Changing demographics, rural hospital closures and uncertainly about changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are all taking a damaging toll on the ability of Texas rural populations to access health services. Those are some of the findings of a new report by the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) examining the current crisis facing rural healthcare across the state. EHF sponsored the report.
Changing demographics, rural hospital closures and uncertainly about changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are all taking a damaging toll on the ability of Texas rural populations to access health services. Those are some of the findings of a new report by the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) examining the current crisis facing rural healthcare across the state. EHF sponsored the report.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering health care including safety-net, rural, and underserved settings, where access, capacity, and workforce constraints are most acute. Across the literature, AI is described as a tool that can support clinical decision-making, improve outcomes, and expand access. But those same systems also raise concerns about bias, data limitations, and uneven … Read more
The Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA) in collaboration with Episcopal Health Foundation conducted a statewide survey of pharmacists to better understand how pharmacists can serve as stronger partners in addressing non-medical drivers of health. These factors—often referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH)—are the non-medical, environmental, and social conditions in which people are born, live, … Read more
My Texas My Health is a clinically integrated network (CIN) for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) established by the Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) in 2023. Supported by early implementation funding from the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF), the CIN was created to enhance health centers’ capacity to negotiate and participate in value-based care … Read more
Results From a Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes Prevention in US Adults