Patchwise Labs is a creative strategy firm with one simple goal: To make the healthcare system work better for the people who need its help.
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A must read. Thank you Dr. Lewis! cc: @naveen101 @patchwiselabs
Despite so much energy in health care focused on social determinants of health, very few providers are making major strides. Today, our new paper is out focusing on WHY this is the case-- even among organizations who are truly dedicated to this effort.
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Calling out #healthequity on #MLKDay2020 bit.ly/2NIX0I4 #MartinLutherKing knew that #healthdisparities were the most shocking injustices in America - & we know how little has changed #SDoH #healthjustice #civilrights #healthcitizenship #healthconsuming #deathsofdespair
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Industry Voices—2020 should be the year we invest in mental health as health @epflcswccm @paulsummergrad @1of2vics @WellBeingTrust @OHCircuitRider @MDSantopietro @drjessigold @sspencerthomas @DrHowardLiu fiercehealthcare.com/tech/in…
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“All they are is information — information is not a solution. Information is a way to communicate the need for a solution, but that solution itself still involves a more intelligent systems to prevent and address food insecurity.” Via @patchwiselabs medium.com/patchwiselabs/can…
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Holistic Individual Health is #6 on 2020 HCEG Top 10 list of challenges, issues, and opportunities facing #healthcare #leadership
bit.ly/HCEGtop10
#sdoh
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today, reading and writing- catching @patchwiselabs 2020 projections- my dream, ethically grounded data and systems able to address #socialneeds- the core of my early chat with @naveen101 holds true- but #HL7GravityProject is now the ground medium.com/patchwiselabs/can…
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RT @patchwiselabs: California cities of Chula Vista and San Diego (amongst others) are taking part in a @leagueofcities effort to address both housing and food insecurity. qoo.ly/33fg8b @sdut #SDoH #foodinsecurity #housingforall
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Great overview from @SIREN_UCSF with thanks to @patchwiselabs for always being on top of the best reading!
2020 #SDoH predictions: The foundation of evidence-based research. Social service researchers are all-in on screening, public programs, food insecurity, transportation, housing, community-based organizations, and much more.
qoo.ly/33hwxh @SIREN_UCSF #healthequity
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RT @patchwiselabs thx to @epflcswccm - #publichealth #ruralhealth @NebHospitals @ahahospitals @CMSGov @SeemaCMS #healthsystems #MedEd
How Hospitals Serve as Anchor Institutions for Community Health: At @intermountain, being an anchor institution means driving community health through economic opportunity and growth. qoo.ly/33ghay #healthcare #healthinnovation
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RT @patchwiselabs: Many of @rock_health's Top 50 in #DigitalHealth includes those focused on social innovation. @UniteUsHQ was named Digital Health Startup to Watch. Other recipients: @uno_health, @HT4Medicaid, @ConsejoSano_US, and @sacjai.
full list: qoo.ly/33fywc
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RT @patchwiselabs: After the Blackstone Group acquired one of nation’s largest physician staffing firms in 2017, low-income patients faced more aggressive debt collection lawsuits. only stopped after @propublica and @MLK50Memphis asked about it. Read more: qoo.ly/33c4mh
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Many economists believe that health insurance doesn't affect health, despite many studies showing such a relationship. I have heard these studies dismissed out of hand as finding effects that are "too large to be believed." I have seen study after study be dismissed in this way.
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‘Healthcare systems need to work on criminal justice issues. Can we work better with our police?’ The wider determinants of health need to be addressed as a healthcare system not just for individuals. @NewhamLondon has one of the highest knife crime rates @donberwick
Healthcare must look inward to better address social determinants of health, Berwick says - FierceHealthcare
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Happy 🦃!
ICYMI, our special #thanksgiving edition of The Dispatch this week:
1. @jeffpbyers offers up 10 podcast picks for your travels
2. My somewhat touchy feely reflection about thankfulness and gratitude along the #SDoH journey @patchwiselabs
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Resurfacing this brilliant report from @commonwealthfnd that digests highly wonky regs into highly actionable guidance for how states can invest in #SDOH. "Sustainable Investment Social Interventions in #Medicaid" commonwealthfund.org/publica… cc @statemedicaid @NASHPhealth
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This month, @KBDeSalvo wrote about the recently released @theNAMedicine report "Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream" and how it can help improve our nation's health. Read her Nov '19 SGIM Forum President's Column here: bit.ly/2O6G4Mi
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We cannot achieve a Culture of Health when the factors that contribute to good health are available to some, but denied to others. 4M people experience discrimination in the rental housing market alone.
ALT 4 million people in the United States have experienced discrimination in the rental housing market.
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The Dispatch 46:
- Social indicators linked to ED use - via @MorningConsult
- Denver's other housing market (@KPcolorado @BuiltforZero)
- Medicaid expansion works, mkay? new study via @Health_Affairs
plus, curated #SDOH news & updates
@patchwiselabs
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[New Post on @onboardhealth blog] The Future of Health is Collaborative — reflections by @DrIvorHorn on recent #HLTH2019 conference in Las Vegas. Important themes? Listening, inclusion & expanding your network: bit.ly/2pViys7 #healthcare #digitalhealth #futureofhealth
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I love when pop culture meets healthcare. Great newsletter this week from @jeffpbyers and @patchwiselabs mailchi.mp/2f74bc38ea09/loca…. P.S. I read this in Jeff Voice.