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Population Health
Disadvantaged Communities Face the Biggest Adverse Impacts From Climate Change
May 26, 2022
Although climate change affects the entire global population, historically marginalized and under-resourced communities will be disproportionately affected.
Research Examines Black Veterans’ Experience of Racism
May 25, 2022
University of Pennsylvania researcher conducted 36 interviews of Black veterans with chronic kidney disease to find out how they experienced racism in their lives and especially as patients at the VA.
Delivering Healthcare in Unlikely Places
April 15, 2022
Fabric Health is bringing healthcare services to laundromats in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Other organizations are using barbershops and churches to deliver healthcare services and messages.
The Cost Burden of Alzheimer's
March 17, 2022
The toll that Alzheimer’s disease takes on the health of those affected by the disease is enormous. And so is the associated expense.
Frequent and Feared. But Can Dementia Be Avoided?
March 17, 2022
There’s no guarantee, but physical activity and corralling cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes improve the odds. Health insurers can assist by helping members address the “upstream” social determinants of health.
UCSF Research: No Synergy From Valued-based Programs for Primary Care Organizations
February 26, 2022
Ideally, value-based and technology programs combine to produce better outcomes. But researchers at University of California, San Francisco, found little evidence of synergy in the meaningful use, patient-centered medical home and Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO program.
AHIP Experts Turn an Eye to the Post-Pandemic World
February 23, 2022
During the state of the industry webinar, AHIP experts reviewed policies and solutions to improve affordable access to care and shape healthcare in the post-pandemic world.
Uterine Fibroids Background
February 21, 2022
Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG, CCRP, provides a comprehensive background on uterine fibroids, explaining everything from clinical burden to symptoms.
Working Paper Finds COVID-19 Lockdowns Had Little Public Health Effect and Draws Criticism of Being Flawed
February 04, 2022
The conclusion of the pre-print meta-analysis is that small effect of "nonpharmaceutical interventions" on COVID-19 mortality rates did not outweigh the effects of lockdowns.
3 Population Health Trends to Watch in 2022
January 18, 2022
Telehealth, efforts to address social determinants of health and a focus on health disparities are likely to be among the top priorities in population health this year.