Sponsor White Papers – June 2023

Posted June 27, 2023

AMN Healthcare: The Pandemic’s Consequences: Survey of Registered Nurses

The 2023 RN Survey data reveals the depth of the problems faced in nursing today and concludes with solutions that need to be engaged throughout our industry and our society. Collaborative action is now needed by all sectors of the healthcare industry to identify and engage solutions. The health of our nation is tied directly to the health of the nursing workforce.

Epstein Becker Green: Algorithmic Bias and a Risk Management Framework

We have all heard some of the troubling stories involving emerging tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning in which algorithms yield unintended, biased, or erroneous results. For health care organizations seeking to create or use these AI tools to benefit from the efficiencies, they first should consider creating a risk management framework to help manage these risks at the front end.

MCG Health: Disparities in Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality

The U.S. suffers from unacceptably high pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality, with disadvantaged populations most adversely affected. In 2020, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, and within these numbers, significant racial-ethnic disparity exists. In this white paper, MCG Associate Managing Editor, Emily Ferguson, RN, MSN, CCM, and Senior Physician Editor, Blair Washington, MD, MHA, explore the problem of high pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality.

Medecision: A New Dawn For The Healthcare Industry’s SDOH Strategy

This report explores how the latest technology empowers care teams to break social determinants of health (SDOH) barriers to care. Learn how innovative solutions are helping plans and providers more proactively identify SDOH barriers, quickly and easily connect individuals to appropriate resources, and optimize engagement to ensure everyone receives the support they need.

West Monroe: Digital and Org Design: 5 Insights from Healthcare Leaders

West Monroe’s signature research reports, Be Digital and Building a Digital Organization, highlighted how consumers, leaders, and organizations are embracing digital—and how that’s improving business outcomes. The data highlighted five key areas of opportunity for healthcare organizations.

Newport Healthcare: Newport Healthcare is Solution to Today’s Youth Mental Health Crisis with Clinically Significant, Industry-Leading Treatment Outcomes

In the midst of a well-documented mental health crisis among young people—one that predated but was intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic—providing evidence-based, empirically supported treatment has never been more critical. Today, the nation’s leading treatment provider for teens and young adults with primary mental health disorders, Newport Healthcare, published its treatment outcomes report indicating significant, sustained improvement in clients’ mental health issues.

New Research on LGBTQ Teen Suicide Rates

Research shows that lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) teens are at increased risk of suicide and mental health issues like depression and anxiety. One of the most startling statistics: LGBTQ teens consider suicide and make suicide attempts at twice the national rate for all adolescents. These numbers shed light on the critical importance of suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. During Pride Month and all year round, parents, teachers, mentors, and policymakers can help ensure that LGBTQ teens receive ongoing support and access to mental healthcare resources.

NTT DATA: Data-Driven Healthcare: Building Trust and Gaining Insight

Healthcare providers with large collections of data can achieve better ROI and improve decision-making by adopting a data-driven approach. However, maximizing insights and building trust with stakeholders and patients requires data integrity. In this point-of-view paper, NTT DATA reveals several actionable steps that healthcare organizations can implement to enhance their data capabilities and achieve optimal results by significantly improving the handling of the four key layers of the data process.

ProgenyHealth: Developing a Comprehensive Strategy to Improve Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs

Family benefits continue to grow in importance for employers who are trying to attract and retain talent. While expanding this menu of offerings is critical, many employers may not understand the risks associated with maternal and infant health. Case in point: medical costs for newborns are some of the fastest growing in healthcare, driven mainly by infants requiring NICU services. ProgenyHealth’s data shows that 14 percent of preterm births drive more than 60 percent of total newborn population costs. Read this white paper to learn how health plans can help their fully-insured and self-insured customers understand the importance of Maternity & NICU Care Management.

UHG: America’s Health Ranking 2023 Senior Report

The 2023 Senior Report provides a portrait of the health and well-being of older adults across the United States. The report features both successes and challenges in a broad range of health measures and highlights the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on older adults. This year’s report finds that disparities across gender, race/ethnicity, age, geography, education, and income persist. There were striking disparities in measures of mortality, physical health, and behavioral health, including in the drug death rate. Overall state rankings are included in this report, alongside actionable insights to help leaders address issues for seniors in their states.