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Health Equity: What it Means and Why it Matters

Here’s an overview of key health equity-related terms. 1. Health equity: Essentially, health equity means that everyone has a fair … See more

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How to Promote Health Equity with Patient Decision Aids

WEBTo foster health equity, healthcare providers and systems must understand the diversity of their patient populations and choose decision aids that best serve the …

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19 Evidence-Based Benefits of Advance Care Planning

WEBDecreases in-hospital and intensive care unit deaths 13. Reduces the cost of end-of-life care without increasing mortality 15, 11. Promotes higher completion rates of …

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Health Literacy: A Bridge to Health Equity

WEBIn the wake of the pandemic’s disparate impacts on different communities, healthcare organizations are exploring ways to advance their health equity initiatives. …

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A Public Health Approach to Advance Care Planning

WEBReading Time: 3 minutes Innovations in medicine and successful public health campaigns have contributed to increased life expectancy for Americans. As of …

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Four Simple Strategies for Improving Patient Health Literacy

WEBReading Time: 4 minutes The U.S. has a health literacy problem. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly nine out of ten adults lack …

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Getting Reimbursed for Advance Care Planning

WEBMedicare Advantage and other health insurance plans may pay for ACP. It is not uncommon for other payers to adopt Medicare reimbursement rules. If a patient is …

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How Health Literate is Your Organization

WEBOrganizational health literacy is generally described as “an organization-wide effort to transform organization and delivery of care and services to make it easier …

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The Vital Role of Community-Centered Care During a …

WEBReading Time: 3 minutes The COVID-19 pandemic tested the limits of healthcare systems worldwide. In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) …

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The HEDIS Advance Care Planning Measure: What it is and Why it …

WEBAdvance care planning (ACP) is an evidence-based process that identifies, documents, plans, and adjusts patients’ medical care to meet their stated goals and …

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Boost Adoption of Healthcare Technology by Seniors

WEBHealthcare systems want to improve health outcomes and decrease the costs of care for this vulnerable population. Technology solutions that are designed around the …

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Year of the Nurse: Recognizing the Critical Role of Nurses in …

WEBIn honor of nurses everywhere, the World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the “ Year of the Nurse ” and the American Nursing Association will …

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The Crucial Role of Primary Palliative Care in Healthcare

WEBIn a perfect healthcare world, advance care planning conversations are initiated early in the patient journey, advance directives and health care proxies are …

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Clinical Social Workers: Champions of Advance Care Planning

WEBIn fact, a reported 96 percent of clinical social workers conduct advance care planning conversations (ACP) and 80 percent are responsible for educating patients and …

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Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: 6 Things to Know

WEBAs of 2019, 18% of Medicare beneficiaries – close to 11 million individuals – were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. According to a 2020 CMS Fact …

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How to Communicate More Clearly with Your Patients & Members

WEBThe Health Communication iOS App is a free tool that helps clinicians communicate more clearly with patients in medically complex situations. Use Simple …

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The Goals-of-Care Conversation: A Best-Practice, Step-By-Step …

WEB11 Tips for a Patient-Centered Goals-of-Care Discussion. To ensure an effective, patient-centered conversation, follow these eleven tips: Prepare ahead of time …

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12 Reasons Why Video Education Tools are a Crucial Element of …

WEB11. Enhances other forms of communication. Video, when used in conjunction with other forms of health education communication, such as discussion …

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