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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

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Melissa Baird, COO at Hims & Hers, leads a team of engineers that designed a telehealth experience that engages and connects patient care across its service lines, especially for stigmatized conditions. Under her leadership, Hims & Hers was able to stand up multiple services during the pandemic, as well.

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How the VA Uses Synthetic Data to Predict Veterans’ Suicide Risk

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Each year, suicide and nonfatal self-harm cost the nation nearly $490 billion in medical costs, work-loss costs, the value of statistical life, and quality-of-life costs, according to statistics cited by the U.S. In 2020, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people between 10 and 64 years of age.

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About This Resource Guide: Promising Practices to Address Health Disparities

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Disparities : Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. 2 Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic crystalized and further accelerated these efforts.