In a fee-for-service world, it can be hard for health systems and other providers to prioritize caring for the homeless population, who carry some of the worst health risks of any other population in…
Continue Reading
Dr. Arti Masturzo, Chief Medical Officer at CCS Today, food insecurity affects more than 41 million Americans and is prevalent among children and the elderly population. Food insecurity is defined as the limited availability…
Continue Reading
By Shania Kennedy
March 13, 2023 – The New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) project approved pilot funding and the release of data for multiple research proposals addressing the project’s four top health…
What You Should Know:– The pediatric mental health crisis is named the number one patient safety concern, according to ECRI’s 2023 list of most pressing patient safety concerns.– The nation’s largest nonprofit patient safety organization notes that, while rates of depression and anxiety in…
Continue Reading
Results from a recent study conducted by OSF Healthcare and Bradley University show that expanding Medicaid to more people hasn’t increased underserved populations’ access to healthcare as much as lawmakers have hoped.
The study analyzed…
Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to “School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology.” Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech…
Continue Reading
By Sarai Rodriguez March 06, 2023 – A new study suggests that structural racism is causing worse surgical outcomes among Black men. Researchers out of UCLA found in a study recently published…
Continue Reading
What You Should Know:– Surgo Health, a new healthcare technology company dedicated to personalized care announced its official launch in Washington, D.C.– Formed as a public benefits company (PBC), Surgo Health is building on the…
Continue Reading
By Sarai Rodriguez March 02, 2023 – Black women of childbearing age face a twofold risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to their white counterparts, which not only fuels racial health…
Continue Reading
Social Determinants of Health and InteroperabilityBy Jada Parker
Jada Parker is a public health graduate student at George Washington University.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have a huge impact on population health….
Continue Reading
