February 28, 2023
Confronting maternal mortality with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Maternal mortality (MM) is an epidemic that is actively plaguing women on a global scale. It was recorded that 810 women died per day worldwide in 2017. The primary cause of this staggering number is pregnant women’s insufficient access to trained healthcare personnel. Those in lower-income ...
October 25, 2022
How leading healthcare organizations are filling the gaps in health literacy
Promoting health literacy across communities and populations is a goal shared by all of us in healthcare. Health literacy protects against disease, prevents avoidable health complications, and promotes a higher quality of personal healthcare. Proactive steps to increase a patient’s understanding of ...
May 12, 2022
Lives in the balance: The pursuit of health equity
Genetics presents each of us with a personal health potential and unique set of predispositions, however, the likelihood of falling victim to predispositions or reaching optimal health potential has less to do with genetics and more to do with health equity. Health equity describes the opportunity ...
January 18, 2022
Improving health equity one medication at a time
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, your ED becomes a revolving door of the same patients. Not because of treatment issues, but because of care inequality issues. At Ozarks Healthcare, we serve a community where 23% of the population lives below poverty level, and many residents are uninsured or ...
January 19, 2021
Don’t lose sight of behavioral and mental health during COVID-19
When COVID-19 was declared a national health emergency in March 2020, healthcare providers pivoted from typical day-to-day activities to focus on responding to the pandemic. We suddenly had to manage patient care remotely to prevent exposure to the virus, and patients needed to adjust to having ...
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August 13, 2019
How to improve discharge procedures for homeless patients
When people think of life in California, they often think of movie stars, mansions, and pristine beaches. The reality can sometimes be less glamorous. Since 2016, the homeless population in California has risen by 13 percent. There are now an estimated 130,000 homeless individuals living across ...
July 30, 2019
Overcoming rural hospital challenges through community engagement at Comanche County
According to a new report from Navigant, 21% of rural hospitals in the U.S. are at a high risk of closing. Lack of liquidity, outdated technology, and knowledge gaps with minimal financial resources to fill them are just a few of the challenges rural hospitals are struggling to overcome. Despite ...
July 31, 2018
Thought Leader Podcast Series: Social Determinants of Health and Transitional Care
In the latest installment of our thought leader podcast series, I chat with Billie Lynn Allard, MS, RN, and Jennifer Fels, RN, MSN, co-founders of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's transitional care program. Allard and Fels explain how they designed a program that addresses recurring gaps in ...