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Hurricane Preparedness Tips: Essential Steps for Staying Safe

24 September 2024 | Published in Blog
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As a nonprofit committed to leveraging health data and technology to improve patient outcomes, the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) team understands the importance of being prepared for emergencies. In Texas and other coastal regions, hurricane season can disrupt not only daily routines but also critical health services, making preparation crucial for individuals, families, and healthcare providers alike.

To help you stay safe and ready, we’ve compiled a list of essential hurricane preparedness tips to protect your loved ones and ensure that you’re ready when a storm threatens.

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Reimagining Care for Vulnerable Populations: A Retrospective on the PCIC and Amerigroup Partnership

10 August 2024 | Published in Blog
“We want to make an impact, but we don’t know if we’re helping the people who need it most, and we have a hard time tracking the long-term impact of our outreach team’s interventions.” Sound familiar?

PCIC can help—for example, our data-driven interventions in partnership with Amerigroup in 2023 led to a 75% reduction in hospital visits, a 72% decrease in healthcare costs, and a reported 12% improvement in quality of life for the enrolled patients.

These outcomes highlight PCIC’s ability to act as not just a partner, but an extension of our partners' teams, enabling you to maximize your resources with proven strategies that make a tangible impact.
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Private In-equity: Whose Interests Do We Serve?

29 July 2024 | Published in Blog
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PCIC co-founder Dr. David Buck, in collaboration with Haaris Mateen, Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Houston Bauer College of Business, published an article in The Medical Care Blog breaking down the root causes of health inequity in the United States and suggesting a path forward for health and social care that supports vulnerable populations to not only survive, but thrive.

The pharmaceutical industry is a behemoth in the United States. In 2023, the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies had a market capitalization of $3.78 trillion dollars. Pharma companies spent more than $15 million dollars in contributions through political action commuttees during the 2020 election cycle. Analysts constantly see new avenues of generationg revenues and profits for the industry including, most recently, obesity drugs which are predicted to become a $44 billion market by 2030, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Private equity has targeted elder and primary care for a quick investment return leaving long-term in-equities with significant public and health policy implications. Read Article
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Health & Homelessness in Houston: PCIC Partners with Dr. Ben King of UHCOM to Understand Harris County Homelessness Mortality

05 August 2024 | Published in Blog
Mortality rates are increasing for people experiencing homelessness in Harris County, and we need to learn more about why and how to help.

Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) is partnering with Dr. Ben King of the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine (UHCOM) to understand trends in mortality rates and causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Harris County.
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Breaking Down Nutrition Barriers: PCIC and UHCOM Partner to Improve Access to SNAP in Houston’s Third Ward

22 July 2024 | Published in Blog
Healthy meals make a huge impact. In fact, poor nutrition is the main cause of poor health, high healthcare costs, and lower productivity in the US and globally. It leads to health issues like heart disease, cancer, and other serious conditions (Source: American Heart Association).

That’s why Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) is partnering with the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine (UHCOM) in 2024 to break down barriers to nutrition in the Houston Area by improving access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Houston’s Third Ward.
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Advancing integrated care for individuals experiencing homelessness: harnessing data partnerships and coordination

18 August 2023 | Published in Blog

PCIC co-founder, Dr. David Buck, in collaboration with experts from UH College of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine, has published research on methods to advance integrated care for individuals experiencing homelessness, highlighting PCIC's efforts in scalable care coordination and data sharing mechanisms.

Bridging gaps in care coordination for homeless populations is a complex task that requires addressing attitudinal and behavioral changes, as patients hold more control over chronic and preventive care. Despite these challenges, organizations like the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) have made significant strides in improving health equity for vulnerable populations in Houston. Read Article
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2023 Q1 Newsletter

24 April 2023 | Written by | Published in Newsletter

Dear Friends & Supporters of PCIC:

Through the first three months of 2023, PCIC has made major progress on the Integrated Client Journey project, engaged in community activities, and more. We thank you for your support and we look forward to hearing from you! Read Newsletter
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2022 End of Year Newsletter

23 December 2022 | Written by | Published in Newsletter

Dear Friends & Supporters of PCIC:

We are excited to share great news as we approach the end of 2022- major progress made on the Integrated Client Journey project, new team members, new partnerships, community presentations, and more. We thank you for your support and we look forward to hearing from you! Read Newsletter
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2022 Q1-Q2 Newsletter

16 August 2022 | Written by | Published in Newsletter

Dear Friends & Supporters of PCIC:

We are excited to share great news from the first half of 2022- a new partnership that will revolutionize healthcare coordination, updates on our existing efforts, new team members, and more. We thank you for your support and we look forward to hearing from you! Read Newsletter
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