When COVID-19 first came ashore in the United States, it quickly became apparent that the virus would bring to light racial health disparities that have long pervaded the healthcare industry.
It...
As value-based care and outcomes-based reimbursement increasingly become a reality in healthcare, medical professionals have leaned on key strategies to prevent acute healthcare episodes and boost the...
Having an address in a rural area could mean a patient needs more than just better access to care. According to new research out of the Mayo Clinic, it could also mean that patient experiences the...
Women with breast cancer living in rural areas can travel up to 2,000 miles over the course of their treatment, according to research out of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health,...
The medical industry needs a concerted push toward more and better research regarding the relationship between the social determinants of health, health disparities, and patient access to preventive...
Nearly half of lower- and middle-income adults struggle to pay their dental and healthcare bills, underscoring latent issues with health equity in this country, according to a report from the Robert...
The healthcare industry has come to a consensus that the social determinants of health and population health are essential considerations for delivering on value-based care. But it takes a village, as...
You are what you eat, the old adage says, but what comes of patients who live in food deserts or who otherwise struggle to access food? New strategies to tackle the social determinants of health are...
Nurses are essential figures on the frontlines of patient care, being highly regarded for fostering strong patient relationships and driving a quality patient experience. So naturally, this puts nurses...
Healthcare is tipping toward more consumer-centered and participatory medicine, and that’s going to push many organizations to embrace on-demand, connected, and data-driven patient engagement...
In Oregon, patients are queuing to visit with nurse practitioners to get their annual wellness checks, ask about a lingering earache, or receive routine dental care. But these patients aren’t waiting in line at a make-shift...
New data out of the Yale School of Medicine suggests that the social determinants of health may have an impact on clinical trial results, revealing that patients receiving their care in low-income...
With the industry’s growing awareness that the social determinants of health have a considerable impact on patient health, more organizations are leaning on community health partnerships to...
Prescribed medication is essential to treating and managing disease, but a lack of medication adherence is limiting the effectiveness of treatment and costing patients their lives and contributing to hundreds of billions of dollars in...
As healthcare professionals increasingly recognize the importance of the social determinants of health (SDOH) on patient outcomes and care, it will be important for them to create strategies for...
As healthcare organizations continue to drive strong population health management, they must work to meet the medical and social needs of their homeless populations. In doing so, they can help improve...
Most medical professionals agree that efforts to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) will be critical to meeting value-based care demands and improving patient care outcomes.
Healthcare...
Patients face numerous indirect healthcare cost hurdles that impact their ability to access treatment, according to a recent guidance from America’s Essential Hospitals.
The guidance, which...
Across the country, patients living in health deserts suffer from limited care access and other socioeconomic barriers to healthcare. But mobile health clinics are changing that, driving better patient...
Whether they are called patient navigators, advocates, coaches, or community health workers, non-clinical health workers are becoming increasingly important for patient engagement and care coordination.
About half of all healthcare...
