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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Beyond Lip Service: Taking A Genuine Approach To Tackling COVID-19 (And All) Black–
White Health Disparities In The United States
By LaShawn Marie Glasgow

A genuine approach to addressing black–white health disparities that includes confronting hard truths about systemic ills and injustice; honoring black Americans as a diverse group of people; and meaningfully engaging black citizens, communities, and experts will help deepen our understanding of this complex problem and lead us to better solutions. Read More >>

HEALTH AFFAIRS ANNOUNCEMENT

NYC Health + Hospitals

COVID-19 caused a massive surge in critically ill patients at hospitals throughout America’s largest public health care system, NYC Health + Hospitals. As the crisis escalated, frontline providers looked for ways to ease the burden on the health system, and COVID-19 became an unlikely catalyst for bringing new initiatives to scale. Learn more about these early experiences in an exclusive new two-part series from Health Affairs that chronicles important lessons in responding to COVID-19 from top health care executives and physicians at NYC Health + Hospitals.

On June 11, Health Affairs will release the first installment in the series with four journal articles, along with a new blog post and podcast interview with special pathogens and emergency management experts at NYC Health + Hospitals.

Look for a special edition of Health Affairs Today on Thursday with more information.


IN THE JOURNAL

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Electronic Health Information Exchange At Discharge From Inpatient Psychiatric Care In Acute Care Hospitals
By Morgan C. Shields, Grant Ritter, and Alisa B. Busch

Timely sharing of medical information is essential for care continuity when people transition from inpatient psychiatric care to lower levels of care. Morgan Shields and coauthors find that in contrast to the 88 percent of acute care hospitals that employ electronic data exchange when patients are discharged, only 56.3 percent of inpatient psychiatric units exchange data electronically upon discharge. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Housing And Health

The effects of housing instability and homelessness on child and adult health are well documented. However, few studies have explored health and housing interventions for families with children with the objective of health improvement. A research article in Health Affairs by Allison Bovell-Ammon and coauthors reports on housing interventions for medically complex families associated with improved family health.
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