Accelerating the Path to Equity with Population Health Tools

American Hospital Association December 10, 2020
Nancy A. Myers

Health care teams deliver care to one patient at a time, which is exactly where their focus should be. In providing that person-centered care, our teams also see patterns of need, of diagnoses, of resource utilization and of values among patients and their families.

We know that the homes where people live and their support networks of family and friends influence people’s ability to stay healthy or recover quickly. Access to safe, affordable and stable housing is key to good health. Strong social connections are linked to longer life and better mental health, whereas a lack of such social ties is associated with depression and increased mortality.

The pandemic has illuminated health inequities we face as a nation. But...

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