Health Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and worsened underlying healthcare disparities in access, risks, and outcomes for specific population groups. These differences may also be caused by social factors such as transportation, nutrition, education, housing, and child care—called social determinants of health. Identify patient groups at risk using our extensive data and rely on our expert guidance to identify opportunities to address this societal issue.
Video: Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 2
Tune into the second segment of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) data. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss how life sciences organizations are beginning to recognize the importance and impact of this data, particularly in real-world evidence value demonstration work.
Interview: Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 2
Tune into the second segment of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) data. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss how life sciences organizations are beginning to recognize the importance and impact of this data, particularly in real-world evidence value demonstration work.
Video: Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 1
In Part 1 of this segment focused on social determinants of health (SDOH), our experts from Avalere’s Health Economics and Advanced Analytics practice discuss the importance of SDOH data, how health plans are increasingly utilizing that data, and the ongoing limitations to data access.
Interview: Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 1
Tune into our fifth episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In Part 1 of this segment, our experts from Avalere’s Health Economics and Advanced Analytics practice discuss the importance of SDOH data, how health plans are increasingly utilizing that data, and the ongoing limitations to data access.
Interview: Social Determinants of Health: The Role of the Health Plan
Tune into our fourth episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In this segment, our experts discuss what health plans should know about SDOH data, specifically, the different types of data, what to do with them, and how to use them to fairly assess the impact of social risks on health outcomes.
COVID-19 Projected to Worsen Racial Disparities in Health Coverage
Avalere analysis finds that at least 5 million Black and Hispanic people may lose their health insurance as a result of the pandemic.
Interview: Social Determinants of Health: WIC Health Outcomes
Tune into our third episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In this segment, our expert from Avalere’s Center for Healthcare Transformation is joined by officials from the Washington State Department of Health to discuss public health programs focused on maternal and child health, and how these programs relate to healthcare access and health outcomes.
Declining WIC Participation May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes
With fewer eligible Americans participating in WIC, increased risk of food insecurity and decreased access to quality healthcare may place a greater burden on our healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates the challenges of vulnerable populations in access to food resources and routine and acute care.
Interview: Neighborhood Racial and Economic Polarization, Hospital of Delivery, and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Tune into another episode of Avalere’s Journal Club Review podcast series on Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, Dr. Sura Edmond, a Research Scientist in the Center for Healthcare Transformation, joins Associate Mali Khan to discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a contemporary healthcare publication.
Interview: 2020 Election with Avalere: How Do We Address Healthcare Disparities?
Tune into our first episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: 2020 Election series. In this segment, our experts discuss the healthcare disparity issues at the forefront of the 2020 election and which healthcare topics to watch for at the Democratic National Convention.
Video: 2020 Election with Avalere: How Do We Address Healthcare Disparities?
In the first episode of the 2020 Election with Avalere series, Avalere experts discuss the healthcare disparity issues at the forefront of the 2020 election and which healthcare topics to watch at the Democratic National Convention.
Interview: Social Determinants of Health: The Role of the Manufacturer
Tune into our second episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In this segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation and Market Access practices discuss the strategies for SDOH solutions, specifically in the manufacturer space.
Interview: Understanding Social Determinants of Health
Tune into our first episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) series. In this segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation and the Health Plans and Providers practice set the stage for how stakeholders are defining SDOH and the impacts of SDOH on health outcomes, specifically when addressing social risks and needs.
Partnerships Addressing Housing Insecurity: Lessons for the Future
Though Americans have been encouraged to physically distance themselves to minimize transmission of COVID-19, individuals who are homeless or living in institutional settings may not be able to adhere to these guidelines, putting them at higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus.
Geographic Disparities in Mental Health Access Highlight Challenges
Over half of counties in the US (52%) do not have any mental healthcare providers.
COVID-19 Outbreak Exacerbates Impacts of Social Determinants of Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several weaknesses in our country’s web of safety net programs. Although the virus may not discriminate, it may exacerbate existing health inequities driven by social determinants of health (SDOH).
How Nonprofit Hospitals Can Use Community Benefit Dollars to Address SDOH
As of 2018, almost 70% of hospitals in the United States are not-for-profit entities according to the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Data from MQii Featured in British Medical Journal Open Quality
On March 25, the British Medical Journal Open Quality published an article, “Impact of an Interdisciplinary Malnutrition Quality Improvement Project at a Large Metropolitan Hospital,” co-authored by Kelsey Jones and Kristi Mitchell.
Payer Issues, Part 2: Health Plans’ Interventions to Address Food Insecurity
The growing prevalence and disparities in chronic diseases necessitate that health plans address food insecurity to improve patient outcomes. The combination of increasing need for access to healthy food and changes in the health policy and insurance landscape create opportunities to address food insecurity through a variety of payers.
Identifying and Treating Malnutrition Associated with Lower Readmission Rates
Avalere Health partnered with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and other stakeholders for the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) designed to advance evidence-based, high-quality, and patient-driven care for hospitalized older adults who are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition.