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AMA, Brigham and Women's, Joint Commission target equity, quality & safety

Healthcare It News

They'll use a framework designed at Brigham and Women's and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, according to the news announcement, which describes it as a "patient-centered approach [including] robust structural analyses of racism and equity to support an overall mission of delivering equitable, high-quality care to all patients.

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Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare It News

Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations. THE PROBLEM One of the main problems was access to healthcare, particularly with working families and those with chronic conditions.

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

Health equity allows people to lead active and productive lives, reduces the healthcare burden on the government, and contributes to economic growth. By one estimate, healthcare improvements accounted for one-third of the economic growth of developed nations over the last century.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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HIStalk Interviews LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Lexis Nexis

On the broader industry side, we were already moving rapidly towards digital healthcare, the digitalization and consumer-driven healthcare. We saw a 400% increase in the use of telemedicine. JS: LexisNexis and other companies are in a unique position to help both public and private sector healthcare improve healthcare outcomes.

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Genentech’s Look Into the Mirror of Health Inequities

Health Populi

The team from Brigham & Women’s and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement notes that key limitations to this model are “a general vacuum of incentive and regulatory structures to point institutions toward a few core equity measures focused on access and transitions of care.”