January 2024 Month in Review
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Prenatal texting program enables providers to focus on patients who need it most
Built using Way to Health, the bidirectional text message platform THEA facilitates home-based blood pressure monitoring and provides educational content to pregnant patients. THEA allowed triage nurses to attend to the small subset of patients (6 percent) with abnormal readings and enabled a new care model that reduced the number of care visits needed.
Way to Health 2023 year in review
The Way to Health annual roundup shares highlights from the past year, including product news, engagement metrics, and team updates.
Four new nudge interventions launched to enhance treatment, patient experience
Supported by the Nudge Unit and selected from a pool of applications, new health system pilots will are targeting (1) treatment of alcohol use disorder in the emergency department, (2) interpreter services for non-English speakers, (3) urine drug screening disparities among people giving birth, and (4) antibiotic treatment for surgery patients with a penicillin allergy.
Where equity and innovation meet: Five CHTI-supported programs advancing health equity with Philadelphia’s AHE
CHTI team members are propelling efforts to reduce health disparities in partnership with the citywide initiative Accelerate Health Equity.