What You Should Know:
- The latest report from Chilmark Research examines the
new approaches and tools for utilizing community resources that can address
social determinants of health, giving providers the ability to extend care
beyond the confines of the clinic.
- This research indicates that the next two years will largely bring an expansion of product capabilities with slow and steady growth in implementation as the market better defines key variables and sets standards for
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ASN, HHS Launches KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge
What You
Should Know:
- The HHS and the American Society of Nephrology announces the launch of the COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge.
- The $300k
challenge aims to identify and share these frontline solutions so all
communities can benefit. Winners will receive $20,000 each in recognition of
their solutions.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) launched the KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney
Care Challenge . The $300,000
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Innovaccer Launches Member Engagement Solution to Scale-Up Digital Transformation Efforts with Payers
What You Should Know:
- Innovaccer
launches member engagement solution for healthcare payers to drive improvement
in healthcare cost and quality boosts member satisfaction and enhances member
enrollment and retention.
- Innovaccer's solution create member-oriented care
plans, enhance connectivity with care managers, and drive interventions for
social determinants of health risks through the solution.
Innovaccer, Inc., a
leading healthcare
technology company, has launched its
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Healthify, Algorex Health & Excellus BCBS Tap into SDoH Analytics to Address Social Disparities
What You Should Know:
- Healthify in partnership with Algorex Health Technologies, announced the results of new social determinants of health (SDoH) population analysis of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) members.
- SDoH are non-clinical conditions that significantly
affect health outcomes. The analysis identified Excellus BCBS members who are
struggling with SDoH such as unstable housing, food insecurity and neighborhood
stress – which has enabled Excellus BCBS to develop a targeted
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Unite Us Expands Social Determinants of Health Platform to 6 States
What You Should Know:
- Unite Us, the tech company building coordinated care
networks nationwide announced a significant expansion to its partnership with
Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), a health information exchange,
to six additional states.
- This growing partnership aims to break down existing obstacles between
clinical and social service providers to allow for improved SDoH workflows, comprehensive,
whole-person care with trackable outcomes and data, and the creation
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Healthify Integrates with Altruista Health to Help Payors Address SDoH
What You Should Know:
- Healthify's social determinants of health (SDoH) infrastructure will be integrated into Altruista's GuidingCare® platform to support health plans in addressing the social needs of members.
- SDoH such as poverty, housing instability, and food insecurity can significantly impact health outcomes, so it is imperative that they are not overlooked.
Healthify, a
company that works with managed care organizations to integrate social
determinants
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Is Your Community Ready For A Connected Community of Care Model?
This question initially brings to mind many possibilities such as connection to the latest 5G cellular service, a new super-fast internet provider, or maybe one of the many new energy suppliers jockeying for market share from traditional utility companies. While all of these might represent legitimate opportunities to improve one’s community, here we are talking about a different concept; specifically, whether your community is ready to have a Connected Community of Care (CCC) to advance
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Accounting for the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a medical crisis. Since the highly contagious disease hit American shores in early 2020, the virus has dramatically changed all sectors of society, negatively impacting everything from food supply chains and sporting events to the nation’s mental and behavioral health.
For some people, work-from-home plans and limited access to entertainment are manageable obstacles. For others, the shuttered schools, lost wages, and social isolation spell disaster –
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Independence Blue Cross, Signify Launches Social Determinants of Health Network in Philly
What You Should Know:
- Independence Blue Cross and Signify Health launches
social determinants of health network, CommunityLink to connect data from multiple
CBOs to integrate social directly into medical care in the Philadelphia area.
- CommunityLink represents one of the first examples
nationwide of combining in-home health with social care.
Independence Blue Cross
(Independence) and Signify Health
announce the launch of CommunityLink™, a social
determinants of health (SDoH)
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The COVID-19 Data Challenges Facing Payers
Both payers and providers can benefit from the same or similar high-quality data and can work together to provide the best possible services to patients with COVID-19 while avoiding overloading the healthcare system. The key is to use combined payer, clinical, and social data plus technology such as telehealth and artificial intelligence (AI).
Payer Perspective on COVID-19
The overriding concern for payers during the COVID-19 crisis is the need to support member health. During an
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