Health Ideas – Healthcare Spotlight

Three Keys to Better Outcomes for Populations Experiencing Homelessness

Explore why data analytics are key to shaping and guiding services for health-related social needs, including stable housing.

Can Data Help Solve Longstanding Challenges in Medicaid?

Learn how programmatic analytics help illuminate complex connections between resources invested and outcomes achieved.

Prediction of opioid-related outcomes in a Medicaid surgical population: Evidence to guide post-operative opiate therapy and monitoring

Explore how machine learning is helping predict post-surgery opioid outcomes for Medicaid patients. Gainwell supplied deidentified claims data to support safer opioid prescription decisions.

Predicting Hospital Readmission in Medicaid Patients With Diabetes Using Administrative and Claims Data

Gainwell-enabled research unlocks new potential in diabetes care, supporting predictive solutions to identify high-risk patients, improve outcomes and reduce costly readmissions.

Improving Equitable Access to HHS Assistance Programs

Overcome technical, operational, regulatory and cultural barriers inhibiting recipient access to public assistance programs. Discover how a whole person approach can restore and sustain self-sufficien

Supporting Women During the PHE Unwinding and Beyond

COVID-19 upended lives, with women bearing the brunt of the burden. Tech gains made during the pandemic could reduce longtime disparities fueling the trend. Here’s why it’s important to act now.

AI Helps Stanford Researchers Show Link Between First Opioid Rx and Dependency

Opioid addiction: Understanding the risk factors with a predictive model

The opioid epidemic is a serious public health issue. Dr. Gary Call, Gainwell Technologies’ chief medical officer, discusses new Gainwell-enabled & Stanford led opioid research and its implications.

Infrastructure, Integration and Investment: Building Blocks of Public Health Equity

COVID-19 brought renewed focus to social determinants of health and the need to better prepare for future emergencies. Read three ways to prepare for what’s ahead.

Examining the Health and Financial Toll of Falling Vaccine Rates

Modernizing Medicaid: How technology is readying the new workforce era and improving provider participation + patient access

As states struggle to hire and retain employees, patient care could suffer. Learn modernization strategies to alleviate the burden on state staff and Medicaid providers.

The End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Is Near. Are States and Their Workers Ready?

Right Place, Right Time: A Unified User Experience

Medicaid recipients expect streamlined experiences in their daily lives. Learn how health and human service stakeholders can embrace digital UX to improve engagement, satisfaction and outcomes.

Enabling a Better Future for All by Embracing Healthcare Interoperability

Going all-in on interoperability will give way to a better, more connected future for states, providers and patients. Discover strategies to eliminate healthcare silos.

The Hidden Power of Immunization Registries

Immunization registries play an increasingly vital role in public health. Modernizing these systems can unlock new value for individuals and communities.

Putting Gainwell’s Opioid Research to Action for Medicaid Populations

Gainwell Technologies partnered with Stanford University to support research on chronic opioid use. Learn about the study’s findings, how they’re being put to use and other research projects on the ho

The Immunization Issue — A Wolf at the Door

As kids head back to school and reengage in social activities, the time is now to address falling vaccination rates through a more cooperative, modernized approach.

Whole Person Service: Making the Complex Simple

Streamlining eligibility and enrollment facilitates access to health and human services for those who need them most. Learn how Whole Person Service can simplify these processes.

Spotlight on Social Determinants of Health: Social and Community Context

Community factors can greatly affect health outcomes. Learn more about this less-discussed social determinant of health and how to address it.