Population/Community Health
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Providence St. Joseph Health launches population health company; Aetna, others try new approach to educate doctors about opioid alternatives.
In this webinar Rita Carreon, Deputy Vice President, Health with UnidosUS, and Jillian Warriner, manager of community benefit and health improvement at Sharp HealthCare discussed how building community collaboration and introducing novel partnerships are key to achieving health equity and ensure鈥
A new study adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that human insulins may result in similar clinical outcomes as higher cost insulin analogues for many patients with type 2 diabetes.
Connecticut hospitals and health systems generated $27.7 billion in economic activity in 2017, and invested $1.7 billion in community benefit initiatives.
Effingham, Ill.-based St. Anthony鈥檚 Memorial Hospital addresses diabetic patients鈥 social risk factors; Adventist Health White Memorial Diabetes Program in Los Angeles takes families directly to the supermarket; and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore鈥檚 Diabetes Medical Home Extender Program treats high-鈥
Virginia hospitals and health systems provided nearly $3.3 billion in community benefit and other support in 2017, according to the latest annual report by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.
Last week鈥檚 Institute for Healthcare Improvement鈥檚 annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care brought together individuals across the health care system for a conversation to accelerate, amplify and take action toward creating a better future.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams today issued an advisory urging action to address an 鈥渆pidemic鈥 of electronic cigarette use by youth.
Adventist Health White Memorial is connecting pregnant women and mothers who live in poverty to the resources and care they need to best support their children; four Detroit hospitals and health systems created a task force to dramatically reduce the region鈥檚 infant mortality rate; and The Northern鈥
Population health leaders come from multiple sectors and professions, but we share a common goal: to advance well-being and health equity for individuals and communities. At the 2019 ACHI National Conference, we will come together as a community of population health leaders to amplify our shared鈥