Quality & Governance News

Over 50% of Leaders Underwhelmed by Population Health Management Tech

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Fifty-six percent of healthcare leaders say their current population health management solution doesn’t meet their needs, according to a survey from Persivia and commissioned by Sage Growth...

How Patient Matching, Data Standardization Could Combat COVID-19

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As the healthcare industry continues to seek solutions to track and control the spread of COVID-19, patient matching and data standardization have surfaced as effective responses to the pandemic. For...

ONC Project Aims to Facilitate Real-World Data Access, Exchange

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ONC recently released results from its Coordinated Registry Network for Women’s Health Technology project, a joint effort with the FDA and NIH to facilitate real-world data access and...

Critical Considerations Required for COVID-19 Data Analysis

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When evaluating COVID-19 data to inform policies, decision-makers should consider five criteria to better understand the spread of the virus in their communities: representativeness, potential...

COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Social Determinants of Health Data

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COVID-19 death rates in the US are correlated with patients’ age, race, socioeconomic status, and other social determinants of health data, according to a study led by researchers at the MIT...

Big Data Model Predicts Rise in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

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A big data model projected that without any changes in alcohol consumption or interventions to address high-risk drinking, deaths from alcohol-related liver disease will rise significantly in the US,...

Care Access Drives COVID-19 Health Disparities in Black Populations

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In the time since the COVID-19 pandemic has hit and spread across the US, the virus has further exposed glaring health disparities and lack of quality care access experienced by particular...

Data Access, Standards Key for Equitable Artificial Intelligence Use

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Artificial intelligence has the potential to help address global health challenges, but stakeholders must promote rapid and equitable data access and establish ethical standards in order to use the...

Leveraging Internal Data, Analytics for Quality Improvement

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At Southern Illinois Healthcare and Care New England, internal data and analytics has empowered the organizations and pushed the quality improvement programs forward. These programs are contingent on...

New Method Uses Data-Driven Models to Inform COVID-19 Policymaking

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An international team of researchers has developed a new method to leverage multiple data-driven models for COVID-19 outbreak management. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page,...

Leveraging COVID-19 Data to Eliminate Healthcare Disparities

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COVID-19 data gathered during the pandemic has shed light on significant healthcare disparities, revealing poorer outcomes in minority and underserved communities. For more coronavirus updates, visit...

Genomic Data Integration Requires Education, Security Standards

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Genomic data integration at the point of care will require education around implementation and decision-making, as well as industry-wide privacy and security standards, according to an ONC report. The...

County-Level Data Shows Racial, Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases

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County-level data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed staggering racial and ethnic disparities in care, with the virus disproportionately impacting black and Hispanic populations....

Federal Effort Aims to Optimize Search Engines for COVID-19 Research

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The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) have partnered to support the development...

ONC Projects Aim to Standardize SDOH Data for Precision Medicine

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The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is working to standardize the collection of social determinants of health data to help advance precision medicine and inform new treatments. Information...

DoD Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Coronavirus Hotspots

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The Department of Defense is utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization tools to look for patterns or identify potential hotspots during the coronavirus pandemic. For...

HHS Provides $186M for COVID-19 Data Surveillance, Tracking

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing $186,000,000 in funding to state and local jurisdictions to support expanded COVID-19 data surveillance and tracking. For more...

Predictive Model Offers COVID-19 Guidelines for Healthcare Workers

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Researchers from Stanford University’s department of surgery have developed a predictive model that provides best practice guidelines for operating room team members during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Social Determinants of Health Vital for Assessing Heart Disease Risk

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An individual’s social determinants of health can provide valuable information about a person’s potential risk of heart disease, but these non-clinical factors are often overlooked,...

Is Artificial Intelligence Mature Enough to Combat COVID-19?

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Before the world was even conscious of the threat posed by COVID-19, artificial intelligence had detected the beginnings of the outbreak. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page, updated...