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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

As an important example, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that, for instance, despite widespread availability of free vaccines, there are continued inequities in vaccine coverage, which perpetuates COVID-19–related health inequities. This research looked at enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans compared with traditional Medicare.

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Mount Sinai Health tackles digital health inequity with robust RPM program

Healthcare It News

Uncontrolled chronic disease is another issue, said Dr. Robert Fields, executive vice president and chief population health officer. "We conducted an internal quality-improvement-matched cohort analysis of 218 patients, examining the effects of RPM on blood pressure control and healthcare utilization versus usual care in-clinic."

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Healthcare Strategy with Cole Lyons | E.109

Vie Healthcare

One thing I had been educated in is process improvement for hospitals, but not for ambulatory care systems. I took some courses at Johns Hopkins for process improvement in patient care management. (02:20): 02:20): And so then I got promoted to being an outreach coordinator with the Department of Population Health.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

Health Aff (Millwood) 38 (12): 1993-2002. Health Care Access in Rural Areas: Evidence that Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in the United States May Increase with the Level Of Rurality.” Health Place. Health Aff (Millwood) 38 (12): 1993-2002. Health Place. 2008.12.007.