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As a starting point, plans can collect information on race and ethnicity from their members, says Leah Dewey, vice president of clinical and consumer engagement operations at Cotiviti.
Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia talks about exciting developments in AI and machine learning models that might lead to faster detection of breast and pancreatic cancer and improved outcomes for patients.
At a Global Health Equity Week panel on AI and health equity, Dr. Chris Gibbons, founder and CEO of The Greystone Group, points out that eliminating bias in AI algorithm and technology design will support health equity work.
Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), talks about the need for data interoperability and transparency in ONC’s human services work.
Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox, discusses the role of AI and machine learning to target the most vulnerable individuals and enterprise-level capabilities required for critical inputs into SDOH and other core processes.
The HEI is to incentivize contracts for plans to perform better for socially at-risk beneficiaries, says Christie Teigland, vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon.
Jaha Cummings, Blanchard House Institute founder, and Christopher Kunney, managing partner of IOTech Consulting and Blanchard House Institute advisor, discuss how Tuskegee University is educating new clinicians to serve the community.
Blanchard House Institute founder Jaha Cummings and Christopher Kunney, managing partner of IOTech Consulting and Blanchard House Institute advisor, talk about allaying locals’ skepticism about healthcare in light of the Tuskegee experiments.
Martin Mendoza, director of health equity for NIH's All of Us Research Program, describes the programs goals and objectives and how it is achieving its mission of health equity and inclusion in research.
From the first human implantation of a cardiac defibrillator to the invention of a more efficient surgical technique that reduces postoperative complications, Black Americans have made many valuable contributions to healthcare.
Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute, discusses interoperability requirements between public health systems and outlines how centralizing person consent management for sharing healthcare and other data advances health equity.
Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), recommends that CMS get data from Medicare users to better address their health disparities.