Improving Diversity in Our Clinical Trials for Long-term Health Equity
Across the healthcare industry work is taking place to address health disparities. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has delved specifically into social determinants of health, broadband access,...
View ArticleEducational Effort to Increase Vaccine Adherence
Vaccines are integral to preventing diseases and reducing the chance of illness for individuals. They significantly lower the risk of severe illness and hospitalization, and even death, as well as...
View ArticleHere’s How Insurers Can Take a More Strategic Approach to Community Investment
This is a guest post by John Lumpkin, M.D., President of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Vice President, Drivers of Health. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina...
View ArticleExploring the Changing Landscape of Cancer Care
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death across the globe and affects the lives of millions every year in the United States. As advances have been made in screening, diagnosing and therapeutics,...
View ArticleCybersecurity in a Highly Regulated Industry
The Healthcare Leadership Council hosted a webinar entitled, “Cybersecurity Playbook for Healthcare,” in conjunction with the Confidentiality Coalition. The discussion brought clarity to the current...
View ArticleDon’t Backpedal on Progress: Fix Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage...
It’s no wonder why Medicare Advantage (MA) is so popular among America’s seniors, with a greater share of the Medicare population choosing MA plans as its coverage of choice each year. MA has...
View ArticleEmbedding Health Equity into the Core of Healthcare
The Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health was released in 1985, serving as a catalyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to begin addressing health...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Role of HIPAA in Healthcare Innovation
As the healthcare industry has transformed throughout the years, the use of healthcare data has evolved as well. The Healthcare Leadership Council recently hosted a webinar entitled, “The Past,...
View ArticleA Multisectoral Approach to Patient-Centered Care
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) hosted a webinar focused on how various healthcare organizations have approached value-based care and the outcomes associated with those methods. While,...
View ArticleProposed Rule Change Would Make U.S. Healthcare System Even More Complicated...
The last thing the U.S. healthcare system needs is more paperwork. Unfortunately, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a policy change that would assign more...
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