Social Determinants of Health

The Crossroads of People & Medicine

Jan 15, 2018 at 03:25 pm by Staff

Jonathan Metzl Takes a Path Less Traveled "You can do whatever you want in life, after medical school." That was the running joke at home for Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, director.... Read More

Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Value-Based Payment

Apr 10, 2017 at 06:53 pm by Staff

Healthcare providers are becoming more responsible for ensuring the efficiency and quality of the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. The shift toward value-based pay.... Read More

Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Value-Based Payment

Apr 10, 2017 at 06:53 pm by Staff

Healthcare providers are becoming more responsible for ensuring the efficiency and quality of the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. The shift toward value-based pay.... Read More

Social Determinants: A Technological Approach

Apr 10, 2017 at 04:12 pm by Staff

Trenor Williams, MD - founder and former CEO of clinical HIT and advisory management firm Clinovations before selling it to The Advisory Board Company in 2015 - has recently l.... Read More

Addressing Health in the Community with Innovation & Insight

Apr 10, 2017 at 04:07 pm by Staff

As America rethinks the care delivery system yet again, there is a growing recognition that health happens in neighborhoods and on playgrounds ... through vending machines and.... Read More

NashvilleHealth: Addressing the Gap Between Health and Healthcare

Apr 10, 2017 at 03:28 pm by Staff

The cobbler's children have no shoes. Nashville is the epicenter of the nation's health services sector. In fact, healthcare is a $78 billion industry in Middle Tennessee. Ye.... Read More

NashvilleHealth: Addressing the Gap Between Health and Healthcare

Apr 10, 2017 at 03:28 pm by Staff

The cobbler's children have no shoes. Nashville is the epicenter of the nation's health services sector. In fact, healthcare is a $78 billion industry in Middle Tennessee. Ye.... Read More

CityHealth Unveils Health Policy Ratings for Largest U.S. Cities

Apr 10, 2017 at 11:42 am by Staff

In mid-February, CityHealth released its first round of ratings for public policies impacting health in the nation's 40 largest cities, including Memphis and Nashville. The ne.... Read More

America's Health Rankings

Jan 10, 2017 at 03:42 pm by Staff

Tennessee Slips One Place in 2016 Last month, United Health Foundation released the annual America's Health RankingsĀ® report for 2016. Hawaii topped the nation as the healthi.... Read More

Public Health 3.0: Building Partnerships to Improve Population Health

Jul 15, 2016 at 03:22 pm by Staff

Public Health 3.0: It's time for an upgrade. Last month, the Nashville Metro Public Health Department and NashvilleHealth co-hosted a daylong event dedicated to the social det.... Read More