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CVS Health, Uber Health Collaborate to Advance Health Equity in Communities Nationwide

by Jasmine Pennic 01/21/2022 Leave a Comment

CVS Health, Uber Health Collaborate to Advance Health Equity in Communities Nationwide

What You Should Know: - CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced a collaboration with Uber Health, Uber's healthcare arm, to provide free transportation through a new Health Zones initiative to people who need it most when seeking access to medical care, work, or educational programs. - CVS Health and Uber Health will help eliminate a critical barrier to care and overall well-being transportation which can limit a person's ability to receive medical care, to get to work or to job training and can
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Cerner Launches Social Determinants of Health Solution to Advance Health Equity

by Fred Pennic 08/06/2021 Leave a Comment

Cerner Launches Social Determinants of Health Solution to Advance Health Equity

What You Should Know: - Cerner today announced a new solution, Cerner Determinants of Health, designed to help providers address healthcare inequities. - Cerner Determinants of Health is a dashboard and supporting set of tools, integrated into the Cerner electronic health record, to help clinicians pinpoint disparities and suggest goals and resources within the patient’s care plan to help target intervention opportunities. Leveraging SDoH to Advance Health Equity The
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To Advance Health Equity, Put Real-World Cancer Data to Work

by Dr. Robert S. Miller, Medical Director of CancerLinQ 03/26/2021 Leave a Comment

To Advance Health Equity, Put Real-World Cancer Data to Work

Despite decades of scientific progress against cancer, access to treatment remains highly unequal. Some of the reasons — like institutional racism and poverty — are a reflection of our broader society. Other inequities may go unrecognized but are no less damaging. People with underlying health conditions, for example, may be excluded from clinical trials, preventing them from accessing leading-edge treatments and limiting the evidence available to guide their care. With multiple drivers of
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Virginia Gov Announces $10M in CARES Act Funding to Create Statewide Coordinated Care Network

by Jasmine Pennic 12/24/2020 Leave a Comment

Unite Us Expands Social Determinants of Health Platform to 6 States

What You Should Know: - The governor of Virginia announced that the state will allocate $10 million from the federal CARES Act to implement a statewide integrated technology platform, Unite Virginia designed to connect vulnerable Virginians to crucial health and social services. - Unite Virginia will utilize the Unite Us platform to create a statewide coordinated care network to help government agencies,
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HHS Awards Morehouse $40M to Combat COVID-19, Advance Health Equity in Minority Communities

by Fred Pennic 06/24/2020 Leave a Comment

HHS Awards Morehouse $40M to Combat COVID-19, Advance Health Equity in Minority Communities

What You Should Know: - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) partners with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on a three-year project to combat COVID-19 and advance health equity in minority communities. - The initiative – the National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 within Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities – is a three-year project designed to work with community-based organizations across the nation to deliver education and information on resources
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MedStar Health Joins Cerner Learning Health Network to Leverage Cerner EHR & HealtheIntent to Support Clinical Research

by Fred Pennic 02/03/2020 Leave a Comment

MedStar Health Joins Cerner Learning Health Network to Leverage Cerner EHR & HealtheIntent to Support Clinical Research

- MedStar Health is the first provider to join the Cerner Learning Health Network to provide health systems and clinical research organization with resources to more efficiently conduct medical studies.- As a member of the network, MedStar Health has the opportunity to leverage the Cerner EHR and HealtheIntent to support research.- The network automates de-identified clinical data collection from participating members into a database that health systems can access for approved clinical
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Microsoft Launches $40M, 5-Year AI for Health Initiative to Advance Health Globally

by Fred Pennic 01/29/2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft Launches 5-Year, $40M AI for Health Initiative

- Microsoft launches 5-year, $40M AI for Health initiative to advance the health of people and communities around the world through artificial intelligence (AI). - AI for Health will focus on three core areas: quest for discovery, global health insights, and health equity. Microsoft Corporation, today announced the launch of  AI for Health, a new $40M, five-year program to empower researchers and organizations with AI to improve the health of people and communities around the
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Lafayette General Health Signs Intent to Merge with Ochsner Health System: 7 Things to Know

by Jasmine Pennic 09/26/2019 Leave a Comment

- The Board of Trustees of Lafayette General Health and Ochsner Health System have signed a letter of intent for Lafayette General to merge with Ochsner Health System. - Ochsner will invest $365 million in capital and resources in Acadiana over the next 10 years. - A 10-year, $10 million Community Support Fund overseen by the Lafayette General Board will be created to advance health and wellness in Acadiana. - $1 million will be invested in the Healthcare Innovation Fund at the
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OnlyBoth Launches Benchmarking Engines for Comparative Analysis of Population Health Measures by City Neighborhoods

by Jasmine Pennic 09/10/2019 Leave a Comment

OnlyBoth Launches Benchmarking Engines for Comparative Analysis of Population Health Measures by City Neighborhoods

- OnlyBoth launches benchmarking engines, Benchmine for comparative analytics and reporting of population health measures in city neighborhoods. - Benchmine.com, OnlyBoth’s benchmarking engine, can evaluate U.S. city neighborhoods based on behavioral risk factors, health outcomes, and preventive services for improved community engagement. - To generate comparative insights, OnlyBoth uses source data from the CDC's 500 Cities: Local Data for Better Health, a project that targets 27
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UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Awarded NIH Grant to Establish EHR-Integrated Clinical Data Warehouse

by Jasmine Pennic 09/06/2019 Leave a Comment

UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Awarded NIH Grant to Establish EHR-Integrated Clinical Data Warehouse

- National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards The Institute for Clinical & Translational Science at the University of California with a $25M grant over 5 years. - Grant will be used to establish an EHR-integrated enterprise clinical data warehouse (CDW) to support healthcare breakthroughs. The Institute for Clinical & Translational Science at the University of California, Irvine has been awarded $24 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part
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