Race, Income Key Social Determinants Impacting Kids with Autism
Race and income are proving key social determinants of health affecting outcomes for kids with autism, who already have higher-risk health challenges, according to a new report from The Autism...Kansas Nurse Practitioners Gain Full Practice Authority
Kansas is the latest in an expanding number of states giving full practice authority to nurse practitioners (NPs), according to an announcement from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. The bipartisan bill...Smoking Trumps Other Social Determinants of Health Impacting Mortality
Smoking was the leading social determinant of health affecting mortality and life expectancy, although income was another strong SDOH predictor, according to researchers from the Center for Population...New York Legislation Expands Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed state legislation that will grant nurse practitioners (NPs) a wider scope of practice, eliminating previous barriers that would have limited patient...Northwell Health Center Tackles Black Maternal Health Disparities
Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, has announced the launch of its Center for Maternal Health to address the rising maternal mortality rate and troubling Black maternal health...Telephone Patient Outreach Messaging More Effective Than Mailers
Healthcare organizations deploying patient outreach messaging for preventive care screenings should consider personalizing those messages to patient preferences and characteristics, concluded a group...NYC Initiative Set to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced new efforts to expand access to maternal health services, targeting care inequities that drive maternal health disparities for Black and Latino families. The...Medicaid Community Health Workers Cut Emergency Department Utilization
Medicaid community health workers facilitated better care access for low-income patients by boosting reliance on outpatient care and decreasing avoidable emergency department utilization, according to...Most Physicians Lack Ability, Time to Properly Address Patient SDOH
Although the majority of physicians recognize the role social determinants of health (SDOH) play in patient outcomes, many physicians do not have the time or resources needed to navigate patient SDOH,...COVID-19 Pandemic Hardships Reduced Quality of Life for Children
Children of families that experienced greater hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic had a poorer quality of life, according to a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study. During the...Medical Misinformation Exposure Reduces Patient Health Literacy
Medical misinformation has been spreading rapidly nationwide, causing many Americans to struggle to identify the difference between fact and fiction and hampering patient health literacy, according to...COVID-19 Pandemic Hindered Patient Access to Opioid Treatment Programs
Disruptions in care during the COVID-19 pandemic caused decreased patient access to opioid treatment program services for those with opioid use disorder (OUD), according to research published in JAMA...COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Patient Access to Preventive Cancer Screenings
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...1 in 10 Kids Face Food Insecurity, Social Determinants of Health
About one in ten kids experience food insecurity, a serious social determinant of health, between 2019 and 2020, with new CDC data revealing steep racial, geographic, and disease state health...Sponsored Article
