Rural Health Information Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Provides information about the history of American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the U.S. healthcare system, AI/AN data collection, and healthcare delivery in the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Health Policy 40

Health Policy 40

NC Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Mari-Jo Hill, a counselor for the North Carolina Seniors Health Insurance Information Program in Wake County, said the decision should be made based on such factors as financial circumstances and lifestyle. Behavioral health providers are also less likely to contract with Advantage plans, she said.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 118

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Disaster and Emergency Management Ageing and Health Health Policy 118

Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ineffective or dangerous health policy decisions can be driven by mixing reasonable ideas with falsehoods and/or not accurately identifying what is causing us to be unhealthy and “fixing” that. Importantly, all of this unfolds after 5 years of public health being through the wringer. Leadership matters.

Media and Health Communication 97

Media and Health Communication Health Policy 97

The Health Care Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To find out, look no further than the current cover of no less venerable a health policy journal than Health Affairs. Kleinke is a medical economist, health care information industry pioneer, and the author of “Catching Babies”, a novel about the training of OB/GYNs currently in development as a TV series.

Health Policy 115

Health Policy 115

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

.” The email tallied the people on farms in the state who were supposed to be monitored: “1250+ known workers plus an unknown amount exposed from dairies with whom we have not had contact or refused to provide information.” ” Other emails hint that cases on dairy farms were missed. Sign up for its newsletters here.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 145

Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases Health Policy 145

The Network for Public Health Law

MAY 2, 2024

Allison’s expertise and track record in public health emergency preparedness and response, immunization law and policy, health information technology and telemedicine are widely recognized. She has drafted numerous pieces of federal and state legislation that have shaped the landscape of public health.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Policy Health Equity 52

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

” But there are ways to push back against bad information, and states show wide variation in the proportion of nursing home residents who got vaccinated last winter. This article is from a partnership that includes NPR and KFF Health News. Learn more about KFF.

Ageing and Health 127

Ageing and Health Health Economics Health Policy 127

The Health Care Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Micky Tripathi the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS says this year will be a “transformative” year for Health IT as the decade-long, $40 billion dollar effort to lay an electronic foundation for healthcare delivery heads to the next level.

Health Technology 98

Health Technology Health Policy 98

KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When people pick up medications at a pharmacy, they receive flyers about syphilis and information about where and when to get tested. Despite this “full court press” approach, Holt said, officials know there are people who do not seek health care often and may fall through the cracks. Sign up for its newsletters here.

Tribal Health 131

Tribal Health Public Health Agencies Health Policy Rural Health 131

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

” But researchers at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, estimate that more than 1 million low-income Americans depend on the federal-state Medicaid program for lifesaving addiction care. Stephanie Colombini is a reporter for WUSF’s Health News Florida project.

Health Policy 134

Health Policy 134

National Network of Public Health Institutes

AUGUST 1, 2024

Some focus areas at TFAH include public health funding and infrastructure, public health preparedness, obesity, health equity, substance misuse and suicide, and population health. More information may be found at www.tfah.org.

Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations 52

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

That’s because there is no federal standard dictating the information that must be made public. But when Minhee and I checked up on those states this year, we found a significant gap between meeting the letter of the law and actually communicating to the public in a clear and informative manner. Take Idaho. Sounds great.

Mental Health and Public Health 54

Mental Health and Public Health Health Policy 54

The Network for Public Health Law

MARCH 7, 2024

He previously served as Vice President of Programs at a national organization providing law and policy technical assistance to support building healthier communities. I am excited to join the Network at a pivotal moment for public health,” Dang said. with honors in Public Policy from Brown University. Dang holds a J.D.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Public Health Law and Regulation Health Policy Health Equity 52

The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Misinformation and disinformation (intentionally wrong information) have plagued the storyline of the Covid19 vaccine since the early days of its development, creating a healthcare communications crisis that has not only stalled U.S. By JESSICA DaMASSA.

Media and Health Communication 105

Media and Health Communication Health Policy 105

The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

This is not ByteDance’s first foray into healthcare; in 2020 it bought Xiaohe Medical , an internet hospital, as well as a medical information site and a telehealth service. Its health business are under the umbrellas of Xiaohe Health and Xiaohe Health Technologies. . to challenge our healthcare system.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 130

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Climate Change and Health Health Technology Health Policy 130

Institute of Public Health

MAY 30, 2023

The policy analysis outlined the current policy landscape in relation to smoking and mental ill health in the UK and Ireland. We used the READ approach * (Dalglish et al, 2020) to collate and compare relevant health policies at local and national level. Health Policy and Planning 35 (10) 1424–1431.

Tobacco Control and Public Health Advocacy 52

Tobacco Control and Public Health Advocacy Mental Health and Public Health Mental Health Services Health Policy 52

The Health Care Blog

MAY 26, 2022

Those doctors were largely unaware that they had been assigned an identifier number early in their career, or that they were being tracked, or that the AMA was profiting from the sales of their information. The resulting company was valued at $17.6 billion and called QuintilesIMS. On November 6, 2017, it was renamed IQVIA.

