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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The following is a guest article by Christine Lee, Head of Health Partnerships at AnalyticsIQ
Patients seeking healthcare for their ailments often receive detailed treatment plans tailored to their individual needs. However, the efficacy of…
By Hannah Nelson
July 14, 2023 – Healthix, a health information exchange (HIE) serving New York City and Long Island, has partnered with health IT vendor Unite Us to drive social determinants of health (SDOH) interoperability.
The…
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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By Hannah Nelson
June 19, 2023 – EHR integration of nursing classifications could help drive health equity through enhanced social determinants of health (SDOH) documentation, according to an article published in JAMIA.
Researchers mapped three standardized nursing…
Healthcare data expert Mohamed Humaidi, senior vice president of data and analytics at the New York and Florida-based health coordinator CareAbout, broke down how clinical practices and health systems can enhance and streamline the…
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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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I sat in front of my doctor for the first time since before the pandemic. She was concerned: “You’re way overdue for a couple of screening tests and a vaccination.” I explained that between…
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