Category: SDOH

What’s on the agenda for INVEST Pop Health Virtual on November 15-16?

Chronic conditions, Daily, Events, health equity, Health IT, Health Services, INVEST Pop Health, New Orleans Business Alliance, News, NOLABA, Population Health, SDOH, Social Determinants, Startups, SYN, Top Story / October 5, 2021 October 5, 2021

MedCity News is once again partnering with the New Orleans Business Alliance to host the executive summit INVEST Pop Health Virtual.

INVEST Digital Health preview: What’s the recipe for a successful social determinants program?

Allison Hess, Andrew Renda, CVS Caremark, Daily, digital health, Events, Fredrikson & Byron, Geisinger, Health IT, Health Services, Health Tech, Humana, INVEST Digital Health, Kimberly Ibarra, Komodo Health, National Quality Forum, News, SDOH, Social Determinants, Socially Determined, Sreekanth Chaguturu, Startups, SYN, Top Story, Trenor Williams / August 4, 2021 August 4, 2021

SDoH is just one of the topics at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, a virtual event scheduled for September 20-23, in collaboration with Medical Alley.

Should hospitals pay for housing for ED frequent flyers?

access, Inequality, public health, SDOH / June 23, 2021 June 23, 2021

That is one approach being explored in Philadelphia according to an article in Kaiser Health News. Using funding from Temple University, two Pennsylvania Medicaid health plans, and some grant funding, the Template University Health System: …launched a two-year program last year to help 25 homeless Medicaid patients who frequently use its emergency room and other …

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Covid-19 and chronic disease: A spotlight and a stoplight

Daily, health equity, hospitals, MedCity Influencers, SDOH, Social Determinants, SYN, Top Story, virtual care, whole health / May 2, 2021 May 2, 2021

Covid-19 has demonstrated the grave need for us to invest in chronic disease prevention and support by building stronger, deeper relationships with patients and families, and by focusing more on the environmental, social, and psychological factors that lead to chronic disease and impact long-term disease management.

The Key to SDOH: Health literacy

Community, Daily, Health Services, MedCity Influencers, SDOH, social determinants of health, SYN, Top Story / April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021

As a country, we must do a better job supporting people and communities throughout their health journey because communities with greater access to information and increased levels of health literacy will ensure better health outcomes.

Ways to improve the patient experience for African-Americans

Daily, health equity, Health Services, Health Tech, MedCity Influencers, News, SDOH, SYN, Telehealth, Top Story / April 14, 2021 April 14, 2021

There should be a discussion about how to address the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has had on Black communities.

Leveraging AI/NLP technology to reduce health inequities and improve patient outcomes

Artificial Intelligence, Daily, health equity, MedCity Influencers, News, SDOH, SYN, Top Story / March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021

To reduce the systemic health inequities that have put so many individuals at higher risk of getting sick and dying from Covid-19, healthcare organizations must leverage advanced technologies such as NLP to identify SDoH and other critical information from unstructured notes.

Increasing food security and healthy habits in your member base during Covid-19

Community, Daily, food insecurity, MedCity Influencers, News, SDOH, SYN, Top Story / March 14, 2021 March 14, 2021

Paying close attention to social determinants of health, like ability to drive or proximity to a grocery store, can also help predict who is at highest risk of being food insecure which, in turn, can help a plan know which resources to offer to those members.

Q&A: Segmenting your patient population for the COVID-19 vaccine

care management, consumer data, Data and Analytics, Featured, Patient Engagement, SDOH, social determinants of health / March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021

While the various waves of vaccine priority may be largely defined, the ability for many providers to segment their patient populations based on those designations isn’t always simple. Without accurate data, there’s a risk that some vulnerable patients will be missed out. We interviewed Mindy Pankoke, senior product manager at Experian Health, about the challenges …

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Which healthcare startups will present at Pitch Perfect for INVEST Pop Health Virtual?

Daily, Events, Happy, Health Services, Health Tech, invest pop virtual 2020, News, NOLABA, Pack Health, Pair Team, Phox Health, Population Health, Pyx Health, SDOH, Startups, SYN, Top Story, Virtual Events / November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020

The healthcare startups targeting chronic conditions and population health presenting at INVEST Pop Health November 16-18 span prescription drug delivery to addressing social isolation.

How is population health innovation unfolding in Louisiana? [Sponsored]

behavioral health, Chronic conditions, Daily, Events, hospitals, invest pop virtual 2020, New Orleans, News, NOLABA, Payers, Population Health, SDOH, Social Determinants, Sponsored Post, SYN, Top Story / October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020

With the annual INVEST Population Health virtual conference coming up November 16-18, here’s a look at our collaboration partner New Orleans Business Alliance. It plays a vital role in helping to stimulate the local economy by supporting the development and advancement of the healthcare and biotech infrastructure.

Don’t miss our virtual population health conference November 16-18

Daily, Events, Health IT, invest pop virtual, Medable, Merck, NOLABA, Population Health, Pyx Health, SDOH, Social Determinants, Startups, SYN, Top Story, virtual event / October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020

For the second year, MedCity News is partnering with the New Orleans Business Alliance to host an executive summit that focuses on population health and highlights where innovation and investment are occurring in the field.

Politics won’t fix the inequities in healthcare – but this will

Community, community workers, Daily, Health Services, MedCity Influencers, SDOH, social determinants of health, SYN, Top Story / October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

Imagine a world where every patient has access to a care manager armed with comprehensive, real-time data and the tools to take action.

What can pharma do about social determinants of health?

Bucks, Inequality, SDOH / August 27, 2020 August 27, 2020

The Milwaukee Bucks–my home town sports team–yesterday boycotted Game 5 of their NBA playoff series. This historical event serves to bring attention to the inequalities African-Americans and other minorities face in our society. In health care, disparities also exist. As I mentioned in my Health Affairs blog piece with Meena Venkatachalam, COVID-19 has highlighted these …

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The critical need for community investment

coronavirus, COVID-19, Daily, Health Services, MedCity Influencers, News, SDOH, Social Determinants, social determinants of health, SYN, Top Story / July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020

In comparison to other developed countries, we spend the least amount of money on social care and the most on medical, with the worst overall health outcomes. We must intentionally and strategically reallocate some healthcare dollars to invest in communities.