A CDC report finds that patients receiving dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease, especially Hispanic patients, are at an increased risk of contracting Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.
view more »Funding Opportunity for Social Determinants of Health Work
Nov. 19, 2020 ||The project will support coalition work to target social determinants of health outcomes related to chronic conditions.
view more »Application Period Opens for Kidney Care, Primary Care Models
Oct. 28, 2019 ||Applications for the new payment models are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 22, 2020.
view more »The program integrates clinical pharmacists and teleretinal screenings into routine primary care, in addition to using peer mentorship and a mobile app for diabetes management.
view more »On the Hill: Reducing Surprise Billing, Rx Drug Prices
July 9, 2019 ||As Congress returns from the July Fourth recess, lawmakers focus on legislation to reduce surprise medical bills and prescription drug costs, as well as extend short-term funding for community behavioral health clinics.
view more »Could Plants Be the Answer? Essential Hospital Pilots Plant-based Lifestyle Medicine Program
March 14, 2019 ||The NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue program encourages patients with cardiometabolic risk factors to transition to a plant-based diet.
view more »New Funding Opportunity for Diabetes Prevention
Feb. 19, 2019 ||The multiyear grant opportunity seeks to test and evaluate innovative approaches to address prediabetes, as well as support enrollment and retention in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program.
view more »New Mexico Hospital Brings Kidney Care Home
May 2, 2018 ||A home-based kidney care model piloted by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center researchers improved health outcomes for the Zuni Native American tribe.
view more »CDC Call for Papers on Population Health Improvements
April 16, 2018 ||Potential topics include a broad range of health conditions, risk factors, and applications, such as public health partnerships, care coordination approaches, and data integration strategies.
view more »Funding Opportunity Aims to Overcome Barriers to Care
Sept. 13, 2017 ||The Health Care Access Design Challenge, offered through the Federal Transit Administration, aims to overcome transportation-related barriers to health care access.
view more »Participants learned more about the East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) employee wellness program tackling hypertension.
view more »UCSF School of Medicine and San Francisco General Hospital researchers are testing a mobile app to raise awareness of hepatitis B and C among Asian Americans.
view more »NAM Summarizes Work on Bipartisan Health Policy Agenda
Sept. 27, 2016 ||The summaries outline efforts by 19 working groups under the "Vital Directions" initiative to improve health care in the United States.
view more »Telehealth Services Benefit Patients with Chronic Conditions
July 8, 2016 ||The agency said patients who receive communication, counseling, or monitoring remotely for cardiovascular and respiratory disease experienced improved outcomes.
view more »Food Insecurity, Health Equity, and Essential Hospitals
June 29, 2016 ||This brief summarizes the challenges that food-insecure patients face and the measures hospitals can take at the patient, system, and community levels to help improve food security.
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