Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for making population health analytics more accurate and interventions more effective. Not all AI-powered pop health tools are created equal, and while many still exhibit different types of bias that limit their ability to accurately identify issues affecting certain populations, we have learned a lot about the sources of bias in AI and how to eliminate them. AI shortcomings aside, pop health analytics have advanced to the point that we
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Why Healthcare Needs Tech-Enabled Human Intervention
There's a "perfect storm" facing healthcare today: Chronic disease prevalence, physician shortages, and a growing population aging into Medicare are set to overwhelm our healthcare system if action isn't taken. Over 133 million Americans have at least one chronic disease, and as that number continues to rise, delivering adequate care to these patients has never been more challenging. It's widely understood that factors beyond the clinic primarily influence health. Yet the expectation remains
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AWS Names 10 Startups for 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Cohort
What You Should Know: - AWS names the ten digital health startups selected for its AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, focused on health equity. - With the aim of reducing health disparities, these startups are increasing access to health services, addressing social determinants of health, and leveraging data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care. 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Program Details Over the course of the four-week program, these 10 startups will receive
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SDoH: Today’s Health Systems Are Ill-Equipped to Meet SDOH Demands
Today’s youth understand the role SDoH plays in their health outcomes. But health systems are woefully ill-equipped to meet this growing demand. That needs to change. And with the right technology, it can. A true social revolution began on August 1, 1981. That’s the day teens and tweens everywhere started telling their parents, “I want my MTV!” Music Television (MTV)—streamed via satellite and a proprietary set-top box 14 years before the Internet was a glimmer in the consumer’s
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UnitedHealthcare Awards $11M in Grants to Address Social Determinants of Health
What You Should Know: - Health insurer UnitedHealthcare has donated $11M in grants to nonprofit organizations across 11 states. - These grants are part of our Empowering Health program focused on expanding access to care and addressing the social determinants of health (SDoH) for people in underserved communities. These grants assist individuals and families experiencing challenges from food insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, and support local health
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Velatura Services Selected for Amazon Web Services Health Equity Initiative
What You Should Know: - Velatura Services (Velatura) today announced that it has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative, a $40M, three-year commitment supporting organizations that are developing solutions to advance health equity. - Participation in the initiative will enhance Velatura’s efforts to provide essential data management infrastructure, advance data exchange, improve well-being, and reduce disparities. Amazon Web
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What is the Potential for Digital Twins in Healthcare?
Digital twins are virtual representations of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and use simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making (IBM). In most cases, this helps data scientists understand how products are operating in production environments and anticipate how they may behave overtime. But what happens when a digital twin is that of a human being? By using digital twins to model a person, you can use technologies like
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HIMSS Delivers 9 Recommendations for Strengthening Primary Healthcare
What You Should Know: This week, The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health on the HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Healthcare. The letter submitted on 8/1 calls for improved healthcare access, equity and outcomes to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). - The OASH requested input from
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Brave Health & MedArrive Partner to Power Virtual Mental Health
- Brave Health, a virtual-first behavioral health provider focused on serving Medicaid and Medicare populations, today announced an innovative referral partnership with MedArrive. - Through this collaboration, if MedArrive identifies an eligible health plan member in need of mental health support, MedArrive’s field providers can immediately refer that member to Brave Health’s behavioral health providers in real time and schedule care within 72 hours. Conversely, if Brave Health identifies an
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The Twin Toll of Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetes on Minority Communities
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States, with more than 34 million individuals living with the condition. It’s hard enough to manage this condition on a daily basis — and it gets even harder with the realization that diabetes doesn’t just exist in isolation. A diabetes diagnosis immediately triggers a domino effect of higher risks for other conditions and complications, including kidney damage, eye damage, neuropathy, and cardiovascular
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