Bistra Nikiforova, Author at Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement

Health Literacy Empowers Individuals and Communities

Post published:October 1, 2020
Post category:Community Impact Story / Health Equity

Increasing the health literacy of people in poverty, the uninsured, and the most vulnerable populations positively impacts their health, confidence, resilience, and self-reliance. Regional health improvement collaboratives are well positioned to bring forward community-centric solutions because of their multi-stakeholder multi-sector work and vested interest in creating thriving communities.

Comagine Health Creates Infographic about Post-Intesive Care Syndrome

Post published:September 14, 2020
Post category:Member Story

In collaboration with its Nevada Patient and Family Advisory Council, Comagine Health has created this 8.5"x14" infographic poster or handout that describes Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). Access inforgraphic/ prinout

Washington Health Alliace (WHA) Prepares Report on Oregon’s Frequently Used Health Services Through a Contract with the Oregon Health Authority

Post published:September 14, 2020
Post category:Member Story

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and The Oregon Health Leadership Council (OHLC) contracted with the Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) to prepare a report on Oregon’s frequently used healthcare services. These services…

Webinar 13 – NRHI and Qualidigm on Off-Site Testing for COVID-19: Key Considerations for Regional Leaders

Post published:September 14, 2020
Post category:Covid-19 Off-Site Testing Project / Virtual Events: Responding to Covid-19

During the 13th webinar in our Collaboratives in Action series, Elizabeth Winterbauer, MPH, lead researcher, discussed the key considerations identified through interviews with nearly thirty testing sites across the country.…

Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) and WOMBA (World Medical Bank Account) Partnership Will Enable Record Retrieval for Insurance Applications and Claims

Post published:September 11, 2020
Post category:Member Story

The Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) - WOMBA collaboration, with patient consent, will allow WOMBA to securely retrieve otherwise disparately located medical data from healthcare providers throughout the state of…

Health Disparities Reporting: Using Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data to Motivate Change

Post published:September 2, 2020
Post category:Community Impact Story / Health Equity

A recent federal report on COVID-19 infections and deaths by race showed that Black and Latinx populations in the United States are three times more likely to contract COVID-19 and…