Researchers use genomics to better understand blood pressure
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health are linking genetics to the risk of high blood pressure among black patients by analyzing genomic research databases.
View ArticleFCC seeks feedback on proposed $100M telehealth pilot program
Public comment is sought on three-year pilot aimed at increasing use of technology among poor, veterans and rural Americans.
View ArticleHealth plans ramp up new IT efforts
The risks that arise from value-based care are forcing insurers to pursue new directions in taking care of members, putting a premium on how they use data and analytics.
View ArticleHHS awards $42M to help health centers expand HIT adoption
The Department of Health and Human Services is providing nearly $42 million in funding to support 1,183 federally funded health centers nationwide to bolster their use of IT.
View ArticleFCC takes steps to reform Rural Health Care Program
The Federal Communications Commission wants to ensure that funding for rural broadband services supporting telehealth technologies is being spent efficiently to benefit patients in underserved parts of...
View ArticleSen. Grassley: Telehealth is way to keep healthcare in rural America
With rural hospitals facing financial pressures and many forced to close, telehealth can help solve some of the challenges confronting rural communities in maintaining access to care.
View ArticleAHA asks FCC to ease data requirements for telehealth pilot
The agency must limit the data collection and reporting requirements on healthcare providers if the initiative is to succeed, contends hospital group.
View ArticleProviders aren’t consistently screening for social determinants of health
Few physician practices and hospitals in the United States screen patients for all five key social needs associated with health outcomes.
View ArticleFidelis Care tackles SDOH in upstate New York using a referral platform
Fidelis Care’s new partnership with Healthy Alliance Independent Practice Association and Innovative Health Alliance of New York aims to address social determinants of health among its Upstate New York...
View ArticleReport: U.S. infrastructure for sharing health and social data needed
The nation needs to develop a digital infrastructure that is interoperable between healthcare and social care organizations.
View ArticleONC: 2015 Certification Edition is aiding SDOH adoption
Efforts to ensure that social determinants of health data can be electronically captured, used and exchanged are getting a boost from the federal government’s Health IT Certification Program.
View ArticleUPMC Health Plan launches new data-backed SDOH initiative
UPMC Health Plan in Pittsburgh has announced it will launch a new social impact initiative that will use evidence-based research to better address social determinants of health.
View ArticleProject makes early progress in trying to standardize SDOH data
As the healthcare industry looks to electronically capture, use and exchange social determinants of health data, an effort is underway to standardize medical codes to leverage SDOH information across...
View ArticleZ code use inches up as Medicare providers document SDOH data
Progress is being made in the Medicare program to document a subset of ICD-10-CM codes used to capture social determinants of health data.
View ArticleMicrosoft funds AI program to speed research, improve access to care
A five-year, $40 million program funded by Microsoft will leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate medical research and to improve access to care for underserved populations.
View ArticleReport: Healthcare must harness patient data beyond that in EHRs
If clinicians are to gain a more holistic view of their patients and improve the quality of care, they must leverage data beyond merely tapping information in electronic health records.
View ArticleACOs lack data on patient social needs, community partners
Accountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’ social needs and the capabilities of community partners.
View ArticleFCC close to finalizing $100M telehealth pilot program
The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved...
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