Access to Care

Top Effective Social Determinants of Health Interventions

by Sara Heath

The types of social determinants of health that medical providers may identify in their patients vary, meaning it will take numerous social determinants of health interventions to support patient wellness. But with these hospital- or...

COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Patient Access to Preventive Cancer Screenings

by Sarai Rodriguez

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted preventive care access as patients continue to miss preventive cancer screenings and experience delayed care, a survey from the Prevent Cancer Foundation...

Top Challenges Impacting Patient Access to Healthcare

by Sara Heath

Patient access to care sets the baseline for all patient encounters with the healthcare industry. When a patient cannot access her clinician, it is impossible to receive medical care, build...

Why Rideshare in Healthcare Is Key to Value-Based Care Success

by Sara Heath

Across the nation, fee-for-service is giving way to value-based care contracts. And as those scales tip, Buck Poropatich, the new head of healthcare for Lyft, thinks rideshare will be key to value-based care success. This comes after...

CVS Health, Uber Health Partner on Rideshare for Better Care Access

by Sarai Rodriguez

CVS Health has partnered with Uber Health, the rideshare company's healthcare arm, to provide individuals in underserved communities free transportation when seeking access to medical...

US Mental Healthcare Access Trails Other Nations’ Due to Cost

by Sara Heath

Adults over age 65 in the US have more cost-related mental healthcare access challenges than seniors in other similarly developed nations, according to a recent assessment from the Commonwealth...

Social Determinants of Health Limit Preventive Care Access

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, underserved populations were the most likely to have an overdue cervical cancer screening, underscoring social...

Top Health IT Components of Medicine’s Digital Front Door

by Sara Heath

The list of health IT systems included as part of healthcare’s digital front door is growing—fast. For those catching onto the buzzword, it has become clear that unlocking that digital front door requires a curated suite of...

Nurse Practice Authority Gains to Benefit Patient Access to Care

by Sara Heath

More states across the country are enabling full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), according to new data in The Nurse Practitioner, which nursing leaders have...

What Is Patient Loyalty, Does It Affect Healthcare Consumerism?

by Sara Heath

Medical professionals are increasingly working to build patient loyalty, in part because of the rapid rise in healthcare consumerism. After all, consumerism in healthcare recognizes the purchasing power patients have now that...

$50M Donation Expands Access to Healthcare in Underserved Areas

by Sarai Rodriguez

Legacy Community Health announced Houston Methodist, a leading health system in Texas, donated $50 million to expand access to healthcare services by building community health centers for...

More Patients Cite Out-of-Pocket Costs as Care Access Barrier

by Sara Heath

Three in 10 Americans are citing high out-of-pocket patient costs as a care access barrier, with those patients telling a West Health and Gallup poll that they skipped necessary medical care in the...

High Drug Costs Bar Care Access, Medication Adherence for 13M Adults

by Sara Heath

High drug costs served as a care access and medication adherence barrier for nearly 13 million adults before the pandemic, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban...

4 Key Use Cases for Patient Data Access, Patient Portals

by Sara Heath

Patient data access continues to be an imperative, not only from a regulatory standpoint but also inasmuch as patient engagement is concerned. But after years of lackluster use of patient portals, the medical industry continues its work...

Low-Income Zip Codes Tied to Lack of Access to Care, SDOH

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to an athenahealth study, data demonstrated that patients in low-income zip codes were less likely than patients in high-income zip codes to schedule an annual wellness visit indicating that...

Neighborhood Leading SDOH Affecting COVID, Health Outcomes

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to an American Heart Association study, patients who live within socially vulnerable neighborhoods have a higher likelihood of high complications from COVID-19 infections, offering...