’s ED implemented social determinants of health screening that provided deeper insights into population health initiatives.
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Community Notes effectively targets medical misinformation on X
Nearly every Community Note flagging and fact-checking medical misinformation on X was accurate, but they mostly went after low-hanging fruit.
Features
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What is implicit bias, how does it affect healthcare?
Healthcare leaders working toward health equity will need to recognize their own implicit biases to truly enhance patient care.
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Building a care team to address social determinants of health
A social determinants of health care team is multidisciplinary, with clinicians, social workers, and population health experts at the helm.
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What are patient decision aids in shared decision-making?
Patient decision aids (PDAs) are key tools to help support patient education during the shared decision-making process.
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How a state agency built a public health database
A public health database in Allen County, Ohio, helps agencies back their interventions with a strong evidence base.