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A “New Era” for Social Determinants of Health

Nurse.com

How SDOH affect people’s health outcomes How to screen for SDOH How to access resources to remediate SDOH There are plenty of resources to help you — at your own institution, specialty organizations , and at local, state, and federal levels. A comment about job loss or having no health insurance is valuable information.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. The application then feeds data to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). An over­view of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of poly­pharmacy.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

With understanding of these reported measures, nurses can lead improvements in healthcare with evidence-based practice that improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs. Medicare, the largest payer of medical expenses in the United States, provides primary health insurance for more than 60 million beneficiaries.