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Deep Human Interactions: The Antidote To More AI In Health Care – Learning From Philips’ CEO At HIMSS19

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The human side of the AI/human interface is so valuable, particularly in health care: evidence shows that we have better health outcomes if the caregiver relationship is better, stronger, and resilient. “Saving 30% of costs would create the oxygen to do really interesting things,” Frans explained.

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

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“Racial and ethnic inequities in the US health care system have been unremitting since the beginning of the country. The authors suggest that investing more in prevention and health promotion for these groups could improve health outcomes and get to more equitable spending levels.

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The Biggest Threat to Our Health Isn’t the Next Pandemic or Cancer…It’s Climate Change

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During the three years prior to her death, she was admitted to the hospital 30 times. This profoundly moving case study graphically illustrates but one human example of the role of the environment on human health, which is the basis for WHO’s report and call-to-action.

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The Unsurprising Surprise of Social Determinants in COVID-19 Mortality

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Anthony Iton wrote back in 2008 when he was health director of Alameda County, California. Dr. Iton may have been the first person to coin the phrase about our ZIP codes pre-determining our health outcomes. health care system and how scarce resources get allocated to medical care and social care.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

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The paper that asserts “no” to the question comes from Michael Gusmano, Karen Maschke, and Mildred Solomon, all associated with the Hastings Center which does research into bioethics.

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Calling Out Health Equity on Martin Luther King Day 2019

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By now, most clued-in Americans know the score on the nation’s collective health status compared to other developed countries: suffice it to say, We’re Still Not #1 for health outcomes, albeit we’re the biggest spender on healthcare, per health citizen, in the world. AI can be used for good, to be sure.