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Algorithm Provides Insights into Physician Turnover Trends

July 25, 2023 - Using an algorithm, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered that the period from 2010 to 2018 resulted in a 43 percent increase in physician turnover, highlighting the need to determine the reasons for this trend and ultimately improve retention rates. Regardless of whether it is due to mobilization or retirement, physician turnover is a...

Health Disparities Tied to Gap in Rural, Urban Death Rates

June 10, 2021 by Jill McKeon

The gap between rural and urban death rates has tripled over the past 20 years, in part due to socioeconomic factors and rural health disparities, according to a recent study from Brigham and...

Social Determinants of Health Linked to Congenital Heart Disease

May 19, 2021 by Jill McKeon

Social determinants of health, including geography and race and ethnicity, have an impact on prenatal detection (PND) of two of the most common congenital heart diseases (CHDs), a new study published...

Social Determinants of Health Tied to Premature Stroke Mortality

May 18, 2021 by Jill McKeon

Socioeconomics, access to health care, environmental factors, and other social determinants of health may be linked to premature stroke mortality, according to a recent study from JAMA...

Collecting Big Data to Eliminate Rural Health Disparities

March 15, 2021 by Jessica Kent

Among the many gaps in care that pervade the medical industry, rural health disparities are some of the most prevalent. For individuals living in rural parts of the country, geographic isolation,...

Rural Health Disparities Linked to Socioeconomic Status, Care Access

February 05, 2020 by Jessica Kent

Higher rural mortality at the state level is strongly linked to socioeconomic status, patient care access, and lack of health insurance, indicating that changes in state and federal policies could...

$5.8M NIH Grant Will Expand Opioid Research in Appalachia

June 26, 2019 by Jessica Kent

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $5.8 million to the University of Pittsburgh Division of Internal Medicine to support opioid research in Appalachia, a region that has been...

CMS Strategy to Focus on Rural Healthcare Access, Quality

May 11, 2018 by Jessica Kent

CMS has announced a new Rural Health Strategy, which will help ensure that the nearly one in five individuals living in rural areas have access to quality healthcare. “For the first time, CMS is...

AHA Details Survival Strategies for Urban, Rural Hospitals

November 30, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities has released a new report outlining population health strategies and best practices to ensure that...

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