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Patients trust social media over docs for health information
More than half of patients trust social media and online resources for health information over advice from their doctors and providers.
Quarter of patients miss preventive screenings, primary care
Three in four patients support scope of practice laws that would let nurse practitioners fill in gaps in preventive screenings and primary care access.
5 pitfalls to avoid when using GenAI for patient engagement
Issues like algorithmic bias and deepening the digital divide are potential pitfalls to using GenAI for patient engagement.
Diagnostic errors affect patient safety in 7% of patients
One in 14 hospitalized patients are affected by diagnostic errors and patient safety events, usually due to various process failures.
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Improved health equity to add $2.8 trillion to U.S. GDP by 2040?
Health equity improvement could yield $763 billion in corporate profits and prevent 5 million people from leaving the workforce due to health issues.
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U.S. trails peers in healthcare quality ranking, care access
The nation's healthcare quality ranking is low for outcomes and equity, but the U.S. does excel in preventive care and patient safety.
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Adverse childhood experiences screening key for risk profiles
The pronounced effect adverse childhood experiences have on adult health and well-being indicates a need for better screening and risk profiling.
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Hospital patient safety rebounds, surpasses pre-COVID rates
Hospital patient safety improvements range from reductions in hospital-acquired infections to increases in preventive screening access.
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Maternity care deserts commonplace as more OB wards shutter
Obstetric ward closures and maternity care provider shortages are driving the growing trend of maternity care deserts nationwide.
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50% of women skip care due to high medical costs, care access
Women are 31% more likely to skip care due to high medical costs than their male counterparts.
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Promising patient engagement use cases for GenAI, chatbots
Generative AI's strongest patient engagement use cases center on reducing staff and clinician burden while streamlining the patient experience.
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Tackling vaccine hesitancy this respiratory illness season
Family medicine doctors can leverage patient relationships and trust to support communication about vaccine hesitancy.
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6 factors comprising patient access to care, engagement
Patient access to care relies on ample appointment availability, digital health access and facility accessibility.
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Merck advocates fixes for cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
Merck for Mothers invests in developing industry-leading, evidence-based clinical standards aimed at addressing cardiac disease in pregnancy.