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3 Ways Hospitals Are Tackling Maternal Health Innovation
The need to improve maternal and child health equity in America while reducing access disparities has become a national focus. As policymakers and provider organizations continue to seek ways to reverse these trends, hospitals and health systems are stepping up with innovative efforts.
Applying Equity to Funding Health Care Startups
Fund managers now target companies addressing health equity with solutions aimed at increasing access and improving outcomes for historically underserved and marginalized communities. Some are assessing the diversity of fund managers and allocating a percentage of funds to companies owned by Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and women committed to advancing health equity.
Civica Rx Aims to Disrupt Generic Insulin Market Pricing by 2024
Pending federal approval, Civica Rx, the nonprofit consortium of U.S. hospitals, plans to manufacture and distribute several generic insulins, continuing its mission to alleviate chronic shortages of inpatient drugs and reduce drug prices.
Is It Time to Develop a Digital Hippocratic Oath?
The Hippocratic oath has provided an ethical guide for physicians for centuries. Updating language about patient privacy to include data privacy and acknowledging the transformative impact medical technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics have in providing care could help younger physicians better relate to its overall principles
Surgery Patients Give High Marks to Hybrid Care Hotel Approach
Pilot programs in America and Europe are examining the value of employing a mix of in-person and telehealth services in settings outside of hospitals, and recently published Mayo Clinic research indicates many patients prefer the hybrid approach. One such program is Mayo’s Care Hotel.
Humana Plans Primary Care Expansion in Medically Underserved Areas
Humana states it will operate up to 260 CenterWell or Conviva care centers in medically underserved areas by year end. The insurer, which now operates 200 primary care clinics in nine states, plans to expand into Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona.
Disruptors, Providers Invest in Health Equity
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has pledged to invest $40 million over the next three years in organizations working on improving health outcomes for underserved and underrepresented communities.
JPMorgan Chase Launches New Unit to Improve Care Quality for Employees
Just months after ending its Haven collaborative with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway to cut employee health care costs and improve quality, JPMorgan Chase is banking on a new model. It plans to invest up to $250 million in a new venture — Morgan Health — to improve outcomes and promote health equity.
BCBSA Sets Out to Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Health by 50% in the Next Five Years
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) launched a national strategy on April 20 to address racial health disparities, starting with maternal health. This multiyear strategy is built on harnessing data analytics to measure and track disparities and taking programs that work for individual Blues plans and bringing them to scale.
Mass Events Make Vaccines Accessible
On a recent Saturday in South Philadelphia, Tyrique Glasgow volunteered to be a patient ambassador to spread the word about a one-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic being run by Penn Medicine and Mercy Catholic Medical Center in a local gym.