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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction
It’s always been pretty obvious that factors such as wealth, race, education, and the quality of food and water have enormous impacts on health. But only in the past few years have the medical professions tried to quantify and capture these factors. Given that the field is increasingly digitized and data-driven, health IT is responsible for collecting and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH). Data can both call out SDoH and help to address its effects. An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They use claims data to track use o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Care Management SDOH Social Determinants of Health Source Type: blogs

All by myself … don ’ t wanna be
Throughout my career, I’ve been interested in how and why people see clinicians about their pain. I’m intrigued by the journey before, during and afterwards. I’m interested in the social factors influencing choices in healthcare. If I’ve been gardening over the weekend and I wake up Monday with a sore back it’s easy to see a physio here in NZ. That visit is likely paid for by our accident compensation system (24/7 no-fault scheme paid for by taxes and levies). And the jolly joy germ in me thinks “Well at least that means people don’t have to see a doctor first” – but...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - October 15, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Back pain Chronic pain Coping strategies Interdisciplinary teams Low back pain Occupational therapy Physiotherapy Psychology Research Science in practice Health pain management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs

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Successful Medicare drug price negotiation may depend on a level of confidentiality to enable frank interaction, which can conflict with transparency. (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kate Meyer, Jeremy Sharp Source Type: blogs

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Georgia’s new Medicaid waiver creates a new but narrow pathway for more people with disabilities to gain access to health care coverage. (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: MaryBeth Musumeci, Megan Douglas Source Type: blogs

Five Things Hospitals Should Do Immediately to Improve their Cybersecurity Posture
The following is a guest article by Jonathan Goldberger, Senior Vice President, Security Practices & Strategic Sales at TPx Hospitals face the threat of cyberattacks daily and each attack threatens the hospital’s public brand and, worst of all, public health. Because nearly every function at hospitals today is electronic, a cyberattack is crippling to the point where a provider can’t do anything. Even tasks such as sending a prescription to the pharmacy and ordering or reviewing X-rays are challenging amid a cyberattack. It’s no secret that threat actors are targeting companies and organizations regardless of the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Security and Privacy Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Training Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare R Source Type: blogs

Out of Control Health Costs or a Broken Society
Flawed Accounting for the US Health Spending Problem By Jeff Goldsmith Source: OECD, Our World in Data Late last year, I saw this chart which made my heart sink. It compared US life expectancy to its health spending since 1970 vs. other countries. As you can see, the US began peeling off from the rest of the civilized world in the mid-1980’s. Then US life expectancy began falling around 2015, even as health spending continued to rise. We lost two more full years of life expectancy to COVID. By the end of 2022, the US had given up 26 years-worth of progress in life expectancy gains. Adding four more ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy COVID Drug Overdoses gun violence Hospitals Jeff Goldsmith Maternal mortality Mental Health Obesity Poverty Regional Economy Society Source Type: blogs

Out of Control Health Costs or a Broken Society
Flawed Accounting for the US Health Spending Problem By Jeff Goldsmith Source: OECD, Our World in Data Late last year, I saw this chart which made my heart sink. It compared US life expectancy to its health spending since 1970 vs. other countries. As you can see, the US began peeling off from the rest of the civilized world in the mid-1980’s. Then US life expectancy began falling around 2015, even as health spending continued to rise. We lost two more full years of life expectancy to COVID. By the end of 2022, the US had given up 26 years-worth of progress in life expecta...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy COVID Drug Overdoses gun violence Hospitals Jeff Goldsmith Maternal mortality Mental Health Obesity Poverty Regional Economy Society Source Type: blogs

What is Traditional Medicine? A Typology for Operationalizing the World Health Organization Definition
Nadine Ijaz (Carleton University), What is Traditional Medicine? A Typology for Operationalizing the World Health Organization Definition (2023): Introduction: Following the World Health Organization (WHO) ’s guidance, and in response to citizen demands, governments across the globe are working to better... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 9, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

The health care disruptors are not coming. They are here.
Plenty has been written and said about how health care in the United States is too convoluted to be disrupted by new entrants. Dan Munro, health care author, and Forbes contributor compiles most of the rationales provided by thought leaders in his 2018 article titled “10 Reasons Healthcare Won’t Be Disrupted.” While traditional health care Read more… The health care disruptors are not coming. They are here. originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Konye Ori Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

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Tightening rules for short-term health insurance plans will likely strengthen the marketplaces that offer reliable, comprehensive nongroup coverage. (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dong Ding, Sherry A. Glied Source Type: blogs

What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?
So many topics to cover in healthcare but tragically so little time! We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. What isn’t being talked about enough when it comes to sharing health data? At the recent Civitas Conference, we took the time to ask various members of our talented Healthcare IT Today Community to see where their thoughts were on this subject. The video below is a compilation of their answers. Here’s a quick summary of what everyone is saying in the video: Laura Young, Executive Director at San Diego...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability 4medica Briljent CIvitas Civitas 2023 Data Quality directtrust eHealthExchange Grayson Miller Gregg Church Health Data Utility Healt Source Type: blogs

8 Practical Predictions For The Near Future Of Healthcare
This article aims to bridge that gap, providing a condensed overview beneficial for healthcare professionals and users alike. 1) Patients will become the point of care In the pursuit of more streamlined and patient-centric healthcare, traditional hospital frameworks are under reassessment. The stereotypical scenes of long waiting lines, overwhelming paperwork, and sterile, uninviting corridors symbolize a dated workflow. The evolution towards modernity beckons a shift from this conventional setup, ushering in an era where patients, armed with digital health tools, become the focal point of care, reducing the dependen...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine AI artificial intelligence digital health Source Type: blogs

A shop teacher ’s daughter on transforming patient safety
Just a few weeks ago, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report, “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety.” This was both a “surprise” and “not a surprise” to me because I’m a nurse, a subject matter expert in patient safety, and a shop teacher’s daughter. PCAST’s call for action Read more… A shop teacher’s daughter on transforming patient safety originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Barbara L. Olson, RN Tags: Conditions Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 2nd 2023
In conclusion, we identified several candidate genes that may confer cancer resistance in cetaceans, providing a new avenue for further research into the mechanisms of lifespan extension. « Back to Top A Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Bone Density https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/09/a-relationship-between-the-gut-microbiome-and-bone-density/ Changes in the gut microbiome take place with advancing age, an increase in populations that provoke chronic inflammation, a reduction in the populations producing beneficial metabolites. Even only considering rising levels of in...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 1, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Air quality alert: Reducing our carbon footprint in health care
A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD. Do no harm. We learn this throughout our medical education and training, and in practice it is a keystone for clinical decision making. This principle continues to inspire patient safety, quality improvement, and better patient care. Do no harm also applies to the environment. Read more… Air quality alert: Reducing our carbon footprint in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Shreya Aggarwal, MD Tags: Conditions Anesthesiology Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs