/PRNewswire/ A new study of 56,000 senior Americans published on JAMA Network, the online publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association,.
Humana, University of Houston announce value-based care specialization program The two entities have created this specialization to help bridge the VBC knowledge gap.
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Humana and the University of Houston have announced the launch of a Value-based Care Specialization online program to support providers, academia and other business and industry professionals – as well as the public – in learning about the fundamentals and real-world application of value-based care.
Surveys show that there is a varied understanding of the definition of value-based care within the healthcare industry. Through the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute, Humana and the University of Houston have created this specialization to help bridge the VBC knowledge gap. The program is available to learners around the world through Coursera, a global online learning platform.
Coronavirus webinar hosted by College of Medicine
UH College of Medicine hosted a coronavirus webinar to discuss new developments with the vaccine and new variants. | Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The College of Medicine set up a webinar to discuss the coronavirus vaccines last Thursday. The virtual meeting consisted of a presentation and a short Q&A session to address any questions.
Recently, the University has implemented a COVID-19 testing center on campus for rapid testing, free of charge. With vaccines becoming more widespread, the University is taking steps to provide enough information to encourage people to take the vaccine.
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Addressing Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccines, Clinical Trials
It will require 80-85% vaccine participation for the country to reach population immunity, according to public health experts.
Bettina Beech, UH associate provost for strategic initiatives and population health research and College of Medicine professor
With COVID-19 surging across the country and more Americans expressing skepticism over the safety and effectiveness of new vaccines, University of Houston researchers are working in underserved communities to identify solutions for vaccine hesitancy, perceptions of new home-based testing and participation in vaccine clinical trials.
The work is part of a coordinated outreach effort funded by the National Institutes of Health targeting ethnic and racial minority communities who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.