For the sake of history and, the auspices of a bountiful potential of a great people of a Great Nation may there be boldness and courage in the noble battle waged to address social determinants of health within US healthcare? History has revealed the health and well being of a Nation and its people is as important as matters of national security.
Thus, stands the profound import of equitable access to good health and wellness within the United States of America and Nations around the world.
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Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Babyscripts, Amerigroup Partner to Improve Access to Care for Maternal Populations
- Virtual care company for managing obstetrics Babyscripts announced a partnership with Amerigroup, a Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) to deliver pregnancy care solutions to George Washington University Hospital, Community of Hope and other local hospitals in the D.C. region.
- The partnership will increase access to care for pregnant mothers, delivering the benefits of remote monitoring and virtual care through Babyscripts’ mobile and web-based solution.
Babyscripts, the
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Cotiviti Launches Longitudinal Data Set in Healthcare
- Cotiviti has launched Caspian Insights, which represents the most comprehensive data set in healthcare and includes longitudinal data on 40% of Americans.
- Unlike other platforms, Caspian unites financial and clinical information with other data types (i.e. social determinants of health, pharmacy, dental, and labs) creating a “single source of truth” never before seen in healthcare to this scale.
- By offering an all-encompassing view of each member, Caspian gives health plans and
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Capital Rx Wins Top Award at Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
(Pictured left to right: Brian Kalis, managing director of digital health and innovation at Accenture; AJ Loiacono, CEO of Capital Rx; Ryan Kelly, CTO of Capital Rx; Mike Hartwell, director of business development of Carrot Health; Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO and founder of Carrot Health; Kristin Ficery, managing director of Accenture’s North America provider practice.)
- Capital Rx has been named first-place Innovation Champion and Carrot Health as second-place Top Innovator of the Accenture
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NYC Health + Hospitals Launches $4.3M SDoH Programs to Address Food & Housing Insecurities
- OneCity Health is the NYC Health + Hospitals-sponsored Performing Provider System (PPS) launches two new programs worth $4.3M in total to address food and housing insecurities among patients of the City’s public health system.
- As part of the initiative, OneCity Health will partner with NowPow to utilize their personalized community referral platform to enable community-based organizations to connect patients to available services that are traditionally fragmented and difficult to
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Molina Healthcare Launches of Social Determinants of Health Innovation Center in Columbus, OH
- Molina Healthcare launches Social Determinants of Health Innovation Center in Columbus, OH to address healthcare access barriers created by social factors. - The Innovation Center will act under a shared services model and be accountable for driving the Company’s SDOH strategy. Molina Healthcare, Inc., today announced the launch of its National Molina Healthcare Social Determinants of Health Innovation Center in Columbus, OH. The Innovation Center will expand member engagement and support by
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Beyond Healthcare Data; Shifting the Focus to Non-Healthcare Data
Drew Ivan, EVP of Product and Strategy of Rhapsody
The recently proposed information blocking rule from the ONC and CMS has thrust interoperability into the spotlight like nothing has in recent years, making it a hot topic for media fodder, and a major concern for organizations — necessitating renewed attention to data-sharing practices.
The conversation surrounding this new rule has implied that information blocking is the result of healthcare organizations intentionally withholding data.
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Grand Rounds Launches Population Health Solution to Address SDoH
- Grand Rounds announced the launch of Premium Navigation, the company’s new and most comprehensive population health solution to address social determinants of health (SDoH). Users now have a single entry point for all their healthcare needs, clinical and beyond.- Premium Navigation simplifies the ever-complicated healthcare experience. It connects members with their clinical care team for case management while guiding them around clinically appropriate benefits and advocacy support. Grand
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Sutter Health, Lyft Partner to Improve Access to Care for Patients & Staff
- Sutter Health and Lyft announced a collaboration to provide patients and staff with improved access to care that will optimize the patient/provider experience. - Starting today, Sutter hospitals and care centers around Northern California will have the option to start implementing customized, individual transportation programs, and address social determinants of health. Not-for-profit network Sutter Health and transportation network company Lyft today announced a collaboration to power the
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Grand Rapids Launches Initiative to End Homelessness by Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- A new community-wide initiative focused on ending homelessness by addressing social determinants of health has launched in Grand Rapids, Michigan.- For the first time in the state, healthcare and social service providers will collaborate on Signify Health’s outcomes-proven social determinants of health platform, Signify Community, to address the social needs of at-risk individuals, connecting them to community programs that contribute to homelessness, such as employment, financial stability,
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