Health Policy 105

Health Policy 105

The Network for Public Health Law

APRIL 3, 2024

We provide evidence-based solutions and best practices through technical assistance, as well as information, resources, consultation, and training. Amy’s previous roles include serving as the Vice President of Programs at Common Future, and social enterprise lecturer and consultant-in-residence at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Health Equity Health Policy 52

Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For Medicaid recipients, these outcomes are particularly significant, as this population often faces barriers to quality maternal care, including limited access to health care providers, lower socioeconomic status, and higher rates of chronic health conditions. So, why aren’t more women using doulas?

Socioeconomic Status and Health 75

Socioeconomic Status and Health Health Equity Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 75

The Health Care Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

There have been significant levels of concern expressed about whether the plans might be able and willing to produce and present inaccurate and distorted information in the process. It is good to have accurate diagnosis information. Care can be better when caregivers have the right diagnosis for all of their patients.

Social Determinants of Health 105

Social Determinants of Health Ageing and Health Health Policy 105

Bamboo News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

2024, Bamboo Health took part in the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference (MESC) 2024 conference in Louisville, KY, which centered on Medicaid systems and related health policy. The system can alert care managers when a client has been arrested or released, providing critical information to maintain continuity of care.

Mental Health and Public Health 52

Mental Health and Public Health Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Health Policy 52

Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Louis and work in a newsroom that covers health policy. What sort of trauma-informed practices did you use, both in your reporting and to take care of yourselves? I was horrified but I wasn’t necessarily thinking I would be part of the coverage of what happened since I live across the state in St.

Mental Health and Public Health 110

Mental Health and Public Health Health Policy 110

PHAB

JULY 11, 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided $255M in funding through the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) for the new program, which will provide tailored support and technical implementation services to accelerate adoption of the latest health information technology standards for data exchange.

Public Health Agencies 52

Public Health Agencies Media and Health Communication Territorial Health Tribal Health 52

The NACCHO Podcast Series

JULY 7, 2023

Casalotti provides detail about recent Capitol Hill testimony provided by NACCHO members, and finally, invites NACCHO members to attend Government Affairs’ NACCHO360 session, “Informing Public Health Policy in a Complex Political Climate,” on Wednesday, July 12 at the conference in Denver or over the livestream.

Health Policy 40

Health Policy 40

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

MedPac should be describing and celebrating progress that is being made in that five-star space and the members of the Commission don’t seem to know that information exists. They had to scramble on their own to find Covid care and information with literally no support from fee-for-service Medicare. How much do MA members actually cost?

Health Policy 122

Health Policy 122

The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

Preemption laws undermine the essential role of local governments in safeguarding public health, particularly in the context of workplace safety from extreme heat outcomes. For more information and to access the full resource, click here. Learn more at networkforphl.org.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

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Mercola

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Dietary recommendations are shifting away from blanket low-fat guidelines to focus on overall diet quality and individual metabolic health. 11 These changes are empowering patients to take a more active role in their health management.

Ageing and Health 68

Ageing and Health Health Policy 68

Tulane Public Health Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

They work not only to improve health equity, but also to inform policymakers on key findings related to health outcomes and prevention strategies. Health Education Specialist Informing individuals, organizations, and governments about wellness programs and health equity is a full-time job.

Global Health 52

Global Health Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Nutrition and Public Health 52

Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 21, 2024

However, a spokesperson said in a statement that the algorithm “is not used to make coverage determinations” but “is a guide to help us inform providers, families and other caregivers about what sort of assistance and care the patient may need both in the facility and after returning home.”

Ageing and Health 96

Ageing and Health Health Policy 96

Maternal Health Task Force

MARCH 18, 2024

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

Maternal and Child Health 40

Maternal and Child Health Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Ethnicity and Health Ageing and Health 40

The Health Care Blog

MAY 3, 2022

I trust that smarter people than me are looking at this, but here are some the lessons I hope we’ve learned: Information : it’s shocking, but we don’t really know how many people have had COVID. It’s an information war, and health is losing. We need the tools to fight the health information war more effectively.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 98

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Global Health Health Policy 98

The Health Care Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

MedPac wrote more than 20 pages in this year’s official report about MA complaining about that exact process and system and they didn’t mention that it was gone or explain why it was important to not have that data flow create the risk level information that we will now be using to get diagnostic information into the system.

Social Determinants of Health 111

Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 111

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Peter is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health ( @TuftsCEVR ) at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center ( @TuftsMedicalCtr ), and is a professor of medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Health Metrics and Evaluation 60

Health Metrics and Evaluation Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Peter is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health ( @TuftsCEVR ) at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center ( @TuftsMedicalCtr ), and is a professor of medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Health Metrics and Evaluation 60

Health Metrics and Evaluation Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Peter is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health ( @TuftsCEVR ) at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center ( @TuftsMedicalCtr ), and is a professor of medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Health Metrics and Evaluation 60

Health Metrics and Evaluation Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Peter is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health ( @TuftsCEVR ) at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center ( @TuftsMedicalCtr ), and is a professor of medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Health Metrics and Evaluation 60

Health Metrics and Evaluation Health Policy 60

The Health Care Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

A significantly large number of health policy people in settings like MedPac carefully avoid mentioning, discussing or even considering those additional benefits and those direct member savings because, they say, those benefits in Medicare Advantage happen for individual people.

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Social Determinants of Health Health Policy 111