Healthcare data analytics company Komodo Health is adding demographic information to its Healthcare Map, a database of de-identified patient characteristics and care journeys.
“If we are serious about reducing the burden of disease, we must acknowledge healthcare inequities that exist and take meaningful action to address unmet needs in communities of color,” Dr. Arif Nathoo, CEO and cofounder of...
Zoom has released a beta version of an iOS mobile browser client for telehealth, allowing patients to access appointments without downloading an app.
The simplified setting lets providers send a link to patients through text or email. Though the providers’ experience will be the same, allowing for host controls and virtual backgrounds, patients will simply need to click a link to join the meeting...
Telehealth has been applauded for its ability to increase access to healthcare, especially during the pandemic, but when looking at telehealth usage for different social determinant health categories significant disparities exist, according to analysis from Kantar Health.
Kantar Health’s Social Determinants of Telehealth monitor combines results from its National Health and Wellness survey with...
A parable used in public health goes, if there is a group of people who’ve fallen into a river that need saving, the traditional treatment method would be to rescue them from drowning downstream. However, going upstream to find the cause of why these people were falling into the river in the first place would follow the preventative method.
The story is used to illustrate how addressing social...
