Tag: Social Determinants of Health

Charity plans to wipe out $278M of Ballad Health's outstanding patient medical debts
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Charity plans to wipe out $278M of Ballad Health's outstanding patient medical debts

knicx- September 15, 2022

A national charity will buy $278 million in medical debt directly from Appalachian-area health system Ballad Health, helping provide financial relief to 82,000 patients. Ballad Health ... Read More

Healthcare executives call on Biden to take 'innovative, bold' steps to tackle health equity using AI, big data
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Healthcare executives call on Biden to take 'innovative, bold' steps to tackle health equity using AI, big data

knicx- September 8, 2022

The past couple of years have seen the U.S. healthcare system bow under the weight of two pandemics that could be mitigated with the intelligent use of ... Read More

Even inside the identical hospital, Black sufferers endure extra hurt than white sufferers
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Even inside the identical hospital, Black sufferers endure extra hurt than white sufferers

knicx- December 30, 2021

New information counsel Black grownup sufferers skilled extra dangerous occasions, resembling perioperative pulmonary embolism, than white sufferers who had been the identical age, the identical ... Read More