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“While health organizations are steadfast in their belief that health equity is an important issue to tackle, many of them aren't collecting the necessary data to advance strategy and aren't making health equity a priority, according to a July 28 survey.”

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/health-equity/6-recent-health-equity-study-findings.html

6 recent health equity study findings Here are six health equity studies that Becker's has covered since June 24:

“Data are a cornerstone for efforts to address disparities and advance health equity. Data are essential for identifying where disparities exist, directing efforts and resources to address disparities as they are identified, measuring progress toward achieving greater equity, and establishing accountability for achieving progress. Without adequate data, inequities remain unseen and unaddressed.”

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/advancing-health-equity-requires-more-better-data/

Advancing Health Equity Requires More and Better Data Increasing availability of high-quality comprehensive data disaggregated by race/ethnicity is a prerequisite for efforts to advance health equity, not only related to COVID-19 but in health and hea…

Equal access to affordable and competent healthcare has the potential to improve patient outcomes by providing better quality of life, easing reliance on emergency and late-stage interventions, and reducing early deaths.Digital technologies have the potential to play a critical role in efforts to improve health equity.


https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/digital-health-an-opportunity-to-advance-health-equity

Digital health: An opportunity to advance health equity Digital health solutions have the potential to make healthcare more equitable. Here’s how innovators can deliver on that promise.

“To meet the needs of their diverse populations, hospitals and health systems will need to bridge the gap between collecting meaningful patient data and reviewing the data to identify inequities in health care provision and utilization, and to implement simple yet effective interventions to improve care for patients.”

https://www.aha.org/ahahret-guides/2011-03-01-improving-health-equity-through-data-collection-and-use-guide-hospital

Improving Health Equity Through Data Collection AND Use: A Guide for Hospital Leaders | AHA Racial and socioeconomic inequity persists in health care quality. An exploratory interview with three hospital leaders substantiated by a review of the literature reveals that hospitals are collecting race, ethnicity and primary language data about their patients. Leading hospitals are now moving b...

Your diet impacts your mental health

“One major part of anyone’s daily health routine is the food they consume, and while it’s common to adjust your diet in the interest of your physical health, the impact of our eating habits on our mental health is often overlooked”

https://www.verywellmind.com/future-of-mental-health-care-5199120

What Could the Future of Mental Health Care Look Like? From cutting-edge research to promising new treatments, we explore the future of mental health care.

“In a world where access to financial services and high-speed broadband internet is not universal or affordable, fintech can democratize access to finance and the world can move closer to achieving financial inclusion.”

https://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/fintech-and-financial-inclusion

On fintech and financial inclusion In a world where access to financial services and high-speed broadband internet is not universal or affordable, fintech can democratize access to finance and the world can move closer to achieving financial inclusion.

“One of the biggest challenges within healthcare today is the lack of data sharing between providers. Patient data and information are not routinely shared across providers, which can cause avoidable challenges, frustrations, delays and potentially harmful outcomes for patients.

It can also create issues for health systems. Secure, HIPAA-compliant sharing of patient data and information across medical providers will be one of the most important advancements in the coming decade.” Read the full story below

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/01/11/the-future-of-healthcare-technology/amp/

Council Post: The Future Of Healthcare Technology

Five top innovation to help with mental health
1. Prescription Video Games
2. AI- And Smartphone-Assisted Therapy
3. Virtual Reality For Mental Health
4. Digital Pills
5. Digital System Tracking

Read more below

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/11/25/five-tech-innovations-that-changed-mental-health-in-2020/amp/

Council Post: Five Tech Innovations That Changed Mental Health In 2020 Technology pervades our daily lives, but we've only begun to harness its potential to improve mental health.

Datumsurge Goal is to build Technology tools to make Physicians life easier thus spending more time with Patients instead of tools/documentation

“clinicians are more likely to accept tools when they know the “how” and the “why” behind the tool. Physicians are already busy and may be somewhat reluctant to take on more training. What do you think has been the most effective way to engage physicians so they have a good understanding of the “why?”

“Take for example getting a new iPhone. When I get a new iPhone, it does not come with an instruction manual. That’s because it doesn’t need to. The iPhone is so user-friendly, even those who are not tech-savvy can turn on the phone and start downloading and using the applications on their new phone. That ought to be the goal for new health care technologies, especially after the last two decades of electronic health record (EHR) headaches for physicians.”

https://insideangle.3m.com/his/blog-post/how-health-systems-can-leverage-technology-to-improve-the-physician-and-patient-experience/

How health systems can leverage technology to improve the physician and patient experience - 3M Inside Angle I sat down with Dr. Travis Bias, to discuss his recent article tackling physician burnout, and how technology can improve patient and physician experience.

How Technology can help Mental Health

Assessment and outcome monitoring are critical for the effective detection and treatment of mental illness. Traditional methods of capturing social, functional, and behavioral data are limited to the information that patients report back to their health care provider at selected points in time. As a result, these data are not accurate accounts of day-to-day functioning, as they are often influenced by biases in self-report. Mobile technology (mobile applications on smartphones, activity bracelets) has the potential to overcome such problems with traditional assessment and provide information about patient symptoms, behavior, and functioning in real time.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27489456/

Mobile technology for mental health assessment - PubMed Assessment and outcome monitoring are critical for the effective detection and treatment of mental illness. Traditional methods of capturing social, functional, and behavioral data are limited to the information that patients report back to their health care provider at selected points in time. As a...

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How does data help small business owners?

1. Elimination of non-essential expenses: Many businesses spend millions of dollars on marketing, advertising, business-to-business relationships. However, analytics allows companies to monitor the most cost-effective resources that are essential to success. Hence can reduce their overall costs and make their products and services more attractive to the customers.

2. Better service quality: When there is an increase in customer complaints, companies can use analytics to easily identify the problem. That way, they can quickly develop new procedures to avoid this and make the service more suitable.

3. Better customer service: Customers are getting more and more demanding. They expect that businesses will understand their needs and provide high-quality service. Analytics will help companies in understanding their customer base, so they will be able to improve their business based on their feedback.

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Is Data Analytics also available for small and medium-sized companies? Some tips on how analytics can help improve performance for small and medium-sized businesses.

Genuine employee engagement is only possible when workers believe that their safety and their patients’ is a priority. To provide this foundation, hospitals can encourage employees to observe, report, and fix errors or problems that place patient or staff safety in jeopardy. Read rest of story using the link below

https://hbr.org/2022/02/3-ways-hospitals-can-boost-worker-engagement

3 Ways Hospitals Can Boost Worker Engagement A study of more than 80 hospitals in Victoria, Australia, found greater engagement improved patient outcomes and reduced costs.

Difference between EMR and EHR

One letter makes a huge difference

EMR and EHR are digital records of patient health information.
An EMR is a digital version of a patient's chart. It contains the patient's medical and treatment history from one practice. Usually, this digital record stays in the doctor's office and does not get shared. If a patient switches doctors, his or her EMR is unlikely to follow.

EHR contains the patient's records from multiple doctors and provides a more holistic, long-term view of a patient's health. It includes their demographics, test results, medical history, history of present illness (HPI), and medications.

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