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NCQA Launches Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network

by Jasmine Pennic 04/26/2023 Leave a Comment

NCQA Launches Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network

What You Should Know: - The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today launched the Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, a free, interactive, online tool that offers data and best practices to help health plans improve how they collect race and ethnicity data on their enrollees. Improving data collection of race and ethnicity data is vital to improving health equity. - The data available in this new resource summarize the care of 20 million people
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MEDITECH Taps IHM as Data Ally to Advance Health Equity

by Jasmine Pennic 04/04/2023 Leave a Comment

MEDITECH Taps IHM as Data Ally to Advance Health Equity

What You Should Know: - MEDITECH today announced they have recognized the Institute for Health Metrics (IHM) as their data collaborator to support and accelerate health equity at hospitals across the country. - Member hospitals will benefit from cleansed clinical data and data enhancement, including Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data, and receive curated information and insight, as well as grant funding for health equity initiatives.
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Accenture Report Reveals Staggering Health Inequities and the Role of US Healthcare Ecosystem in Addressing Them 

by Syed Hamza Sohail 03/24/2023 Leave a Comment

New Accenture Report Reveals Staggering Health Inequities and the Role of US Healthcare Ecosystem in Addressing Them

What You Should Know: - Health equity – or the lack thereof – is one of the biggest challenges facing US healthcare organizations today. - A new report from Accenture, US health inequity: beyond the statistics, analyzes the role US healthcare ecosystem participants can play in addressing health inequities due to race and ethnicity. The statistics are staggering.  Analysing Key Trends Concerning Health Inequities  To understand the human and economic
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AHN/RHS Partner with Unite Us to Support Integrated Behavioral Health and Social Care

by Fred Pennic 03/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Unite Us Expands Social Determinants of Health Platform to 6 States

What You Should Know: - Unite Us is partnering with Advance Health Network IPA and Recovery Health Solutions IPA (AHN/RHS), behavioral health independent physician association's (IPAs) operating in affiliation and comprised of 47 behavioral health and human service organizations serving the New York City and Long Island communities, to advance the integration and coordination of care for individuals with both behavioral health and social needs. - Through this relationship, AHN/RHS
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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

by Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health 02/16/2023 Leave a Comment

From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population. It has been a remarkable journey for the
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Addressing Health Equity: Practical Solutions to Address Variations in Care

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Addressing Health Equity: Practical Solutions to Address Variations in Care

What You Should Know: - The companies and organizations that comprise the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), representing all sectors of the American healthcare industry, have joined in a commitment to advance health equity in the United States including principles and actions to ultimately eliminate health disparities. - The joint commitment follows the release late last year of a report developed by HLC and ZS, a global management and technology consulting firm, identifying multiple
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TimelyMD, Violet Partner to Advance Health Equity for BIPOC, LGBTQ and TGNC Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 02/07/2023 Leave a Comment

TimelyMD and Violet Partner to Advance Health Equity for College Students

What You Should Know: - TimelyMD, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education, announced today that it has partnered with Violet, the first health equity platform, to upskill cultural competence and deliver identity-centered care coordination, and to ultimately impact and close disparity gaps for diverse students across the country. - Through the partnership, Violet will lead TimelyMD providers through its proprietary benchmarking framework to
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39 Organizations Sign Global Heath Equity Pledge to Advance Health Equity Globally

by Fred Pennic 01/19/2023 Leave a Comment

39 Organizations Sign Global Heath Equity Pledge to Advance Health Equity Globally

What You Should Know: - Today, World Economic Forum announced that 39 organizations have signed the Global Health Equity Network Zero Health Gaps Pledge. - The pledge includes 10 key commitments all signatories have made to embed health equity principles throughout their operations, workforce and guiding philosophies. It marks the beginning of an historic journey to making health equity an integral part of business strategies globally and an important step towards a world without health
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94% of Consumers are Satisfied with Virtual Primary Care

by Syed Hamza Sohail 12/27/2022 Leave a Comment

94% of Consumers are Satisfied with Virtual Primary Care

What You Should Know: - For people who have used virtual primary care, the vast majority of them (94%) are satisfied with their experience, and nearly four in five (79%) say it has allowed them to take charge of their health. The study included findings around familiarity and experience with virtual primary care, virtual primary care and chronic conditions, current health and practices, and more. - As digital health technology continues to advance and the healthcare industry evolves, many
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AI/ML Used for Clinical Trial-Site Identification Simultaneously Improves Enrollment Rates and Diversity

by Lucas Glass, VP of the Analytics Center of Excellence (ACOE), IQVIA 12/12/2022 Leave a Comment

AI/ML Used for Clinical Trial-Site Identification Simultaneously Improves Enrollment Rates and Diversity

Ethnic and racial minorities are commonly underrepresented in clinical trials. This problem is so severe that in April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded upon existing guidance to further emphasize recommendations to sponsors developing treatments to increase enrollment from underrepresented populations in the U.S., including African-American, Hispanic, Asian and other persons of color, in clinical trials. In the updated guidance, the FDA provided details on what sponsors
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