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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

The remaining 80% comes from the social determinants of health, such as public safety, the availability of stable jobs, access to green spaces, cultural practices, and more. Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. Data-driven insights are crucial in understanding health disparities.

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Why Healthcare Digital Experience Is Important to Both Members and Payers

Lexis Nexis

For payers, the opportunity is significant: well-designed online tools translate into better member engagement, higher retention rates, improved health outcomes and quality of care scores, and reduced administrative costs. However, simply making an online portal available to members isn’t enough.

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Why Accurate Data is a Lifeline to Care in the Medicaid Redetermination Cycle

HIT Consultant

In recognition of the procedural burden our existing processes and systems exact, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has encouraged states to use all available strategies to streamline redeterminations and prevent eligible enrollees from losing coverage due to procedural issues.

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

Among consumers who do have access to their electronic health records, 82% rate their health care experience as excellent, very good or good. Among consumers who have access to DHRs, 80% perceive the quality of care in their country as excellent, very good, or good.

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

racial, ethnic, linguistic, economic, geographic) that intersect with their health needs or disability status. 7 For CYSHCN from families with low incomes or who live in rural settings, access to services and specialists is also a significant barrier, resulting in higher levels of unmet health needs.

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How data transformation can support population health strategies

Cloud Blogs

Instead of focusing improvement resources on limited populations and acute care, effective PHM strategies drive transformation that addresses all levels of healthcare delivery, including prevention and care management. diet, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol, and drug use), clinical care (e.g.,

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The 5 Key Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring

Twistle

Over the past year we’ve experienced the important role of telemedicine in monitoring and managing patient health and wellness. Adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to a telehealth program increases access to care and enhances the quality of care delivery. Improved Quality of Care.