September 28, 2018 - HealthCare Too

Severe obesity rates surging in rural America | Reuters

Rural Obesity The fat hillbilly sitting on the front porch with a shotgun across his lap is becoming less funny as rural obesity continues to climb. With rural obesity comes the growing costs of chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes as well as the effects of comorbidities. As the US sick care system grows […]

Putting Social Determinants of Health Data into Action

September 28, 2018 / Environment

Social Determinants of Health Data As healthcare organization increase focus on social determinants of health like housing, education, nutrition, lifestyle, etc. there is growing need for social determinants of health data. While interoperability among Electronic Healthcare Record systems (EHRs) remains largely a mess, now is the time to reimagine Health Information Management. Rather than working

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