August 2024

Source: TechTarget | xtelligent Virtual Healthcare

By: Anuja Vaidya, Senior Editor

UC Davis Health is using telehealth to improve postpartum visit attendance among Black people, thereby enhancing maternal health equity and closing care gaps.

Being Black and pregnant in America can be a deadly combination. With Black women being twice as likely to die during or soon after childbirth than white women, interventions to improve Black maternal outcomes are urgently needed. Some healthcare organizations are turning to virtual care tools to close the care gaps facing the Black birthing population.

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Source: Build Healthy Places Network

For work across sectors in low-income communities to improve health and wellbeing.

Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) and CEO Kathy Schwarting were recently spotlighted in the original playbook by Build Healthy Places for their incredible work connecting eligible healthcare providers to broadband infrastructure.

Through a powerful partnership with the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA), PCC has been instrumental in expanding access to health services across South Carolina, both before and during the pandemic. Their impactful efforts were recognized with the prestigious Redefining American Healthcare Award by the Healthcare Leadership Council in February 2023.

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