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The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved patient populations.February 12
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Accountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’ social needs and the capabilities of community partners.February 6
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If clinicians are to gain a more holistic view of their patients and improve the quality of care, they must leverage data beyond merely tapping information in electronic health records.February 2
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A five-year, $40 million program funded by Microsoft will leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate medical research and to improve access to care for underserved populations.January 30
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Progress is being made in the Medicare program to document a subset of ICD-10-CM codes used to capture social determinants of health data.January 26
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As the healthcare industry looks to electronically capture, use and exchange social determinants of health data, an effort is underway to standardize medical codes to leverage SDOH information across care settings.January 23
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UPMC Health Plan in Pittsburgh has announced it will launch a new social impact initiative that will use evidence-based research to better address social determinants of health.January 6
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Efforts to ensure that social determinants of health data can be electronically captured, used and exchanged are getting a boost from the federal government’s Health IT Certification Program.December 30
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The nation needs to develop a digital infrastructure that is interoperable between healthcare and social care organizations.September 30
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Fidelis Care’s new partnership with Healthy Alliance Independent Practice Association and Innovative Health Alliance of New York aims to address social determinants of health among its Upstate New York Medicaid population.September 29
