What You Should Know: - Fitbit, today announced it has awarded six researchers more than a total of $300,000 in Fitbit devices and services to support their research projects working to address health disparities in communities. Over the past decade, researchers have used Fitbit devices in over 900 health studies, in areas like diabetes, heart disease, oncology, mental health, infectious disease and more. - Additionally, Fitbit’s long-time partner, Fitabase, will provide all projects
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3 Ways to Address Gender and Racial Bias in Clinical Trials
I have dedicated my career to clinical research and making strides to advance modern medicine. In the work I do as a clinical researcher, we are addressing racial and gender biases that exist today in clinical trials. For example, in cardiovascular disease—my area of study—we know that women’s symptoms present differently than men and yet their symptoms have often gone undiagnosed or dismissed by physicians. It is well documented that communities of color have historically been mistreated by
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Wolters Kluwer Targets Health Equity with Best Care Everywhere
What You Should Know: - Wolters Kluwer, Health today announced the launch of Best Care Everywhere, a mission-driven movement to build and strengthen health equity globally. Wolters Kluwer is committed to the belief that all people—everywhere—should receive the best care possible. - Wolters Kluwer is tackling challenges head-on in an array of healthcare settings to help reduce inequities in learning, research, decision support, and care. Health Equity Tenets Wolters Kluwer is
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AMA Forms External Advisory Group to Advance Equity in Healthcare Innovation
What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the creation of an external advisory group, the Equity and Innovation Advisory Group dedicated to advance equity in healthcare innovation. - The advisory group plans to recommend strategies that will help drive equitable resources to health solutions created by marginalized innovators and include marginalized patients’ voices in health innovation development processes – with a target of ultimately reaching a
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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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State Farm Taps Included Health to Improve Healthcare Equity for LGBTQ+ Employees
What You Should Know: - Today, State Farm announced that it is elevating care for LGBTQ+ employees through a new partnership with Included Health. As a free healthcare benefit, State Farm employees and their families now have access to a dedicated care coordinator who can help them find supportive, affirming healthcare providers and navigate healthcare challenges. - Discrimination is rampant in the LGBTQ+ community, with more than 40% say they have experienced discrimination by a
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