Latest news
See our recent activity in industry publications and media. We regularly share expertise and insights focused on topics around health equity, the social determinants of health (SDOH), and related topics. Check out our latest news below.
Search by category
Fierce Healthcare: How one community health plan increased COVID vaccinations by 40% using HIE data
One health plan in California was able to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates by 40%, showing us that the right health data can be a powerful ally in population health, providing granular insights to identify and build trust with individuals and communities that in turn help increase vaccination among those most vulnerable as quickly as possible.
Blue Shield of California: 15 languages, 9,000 phone calls and more: How Blue Shield worked to get people vaccinated
Amid a critical time in the pandemic, Blue Shield of California conducted an intensive outreach effort to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in communities that were hardest to reach during the early stages of the vaccine rollout.
Fierce Healthcare: HIMSS21: Post-pandemic virtual care policies threaten to undo low-income patients' access gains
“It’s a shame that it took a pandemic to provide low-income people with innovations in healthcare that high-income people had for 10 or 15 years and didn’t even want to use. We know people will use it, but if policy doesn’t reimburse for it [and] we go back to the old way, that would be a shame,” expresses Abner Mason, Founder and CEO of SameSky Health. Read more in Fierce Healthcare’s coverage of the HIMSS August 4, 2021 panel, “Social Determinants and its Impact on Patient Experience.”
HIMSS: Payer experiences and challenges: Now and moving forward
“It makes it hard for plans to introduce new digital health tools when engagement is a challenge,” says Abner Mason, Founder and CEO of SameSky Health. More about his thoughts on payers’ road forward in digital health, AI & machine learning, and financial health, in this HIMSS article.
American Heart Association: California company helps ‘safety net’ clinic rise to pandemic challenges
With help from SameSky Health, formerly ConsejoSano, an investee of the AHA’s Tyson Impact Fund, the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley has kept its members up to date on vital COVID-19 information.