A friend of mine digitally disappeared recently. Dropped all social media. Several others mentioned they might do the same. No doubt you’ve seen similar posts from people you know (and people you don’t) about needing a break from their digital lives. On one hand, I can sympathize. The current state of the modern world is… Read More: How to Turn Depressing Social Media Into a Positive Influence »
University Hospital, Camden Division, ambulances and emergency trucks rush to the emergency room at Cooper University Hospital Tuesday, July 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) More On Thursday, the New England Journal of Medicine published a report which appeared to undermine the rationale behind “hotspotting” — a method of care that focuses on patients with high… Read More: Study: ‘Hotspotting’ social factors not that effective in taming health… »
Few physician practices and hospitals in the United States screen patients for all five key social needs associated with health outcomes. That’s the finding of a cross-sectional study conducted by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Researchers leveraged national survey data from 2,190 physician practices and 739 hospitals to assess the prevalence… Read More: Providers aren’t consistently screening for social determinants of health »
Editorial pages focus on the health care topics and others. Stat: Why It’s A Mistake For Medical Schools To Ignore Social Justice During my first days as a supervising resident physician at a large urban hospital, two questions were constantly on my mind, the key drivers of any medical decisions that I would make: How… Read More: Viewpoints: Lessons On The Dangers Of Not Responding To Social… »