Reducing Healthcare Disparities
This guide supports hospital leaders seeking to make their organization more environmentally sustainable through actionable strategies and resources.
The AHA July 14 responded to a Department of Health and Human Services request for information regarding lawful regulation and innovation to promote better health. The AHA said it agreed with HHS’ stance that reducing unnecessary administrative burden could foster improved health, and highlighted…
Duke University’s Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing hypertension…
This webinar highlight ways hospitals can engage maternal health champions to design solutions that target patient and community needs, assess impact, and raise awareness to catalyze organizational change.
The Queen’s Health Systems, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, joined a new collaborative initiative — called Ka Umeke Lama, or “Bowl of Enlightenment” in Hawaiian — that aims to transform cancer care across the islands.
A National Institutes of Health study published April 2 found that blood pressure patterns observed during the first half of pregnancy can determine a woman's risk of developing hypertension up to 14 years after giving birth. The study found that women showing certain blood pressure patterns during…
A study published March 31 by the National Institutes of Health found that adults living in rural areas have worse cardiovascular health than those in urban communities due to social factors such as income, education, having enough food and owning a home. The agency found that those living in rural…
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California uses an immersive model called the Primary Care Initiative to inspire medical students to pursue careers in primary care.
Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut is partnering with the American School for the Deaf to offer in-person American Sign Language services and other translation services for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients and their companions.
Each year we review a slew of health care outlooks and, after sifting through them, here are a few of the more interesting hypotheses.