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Digital health technologies (DHTs) should expand access to clinical research to represent the social determinants of health (SDoH) across the population. The frequency of reporting participant SDoH data in clinical publications is low and…
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A study by the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University has demonstrated the potential of using natural language processing technology to extract social risk factor information from clinical notes.The NLP system developed by the research…
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Researchers explored AI and NLP integration in post-acute patient engagement programs, addressing emotional, behavioral, and recovery barriers beyond SDOH. While SDOH data collection faces challenges, the study found 83% of U.S. acute care hospitals…
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There is a lot of emphasis on how social determinants of health data – strongly linked to patient outcomes – are used in real-world healthcare scenarios with many researchers focusing on a lack of…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
August 02, 2023 – An ONC analysis shows that 83 percent of non-federal acute care hospitals participate in some social determinants of health (SDOH) data collection. Still, challenges related to routine screening data…
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Healthcare providers collect, manage and store large amounts of data daily, but whether that data is used to optimize care delivery is still a work in progress.
Take the collection of social determinants of health…
SDOH Explorer, a tool developed by Innovaccer, is being used by CareAbout to analyze and monitor the impacts of social determinants of health (SDOH) on patients. It integrates SDOH data into patient records and…
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Pear Suite, a digital health company for community health workers, is partnering with OutCare Health, a nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ+ health equity, to provide Pear’s social navigation platform to employers, healthcare organizations, and…
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