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The Joint Commission opens Health Care Equity Certification resource center
In advance of launching its Health Care Equity Certification on July 1, The Joint Commission rolled out an online resource center to assist healthcare systems in earning the certification. -
EEG rules can exclude people with textured hair
Restrictive instructions for EEGs could discourage people with thick, curly or textured hair from undergoing the diagnostic test, KFF Health News reported April 27. -
21% forgo medical care due to transportation barriers: RWJF
More than one in five U.S. adults missed or skipped needed medical care in 2022 because they could not access a vehicle or public transportation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found in a new analysis. -
Black people live longer in counties with more Black physicians: Study
Life expectancy is higher among Black people living in areas of the U.S. that have a higher proportion of Black primary care physicians, a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open found. -
20 years, $179B spent on health equity: Why isn't the needle moving?
Efforts to achieve health equity have been underway for more than two decades. And yet, their effects have only been "marginal," according to a recent report from accounting firm Ernst & Young. -
How the US aims to improve Black maternal health outcomes
The Biden administration and HHS outlined plans to improve Black maternal health — which has long suffered from inequities both in healthcare and the workforce due to systemic racism. -
Because of Inequitable Maternity Care, I Was Afraid
When I delivered my children in 2016 and 2018, I was afraid. I was there as a patient, but as a physician, I knew the data. -
The multiple impacts of health (in)equity: How organizations can improve outcomes and boost revenues by addressing embedded bias
Health Equity has become a key priority for healthcare organizations, validated in the Becker’s/TruLite 2022 Benchmark Survey, and they are increasingly aware of the repercussions of inequities on patient health outcomes, incremental expenses and reduced revenues. -
Addressing healthcare disparities in the communities we serve
As we observe National Minority Health Month, it is a good time to reinforce our belief that everyone deserves high-quality healthcare and healthy communities. -
'These are not stats, they are my reality': MetroHealth's fight against healthcare disparities
We are experiencing a health crisis in Black and brown communities across the United States that is ravaging our neighborhoods and leading to unimaginable loss for many families. -
Morehouse School of Medicine and TruLite Health Partner on Health Equity
The Industry’s First Health Equity Platform Company Teams Up with Top-Ranked Medical School and Health Equity Leader to Create a Curriculum for Health Equity Coaches -
Yale: Why prioritizing DEI matters within infectious diseases
As COVID-19 raged on in early 2020, disproportionately affecting communities of color, New Haven, Conn.-based Yale physicians and professors joined together to form the Infectious Diseases Diversity, Equity and Antiracism consortium to address systemic racism and medical mistrust within the field. -
25 college students and a conversation: Reading Hospital's atypical screening method for social determinants
At Tower Health's Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., college interns reach patients before they've even seen a provider, offering compassion and human connection as they screen for social determinants of health. -
Eskenazi Health launches $60M health equity program
Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health launched a $60 million, five-year capital campaign that will address social determinants of health in three areas of the city, IndyStar reported March 27. -
Black, Hispanic heart patients less likely to be given statins
A recent study found Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to be prescribed statins than white and Asian adults, CNN reported March 22. -
Women in healthcare need healthcare, too: How 1 CEO plans to improve access
Forty-five percent of women forgo preventive healthcare, according to a recent poll conducted by the Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention and Ipsos. Millicent Gorham hopes to see those numbers fall. -
PrEP pill gained traction for white gay men — why not others?
Vulnerable groups are less likely to adopt daily HIV preexposure prophylaxis pill than white gay and bisexual men, NBC News reported March 18. -
Michigan Hospital Association CEO on fighting for health equity as PHE comes to an end
Ahead of nearly 400,000 Michigan residents who may lose Medicaid coverage after the public health emergency declaration expires in May, Brian Peter, CEO of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, is keeping health equity top of mind, he said in a recent interview with the State of Reform. -
TruLite Health Partners with Parkview Health to Address Health Equity
TruLite Health announced today that they have partnered with a leading healthcare organization to help address health equity with an innovative platform that focuses on clinical interventions at the point of care. -
Members of LGBTQ community continue to have worse health than peers, study finds
Despite social progress and respected medical groups publishing statements of support for members of the LGBTQ community throughout the last few years, health disparities for this group continue to exist.
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