Hosted by HIMSS, co-authors Steve Miff and Keith Kosel sat down to discuss their new book, “Building Connected Communities of Care.” In this virtual presentation, originally set for HIMSS 2020, Steve and Keith take listeners through the factors in today’s healthcare ecosystems that are driving the need for connected communities.
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Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s (PCCI) Chief Operating Officer, Aida Somun, MBA, PMP, has been named as a recipient of the Dallas Business Journal‘s 13th annual Women in Business Awards.
Each year, the Dallas Business Journal honors women leaders in their fields across a variety of industries — from banking to sports business — these women are being highlighted for their achievements in the workplace and beyond. Honorees this year include key executives at global companies and C-suite players at some of the region’s fastest-growing firms.
Somun has more than 16 years of experience as a business leader know for driving profitable growth, cost savings and delivery. She ensures operational excellence through consistent contributions to bottom line efficiency, performance and process improvements. The programs she participated in at PCCI have touched millions of lives and saved millions in healthcare costs for Dallas residents.
Additionally, for two years running, Aida has been named to the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Board of Examiners for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence.
Aida is also a well-known speaker, having addressed top healthcare organizations, sharing her expertise on care optimization, safety net, provider strategies and connected communities of care. She is committed to supporting the empowerment of women in science and is a regular volunteer with Girl Scouts of America, serves as a mentor to female high school students in STEM, and supports the Future Leaders of Irving.
“Aida is an outstanding executive and colleague and a great example of the experts we have at PCCI,” said Steve Miff, PhD, CEO and President of PCCI. “She has a relentless pursuit for operational excellence, a keen eye for innovation and a passion to drive impact across our community. We couldn’t be prouder of the Dallas Business Journal honoring Aida.”
To learn more about PCCI’s experts or to inquire about healthcare technology leaders presenting to your organization virtually, please contact PCCI HERE.
KERA conducted an interview with PCCI’s CEO Steve Miff about the COVID-19 “Vulnerability Index.” It’s a new way to spotlight what ZIP codes in North Texas are most at risk for COVID-19 infections.
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D Magazine is reporting that PCCI’s data movement among Dallas County residents was similar this Fourth of July to last year’s. It was also 3 percent higher than Memorial Day, when there was a big jump in new COVID-19 cases.
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Healthcare Innovation covered one of PCCI’s experts, Holt Oliver, M.D., Ph.D., vice president of clinical informatics, who gave a presentation on the challenges faced by the ICD-Pieces pragmatic trial at a recent NIH Collaboratory.
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Dallas Innovates has written a feature on PCCI’s Vulnerability Index that uncovers areas of Dallas County that are most at-risk for COVID-19 infection. A collaboration of the Dallas Regional Chamber and D Magazine Partners, Dallas Innovates is an online news platform covering what’s new + next in Dallas – Fort Worth innovation. Please click on the image below to read the whole story:
D CEO Healthcare featured the work PCCI’s data science and clinical experts have done to develop the PCCI Vulnerability Index that shows what areas of Dallas are the most at-risk for COVID-19 infection. Click on the image below to read the whole story:
The release of PCCI’s Vulnerability Index has been covered by the Xtelligent media outlet, Health IT Analytics. This outlet has covered PCCI’s NMDOH leadership extensively. HealthIT Analytics connects with subject-matter experts from the nation’s top providers to feature real use cases in data analytics that improve the health of individuals and populations and the cost of providing care.
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Read our blog about how PCCI’s team of clinical and data science experts developed the PCCI Vulnerability Index as a way to assist community and healthcare leaders to address the factors that cause COVID-19’s exponential spread. Click on the image below to view the blog:
PCCI develops COVID-19 Vulnerability Index to identify the most at-risk in Dallas County
Dallas – Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), which improves healthcare for vulnerable populations using advanced data science and clinical experts, has developed and validated a multidimensional COVID-19 Vulnerability Index incorporating socioeconomic, clinical, mobility and demographic risk factors to accurately identify communities at high-risk for COVID-19 infection. The Vulnerability Index’s major finding shows that social deprivation is a leading factor in determining the risk for COVID-19 infection and the primary reason for racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 risk, more so than age, race or comorbidity rates.
The PCCI COVID-19 Vulnerability Index can be found on its COVID-19 Hub for Dallas County at: https://covid-analytics-pccinnovation.hub.arcgis.com/.
PCCI’s Vulnerability Index determines communities at risk by examining comorbidity rates, including chronic illnesses such as hypertension, cancer, diabetes and heart disease; areas with large density of populations over the age of 65; increased social deprivation such as lack of access to food, medicine, employment and transportation; and mobility via modeling the rate at which individuals are able to observe stay-at-home and social distancing measures. Historical racial/ethnic and social disparities in health are also seen with COVID-19, with Hispanic and African American neighborhoods at highest risk.
“These kinds of precise data insights will help us understand communities and populations at greatest risk to COVID-19 and how to prioritize and tailor community interventions in order to proactively manage current and future outbreaks or other community-wide interventions,” said Steve Miff, PhD, President and CEO of PCCI.
Philip Huang, MD, Director of Dallas County Health and Human Services said, “From a community health perspective, these latest PCCI analytics continue to support our ongoing efforts to proactively identify hot-spots, rapidly deploy targeted testing that is accessible locally, inform and educate the community using culturally-sensitive approaches, and align other critical resources to support individuals and their families during these difficult times.”
The PCCI Vulnerability Index is multi-dimensional, incorporating stable, foundational components such as demographics, prevalence of comorbidities and social/economic resources. The Vulnerability Index dynamically monitors and models population’s ability to observe stay-at-home orders and near real-time COVID-19 incident rate.
“We are using analytics such as the PCCI Vulnerability Index to identify and prioritize our testing strategy, deployment of resources, and to facilitate transparency and collaboration across both public and private organizations that are crucial in these efforts,” said Kelvin Baggett, MD, City of Dallas COVID-19 Health and Healthcare Access Czar.
PCCI’s Vulnerability Index will be an essential tool as communities work to manage ongoing risks with COVID-19. Specific activities will include:
Data Sources:
To build Vulnerability Index, PCCI relied on data from Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, U.S. Census and SafeGraph.
About Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) is an independent, not-for-profit, healthcare intelligence organization affiliated with Parkland Health & Hospital System. PCCI leverages clinical expertise, data science and Non Medical Drivers of Health to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We believe that data, done right, has the power to galvanize communities, inform leaders, and empower people.
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