Sabriya Rice - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Sabriya Rice reports on quality of care and patient-safety issues. Rice previously wrote and produced for the medical unit of CNN, where she contributed to the Empowered Patient column and the weekly medical program formerly called “Housecall with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.” She earned a bachelor's degree in film and television from the University of Notre Dame and a master's in communication studies from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. She joined Modern Healthcare in 2014.

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Total articles 481

• HHS says employee directory will be restored, but it may be limited

  By Sabriya Rice Verified| Association of Health Care Journalists@ AHCJ secretary and co-chair of Right to Know CommitteeIn early May, reporters started noticing that a handy resource had been rendered nearly useless. The directory that once provided the email addresses and phone numbers of 90,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now contains only names and titles, no contact information.

  By Sabriya Rice Verified · Association of Health Care Journalists

  May. 23, 2022

• Adjusting for social determinants in value-based payments still fuzzy

  By Sabriya Rice Verified| Modern Healthcare Verified There's no question that race, gender, socio-economic status and health literacy influence a patient's healthcare access, cost and outcomes. But what's still fuzzy is an understanding of which factors are within a provider's control, and how to adjust for these factors in value-based payments, a new report says. The U.S. government has been on an ambitious track to shift the industry toward value-based payment models and is now turning its focus to social factors.

  By Sabriya Rice Verified · Modern Healthcare

  Aug. 05, 2020

• Heart attack care and outcomes are worse for women

  By Sabriya Rice Verified| Modern Healthcare Verified Women who experience heart attacks are more likely than men to die within one year of the episode and be disabled due to heart failure within six years, according to an analysis released Tuesday from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The disparity shows that even though more attention has been placed on the impact of the disease on women, more needs to be done.

  By Sabriya Rice Verified · Modern Healthcare

  Aug. 05, 2020

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Kaiser Family Foundation

KFF is an independent, nonpartisan organization focused on health policy research, polling, journalism, and public health information campaigns. Founded in 1948 by Henry J. Kaiser, it became a public charity in 1991 under Dr. Drew Altman. With headquarters in San Francisco and an office in Washington, DC, KFF serves as a trusted source of health information, distinct from Kaiser Permanente. KFF operates in four main areas: policy research, public opinion polling, journalism through KFF Health News, and public information campaigns via KFF Social Impact Media. It provides valuable insights for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. Governed by a Board of Trustees and funded through an endowment and external grants, KFF emphasizes independence and transparency in its work.