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Value-based care took center stage at this year's conference, sparking meaningful conversations.  Nancy G. Brown of Oak HC/FT led an insightful panel featuring healthcare leaders Jaewon Ryu (CEO, Geisinger Health), Javier Rodriguez (CEO, DaVita), Kate Ryder (CEO, Maven), and Alisha A. Alaimo (President, NA for Biogen). With 50% of their patient population in a full risk bearing model, Geisinger has a unique capacity and lens as a provider/payor combination. DaVita aims to address the complete spectrum of patient needs through collaborating with various providers across the ecosystem while keeping physicians at the core of value-based care. Maven is opening new doors for risk in fertility, maternal care, and women's health which has the potential to make a significant impact on the total cost of care. Biogen continues to develop innovative therapies to people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases The HLTH 2023 conference serves as a vital platform to explore the next steps in the evolution of value-based care. #healthcare #healthcareleadership #healthcareservices #healthcareproviders #womeninhealthcare #csuite #valuebasedcare #aca #healthpolicy #innovation #healthtech

🎙️ New Podcast Alert! 🎙 Join Dr. Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, LD Crowley and Dr. Malvika Juneja in a crucial discussion on the role of primary care providers in addressing obesity. They emphasize a paradigm shift, treating obesity as a primary diagnosis, and stress the importance of an interdisciplinary approach. The conversation explores educating primary care providers on new medications and outcome measures beyond BMI, fostering inclusive and patient-centered conversations. Dr. Juneja sheds light on health equity, recognizing obesity as a vulnerability and advocating for supportive care in underserved populations. Touching on trauma-informed care, the conversation underscores the evolving landscape of obesity management, encouraging shared decision-making for a more holistic healthcare approach. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3R71Crw #PrimaryCare #InterdisciplinaryApproach #PatientCenteredCare #antiobesitymedications #BeyondBMI #HolisticHealth

AccendoWave - A #Pain Data Company #Medicare Advantage plans' star ratings to be affected by #Health Equity Index Socially at-risk patients need equity in their care. The HEI is to incentivize contracts for plans to perform better for these patients, says Christie Teigland, vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon. A Top 4 Global Health #Equity Solution and Top 15 Global Remote Monitoring Company, AccendoWave, benchmarks objective #brain wave pain data (specialty, gender, age) and has nine pain #databases: Emergency Department, Maternal Health, Oncology, MSK, Medical Surgical, ICU, Women, Adults, Seniors to eliminate #bias, improve #outcomes and reduce health care costs. If desired, AccendoWave can also create customized pain databases for partners that can be accessed on the Datavant platform.

🌍 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐅𝐇 During the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, we had the privilege of speaking to Mr. Garrido (President of World Federation of Hemophilia / Fédération mondiale de l'hémophilie), about a critical topic affecting patients globally: 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬. In our interview, he shared compelling perspectives on why this issue matters and what steps can be taken to bridge gaps in care. Bleeding disorders are a condition that require lifelong management, and access to therapies can significantly impact patients' lives. As advocates for health equity, it's crucial to address disparities in access, ensuring that everyone, regardless of location or resources, can receive the treatments they need. More than 3000 attendees gathered at this year’ World Federation of Hemophilia Congress, recently held in Madrid, as it is recognized as one of the most important appointments for the bleeding disorders communities. ⤵️ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 to gain valuable insights. #WFHCongress2024 #TreatmentForAll #GlobalHealth #BleedingDisorder

Today is #nationalruralhealthday, and as a leader addressing the number one category that costs patients their lives--cardiology--we're proud to support our rural healthcare colleagues. Care access in remote and rural areas is a very serious challenge, as is maintaining quality of care and improvements toward the Quadruple Aim with lower ratios of providers to patients. Our rural colleagues are true champions of healthcare despite geographic challenges, and it is our hope that technologies like ours will enable them to care for their patients with greater ease, efficacy, and accuracy. AI knows no geographic boundaries! Did you know? - Rural patients are 19% more likely to develop heart failure than their urban counterparts, according to a recent NIH-funded study, and black men in rural areas are 34% more likely to develop heart failure - Rural patients are 20.99% more likely to die of heart disease - Less than 8% of all physicians choose to practice in a rural area in the US, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges - 64% of rural providers struggle to find a specialist for referrals in their geography - All-cause age-adjusted mortality rates are 7% higher in rural areas in the US, according to the National Center for Health Statistics

Maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the US are higher than in peer countries - and the disparities in outcomes for people of colour are stark. And while evidence does exist for how to identify people at highest risk for complications and which interventions are most effective, existing data gaps and provider capacity challenges make it extremely difficult to apply these interventions at scale. Pomelo Care founded in 2021 by Marta Bralic Kerns seems to be finding a way though. It's a virtual medical practice that now covers 3 million lives and has published peer-reviewed data proving an improvement in clinical outcomes. Pomelo Care has also just secured $46 million in Series B financing to expand - bringing total funding to $79 million, and much-needed optimism to the maternal care space. Read our full story on FutureFemHealth: https://lnkd.in/dx2rWddT Josh Kopelman Vineeta Agarwala, MD PhD

Let us show you how we are helping health plans address health equity and SDOH with at home testing programs. Reach out to me with any questions! #healthequity #sdoh #innovation #labtesting

【Promoting Sickle Cell Trait Awareness and Education: A Typology of Interventions in the United States to Inform Ongoing Efforts to Patients and Providers】 Full article: https://lnkd.in/gYuqzb54 (Authored by Stacey Cunnington and Jacey Greece, from Boston University School of Public Health, USA.) #Sickle_Cell_Disease (SCD), which is a different condition than sickle cell trait, is typically the focus of awareness and education efforts in this space. At present, studies show that there is a severe lack of awareness and understanding of sickle cell trait and the associated health complications among sickle cell trait carriers and healthcare providers. This study conducts a #scoping_review of United States-based sickle cell trait interventions and the messaging within those #interventions and performs a content analysis to identify the categories and characteristics of different efforts in an effort to inform future efforts. 

Check out this Slice of Healthcare #podcast with Jared S. Taylor featuring a convo with Angela Fitch MD, FACP, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM of knownwell talking about their innovative, flexible approach, and commitment to obesity care as a comprehensive health challenge, not a 'weight issue', and the integration of #PRIMARY and #OBESITYCARE. I love that they focus on healthcare #ACCESS and #INDIVIDUALIZED approach and the critical role of the #INTERDISCIPLINARY supportive care team available regardless of location! ✅ Discussion on innovative approaches to obesity care, integrating primary and specialized treatments. ✅ Insights into how virtual care is expanding access and personalizing patient experiences. ✅ Future plans for knownwell to extend their unique healthcare model nationwide. ✅ Advocacy for changing perceptions of obesity and improving treatment accessibility. https://lnkd.in/eR9Ee7-U