Primary Care, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School, BILH Health Equity Medical Director Tweets my own She-Hers.
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Words Matter. More patients are reading their notes (aka #opennotes). Clinicians wonder:
What do patients find judgmental OR offensive in their notes?
This #medthread is an overview of what we learned. Read the full paper in @JournalGIM: link.springer.com/article/10…
#medtwitter 1/8
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
"Caring for individual patients to catalyze organizational equity" @JAMANetworkOpen 3 strategies to address injustices in health care: 1) Connect Individual Care to Policy Change; 2) Use Equity-Focused Quality Improvement; 3) Advocate jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Will cover guiding principles to address algorithm bias from this @JAMANetworkOpen article at @NationalMedAssn AI symposium this afternoon. Promote equity in all phases of algorithm life cycle; transparency; engage community; fairness; accountability jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Delighted to be speaking on “AI and Health Equity in an Evolving Environment” July 20 1:45-3:45 pm in panel for Code, Context, and Care: AI at the Crossroads of Healthcare, Research, & Workforce Development. @NationalMedAssn Convention. Chicago, Illinois. thecobbinstitute.org/nma-con…
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We believe that permanent supportive housing is the best solution to address chronic homelessness in America.
And we also believe that this solution has room for improvement.
Our latest in @Health_Affairs led by the phenomenal @SudhakarNuti, +@LoganAdams03 & the legendary James O'Connell ⬇️
healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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About a third of Mass. voters are unhappy with healthcare access, new poll shows. Dissatisfaction was highest among Hispanic residents. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/26/m… via @BostonGlobe
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
Thank you @IvanEspinozaESQ and the @LCRBOSTON team for the partnership we established to bridge our @bethisraellahey’s patient’s health and legal needs #MedicalLegalPartnership bostonglobe.com/2024/05/11/m…
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There is no evidence that suggests medical students’ learning of antiracist curricula or increasing the diverse representation of physicians leads to worse health outcomes. In fact, evidence suggests the opposite.
DEI efforts in medicine help save lives. This bill is dangerous.
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
🚨Delays in Colorectal Cancer Screening for Latino Patients in the US. #CRCawarenessmonth
📚 Dive into our latest publication discussing Latino challenges at home & in the US, with strategies for better screening in immigrant populations. @IUIntMed
doi.org/10.14740/gr1697
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
We are pleased to announce that @LisaRosenbaum17 will join @SmithBIDMC as the inaugural Writer-In-Residence, beginning July 2024. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rosenbaum!
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
Have you been pondering new applications for @myopennotes? So have we.
Director Cait DesRoches, DrPH delivered grand rounds on our works in progress at @BIDMChealth .
Watch the full video here, or read for the TL;DR. #opennotes
opennotes.org/news/from-frin…
ALT Photo of OpenNotes Director Dr. Cait DesRoches presenting grand rounds on "From fringe idea to federal regulation: New applications of open notes."
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
You know those articles or stories you read that remind you why you went to medicine?
Well, add this beautiful one to the collection and remember that leaves don't fall.... they dance!
buff.ly/3UtQacA
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
Grateful to be named to the 2024 New Voices Cohort of @theNASEM. I look forward to working with this stellar group and with @theNASEM on critical national and global issues in science and medicine.
We welcome the 2024-26 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The next cohort begins their two-year term of service as emerging leaders at @theNASEM working to address national and global STEM challenges. buff.ly/47UVtEV
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
Our @NEJM piece describes why the value-based movement is facing hard truths. Most @CMSGov models have ⬆️ (rather than ⬇️) spending by *billions*
Will a new effort encouraging states to adopt global healthcare budgets be the answer? Led by @suhas_gondi
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
A lot of work needed to reduce disparities in cancer —Trends in Cancer Mortality Disparities Between Black and White Individuals in the US, 2000-2020 | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Medical Student Burnout by Race, Ethnicity, and Multiple Disability Status | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Advancing Community Health Worker Models In Health System Reforms: Policy Recommendations From The RADx-UP Initiative | Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
Thanks to @AmerMedicalAssn for featuring our @JournalGIM article on the electronic inbox, primary care, and gender equity: ama-assn.org/practice-manage…
Article here: link.springer.com/article/10…
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
A new study from @limtseyang @navid3001 of @HarvardChanSPH + @virginia_tech @vt_ise coauthors identified responsiveness and culture as key factors of varying #mortality rates for more than 100 countries. Explore the full findings in the December issue. bit.ly/4avGkg3
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Today I learned that in the @apple Health app you can search all of your connected information… including your own progress notes!
I was able to EASILY find my favorite note by a doctor with a simple text search.
Why isn’t this in commercials by now?
#opennotes
Leonor Fernández, MD retweeted
We are delighted to announce the five newest fellows who will be joining us at #BIDMCGI! In another competitive application season for #Match2024, we are so excited for this talented and passionate group, and can't wait to welcome them to the family in July 🌟🎉🩺
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Can AI help translate clinical conversations for our non-English speaking patients? This concept is explored in detail by @docwithapurpose and team in this article! Check it out! #AI buff.ly/47T2CWR
