In April 2022, CMS proposed three (3) new social determinants of health measures that will go into effect in January 2023. Identifying unmet social needs will not only be a hospital priority but a community priority and a patient priority as well.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Quality of Care, Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
Implicit bias and stigma remain against pregnant women with mental health needs. Providing judgment-free and respectful, compassionate care will support the open dialogue of mental health and illness.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
One of the challenges of addressing homeless families is that there have been many definitions of what “homeless” means over the years. The National Center on Family Homelessness reports that families make up 37% of the homeless population.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
For years, clinicians, researchers, and community members have been describing the disparities in perinatal and obstetric outcomes, particularly within race and ethnicity. In 2020 NPIC set forth an initiative to bring to life, a Race & Ethnicity Dashboard.
Posted under: Data & Analytics, Maternal Health, Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
