Alarming reports of racism and discrimination in pediatric healthcare are raising concerns about 'weathering, Urban Institute researchers say. Learn More [bit.ly/43Z7S98]

A whopping 5.6 million birthing people are finding themselves without access to maternity care as the prevalence of maternity deserts continues to grow Learn More [bit.ly/45cfMwD]

The CMS Hospital Star Rating update in July 2023 showed just a fraction of organizations rank highly for patient safety, patient experience, and outcomes. Learn More [bit.ly/3q8Jwf7]

Although about 90 percent of US women attend a postpartum visit, a new report shows that heart health counseling is lacking for 40 percent of at-risk women. Learn More [bit.ly/3q6LWe8]

Appointment wait times are reaching a boiling point. Four in ten patients said they faced appointment wait times that they considered longer than reasonable. Learn More [bit.ly/3KgE8NJ]

The Lown Institute’s social responsibility rankings integrated concepts of health equity into rankings for value and patient outcomes. bit.ly/44xYeLC

Charity care may cut some cost-related barriers to cancer screening access, but organizations need a bigger safety net for potential cancer treatments bit.ly/3XoLJPA

PROs and PROMs, or patient-reported outcomes measures, are key to understanding how a treatment affects an individual’s self-reported health and well-being | bit.ly/3pgrNSu

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University assessed technology vendors offering follow-up care engagement by vendor willingness to collaborate and cost. Learn More [bit.ly/3CrpZsJ]

Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, as highlighted by a new report from The Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute. The urgent need for tools to assess these disparities is evident. Learn more [bit.ly/45QbPyO]

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Validated social determinants of health screening tools can be used on their own or be a jumping-off point for organizations developing their own customized surveys bit.ly/44TsUYg

The problem of tackling cancer screening gaps post-pandemic isn’t exactly an original story. Read how a novel partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Lahey Beth Israel Health addressed this challenge. bit.ly/3MMGog5

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The disability community experiences structural inequities leading to disparities, yet they are not officially recognized as a health disparity population, researchers said. bit.ly/3MvVK8I

Exceptions to #abortionbans are often so rigid that patient care access, particularly for patients experiencing miscarriage, is still limited. bit.ly/433q5T2

Can #ChatGPT really replace doctors? Probably not, at least for right now, as surveying shows that patient trust in chatbots and generative AI in healthcare is relatively low bit.ly/42134in

The scales are tipping in favor of retail health clinics, especially the ones set up in pharmacies, as #healthcareconsumerism changes the landscape of care access bit.ly/3WoxgCV

More evidence is emerging that ChatGPT, a conversational generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, can effectively answer patient questions, this time out of Massachusetts General Hospital - bit.ly/3pR0fmP