November 2022 | Volume 3

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Moving Intelligent Change Forward

INNOVATION DIGEST

We hear often that a key to avoiding cynicism and despair is gratitude. In this week of thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the meaningful work I’ve engaged in over the last ten years leading Momentum Health Strategies. I’m also thankful for amazing colleagues, friends, family, and for the health and prosperity that we enjoy. I’m reminded by this week’s articles that the voice and lived experience of people must be our guide in health care, and that eliminating inequities in access, outcomes, and financial burden must be our goal.

 

We can’t afford to accept anything less.

Evaluating MDD Treatment Attributes

Panelists provide their key considerations when determining appropriate treatment options for patients with major depressive disorder.

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It’s Time for a Reckoning in the Field of Health Equity Research

My 25 years of experience in public health have made it clear: it’s time for new thinking, investments, practices, and approaches in research if a healthier and more equitable future is to be possible for all.

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Unseen mental health experts: people with mental illness

When I was seven years old, I watched as police carted my father out of the house and took him away. He had severe bipolar disorder and was experiencing what I know now to be an “episode” of this mental illness.

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A New Category of “Never Events”—Ending Harmful Hospital Policies

Twenty years ago, the National Quality Forum identified a list of medical “never events,” such as leaving a sponge inside a patient after surgery or operating on the wrong limb.

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How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from lender AccessOne.

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Mistrust and Polarization Steer Rural Governments to Reject Federal Public Health Funding

When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create a health department or health district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to reconsider.

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Take My Word for It: We Need the EHR to Let Patients Add Health Information

"Doc, can you update my chart so that it shows I did my mammogram already this year?"

How many times a day do you get messages like this through the patient portal? I figure it must be about a dozen or more: people requesting we annotate their chart in some way, note that they had their flu shot at the pharmacy, received their new COVID-19 booster, or had their bone density test at an outside radiology facility.

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Passion + Quality = Change That Matters


I embrace the powerful opportunities in our evolving health care landscape. I founded Momentum Health Strategies to be a catalyst for change through continuous learning, diverse engagement and thoughtful policy and practice initiatives. I deliver innovative, strategic thinking and a passion for improving the patient experience. My personal drive and dedication to high-quality results will help you navigate the competitive terrain you face and convert your vision to action.

Momentum Health Strategies

 

Jennifer L Bright, MPA

(703) 628 - 0534

jennifer@momentumhealthstrategies.com

www.momentumhealthstrategies.com


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