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Provider education, advocacy key for LGBTQ+ health access
Better provider education about LGBTQ+-informed care can fuel advocacy efforts, ultimately pushing for better LGBTQ+ care access.
Preventive care, health equity falter despite access gains
The Commonwealth Fund's Scorecard on Health System Performance shows state-by-state variability in health equity and preventive care.
Better communication key to improving HCAHPS scores
Researchers said state-by-state comparisons and analysis of top performers could inform strategies for improving HCAHPS scores.
What nurses need to address SDOH, treat vulnerable patients
Better nurse staffing ratios, staff training and efforts to address SDOH will help nurses treat socially vulnerable patients.
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Non-English speakers face breast cancer treatment delays
Patients with limited English proficiency face breast cancer treatment delays of up to 11 days, but language services can attenuate potential poor outcomes.
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Health orgs still committed to closing health disparities
Most healthcare leaders say their organizations will still commit to closing health disparities, even as political and policy headwinds emerge.
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How to prevent patient portal messages from causing burnout
Allotting dedicated time for answering patient portal messages and taking a team-based care approach to inbox management can reduce provider burnout.
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Variable charity care rules risk medical debt for patients
Researchers emphasized the need for state or federal standards for charity care eligibility to lessen the burden on patients seeking to avoid medical debt.
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Primary care access problems still plague rural areas
Rural, predominantly White areas in Virginia face bigger primary care access issues, likely due to growing provider shortages in those areas.
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Average patient appointment wait time is 31 days in 2025
The average appointment wait time in 2025 is 31 days, up 19% from 26 days in 2022, data shows.
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Designing patient education in cancer care for health equity
Patient education in cancer care needs to be more inclusive to patients of all demographics to achieve health equity.
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How do social determinants of health affect chronic disease?
Understanding how social determinants of health affect chronic disease will be key to the nation's current discourse on chronic disease prevention and management.
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What goes into selecting mobile health clinic equipment?
Healthcare in Action's mobile health clinic is outfitted with tools to deliver medicine tailored specifically for its primarily unhoused patient population.
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Mobile health clinics bring care to California's unhoused
Using a nuanced approach to care management, Healthcare in Action uses mobile health clinics to move California's unhouse population into stable housing.