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Socioeconomic status contributes to 29% of racial disparities in colorectal cancer survival, with molecular factors accounting for 10%. The study looked at drivers of disparity beyond access to screening and healthcare. #HealthEquity https://hubs.la/Q02Qych30

Kids in neighborhoods without easy access to a grocery store have >50% chance of being obese/developing high BMI in childhood, per The National Institutes of Health. #SDoH HealthDay News https://hubs.la/Q02Qy8GM0

Identification and mitigation of #SDoH is vital to the success of #VBC. Community-based organizations can help meet VBC goals of improved health outcomes and lower costs. Read our eBook, "Advancing VBC with Community-Based Services" https://hubs.la/Q02QydCf0

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality plans ≤15 grants for state Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to speed implementation + dissemination of patient-centered outcomes research and reduce healthcare disparities. #HealthEquity Healthcare Innovation https://hubs.la/Q02QhzB10

Cardiologists developed an online calculator using EHR and research data on a racially diverse patient group that uses #SDoH + ZIP code, not race, to predict risk of cardiovascular disease. STAT https://hubs.la/Q02PxRcc0 Tools from Gray Matter Analytics enable docs to do something useful with that data! Contact us to learn more about visualizations of #HealthInequity that help providers understand patients' needs for appropriate intervention.

Reliably improve care quality with #VBC measures that reflect population needs, analytics to ID people at risk, care delivery monitoring and proactive engagement of members/patients to prevent avoidable utilization. https://hubs.la/Q02PxxRT0

18M households — 13.5% of US households — struggled with #FoodInsecurity in 2023, up from 12.8% in 2022 and 10.2% in 2021. #SDoH RISE https://hubs.la/Q02Py62C0 Gray Matter Analytics ingests #HealthEquity data to support positive response and intervention for improved #ValueBasedCare.

Humana Healthcare Research found #MA patients in 6 senior-centric practices had 17% more PCP visits, with +39% visits by Black patients and +21% visits by low-income patients, suggesting a senior-care model better meets quality measures like cancer screenings, med adherence and controlled blood pressure. Fierce Healthcare https://hubs.la/Q02PxNlY0

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association developed new data elements and definitions that capture the impact #SDoH have on cardiovascular disease. Report authors hope their work elevates attention to areas like patients' ability to afford medication and take it as prescribed. TCTMD https://hubs.la/Q02PxNlT0

3 things payors can do to boost Medicare star ratings: Improve clinical measures, hone in on health equity, make member experience a priority. McKinsey & Company https://hubs.la/Q02PxYzD0