Race a Key SDOH Fueling Health Disparities in Cancer Outcomes
New research out of the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the University of Michigan adds to evidence that race as a social determinant of health (SDOH) is a crucial contributor to worse...Past Incarceration a Key SDOH Causing Chronic Disease in Older Adults
Older patients with a history of incarceration are more likely to develop a chronic disease than those without prior incarceration, according to new research out of the University of California San...Is ACO REACH Model Poised to Bring Health Equity to Value-Based Care?
Medical Home Network (MHN) isn’t new to care coordination. For 14 years, the Chicago-based organization has focused on bringing care coordination into the primary care office, using community health workers to provide...Implicit Bias Is Still a Hallmark of Patient Experience
The patient experience is still being impacted by implicit bias, despite industry calls to promote health equity, according to the results of a MITRE-Harris Poll Survey on Patient Experience. Overall,...US Remains Worst in the World for Maternal Mortality, Health Equity
A new Commonwealth Fund brief reports that the United States has maintained a global title it probably doesn’t want: the worst maternal mortality rates in the developed world. The report found...Sponsored Article
