Health Disparities news from FierceEMR
NewsEHRs can boost health of low-income, minority populations
Among the many goals of the federal EHR incentive program is to help improve health in low-income and minority communities that traditionally have been underserved but suffer from disproportionately Read more...
Minn. practice pulls EMR data to screen high-risk groups
Now here's a perfect example of how properly implemented EMRs can encourage preventive care: HealthPartners Medical Group in Minneapolis is mining its records to raise awareness of and improve Read more...
| Press ReleasesKaiser Permanente Volunteers Advance Dr. King’s ValuesEmployees Volunteer Across Southern California on MLK Day of Service PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kaiser Permanente Southern California physicians and staff are honoring civil rights leader Read more >> HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss health disparities and the primary care workforce in Charleston, South CarolinaSebelius to participate in a roundtable discussion with nurses CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Read more >> HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss health disparities and the primary care workforce in Charleston, South CarolinaSebelius to participate in a roundtable discussion with nurses CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Read more >> Nortec Software Partners in Initiative to Support Health IT in Underserved CommunitiesNortec Software Announces Partnership with North Shore Medical Labs, in collaboration with HHS and AHIMA to Provide EHR Systems and Healthcare IT TrainingWILLISTON PARK, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2011 Read more >> Affordable Care Act to improve data collection, reduce health disparitiesHHS announces new draft standards to improve the monitoring of health data by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, and begins planning for the collection of LGBT health data Read more >> |
