Articles
Home Health, Palliative Care, Opioids, Substance Use Disorder
On-demand insurance is now a thing
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: how mandated access to at-home palliative care has made all the difference for some patients; and a town鈥檚 first-person account of battling the opioid epidemic.
Maternal Health, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Population/Community Health
How hospitals are helping families access, improve and navigate maternal health
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 New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network brings together a vast assortment of knowledge across disciplines to advance perinatal care.
Access & Health Coverage, Social Determinants of Health
Younger people most likely to defer health care because of costs
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: hospital beds will soon monitor patients鈥 vital signs, a Suboxone-licensed physician makes an impact in rural Wisconsin, and hospital gives homeless women a 鈥渟afe space鈥 to treat emotional, physical health.
Social Determinants of Health, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals, Making Healthcare More Affordable
Employers finding new ways to reduce high deductibles
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: a Chicago suburb leads the nation in eliminating veteran homelessness, and medical schools crawl toward more enrollment diversity.
Social Determinants of Health
How hospitals are promoting health by getting at its social determinants聽
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital and Alaska Native Medical Center teamed up with Catholic Social Services to lend a hand to patients without homes, and Langhorne, Pa.-based St. Mary Medical Center uses a multifaceted approach to embed access to healthy, fresh food in its community
Opioids, Community Health Workers
Community health workers trained to support patient outcomes in underserved and vulnerable communities
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: the county that鈥檚 leading the nation in reversing opioid overdose deaths, and meth-related overdoses are on the rise.聽
Opioids
Community health workers trained to support patient outcomes in underserved and vulnerable communities
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: the county that鈥檚 leading the nation in reversing opioid overdose deaths, and meth-related overdoses are on the rise.聽
Telehealth, Rural issues, Rural Workforce, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health
How hospitals and health systems are using telehealth in rural areas
The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina have embraced underserved communities with robust telehealth programs; and two factions of Northern Light Health in Maine have made dramatic improvements in preventive and psychiatric care by using telehealth programs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Wellness/Preventive Care, Nurses
Artificial Intelligence streamlines radiology reporting
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Study says preschoolers are at 鈥榞olden age鈥 for forming lifelong healthy habits, and the extraordinary effect a nurse has on a patient鈥檚 health.
Rural issues, Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
How hospitals are prioritizing behavioral health and affordable medication in rural communities
Livingston HealthCare in Montana used a grant to streamline behavioral health treatment and screen primary care patients, and Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Va., partnered with a pharmacy software company to ensure its uninsured and chronically ill populations have access to needed medications.