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The 2022 US Health System Report Card: Pretty Terrific If You Live in Hawaii or Massachusetts

Health Populi

If you live in Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, or Arkansas, your health care and outcomes are less likely to be top-notch, the Fund’s research concluded. states set the bar higher for their health citizens’ well-being.

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Former Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Richard Carmona Joins DrKumo’s Advisory Board

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Carmona brings a wealth of experience and expertise to DrKumo, having served as the Surgeon General from 2002 to 2006. His distinguished career in medicine, public health, and as a healthcare leader will provide invaluable insights and guidance as DrKumo continues to expand its impact in the healthcare industry. “Dr.

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Black Health Should Matter More in America: The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health

Health Populi

More than twice as many Black men believe that in 2020 compared with 2006. More than four times as many Black women believe that it’s a bad time to be Black in America in 2020 versus 2011, we learn from The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). population by a factor of 2 to 1.

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

Healthcare IT Today

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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#TweetRegret?

Docnotes

I say this with some confidence, as Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet in March, 2006. My first tweet was four months later in July 2006. Indeed, I’ve used Twitter since long before you even knew Twitter existed. I am Twitter user #1922. Today there are over 130 million twitter users.

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Americans Lost Future Life-Years in 2020: How Much Life Was Lost Depends on the Color of One’s Skin

Health Populi

“Provisional life expectancy at birth in the first half of 2020 was the lowest level since 2006 for both the total population and for males, and was the lowest level since 2007 for females,” the report observes. years between 2019 and the first-half of 2020.

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Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Ensure Healthcare for All

Health Populi

This sentiment has been relatively stable since 2000 except for two big outlying years: a spike of 69% in 2006, and a low-point in 2003 of 42%. In 2006, Medicare Part D launched, which may have boosted consumers’ faith in Federal healthcare programs. Most people in the U.S.