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US News may add health equity to rankings: Why it took so long, and what analysts learned in the process
U.S. News & World Report — known for its healthcare rankings, including those that compare hospitals and physicians — has formulated a way to measure hospitals' health equity. And it may eventually be included in the publication's ranking methodology. -
Minorities face longer wait times for lung cancer treatment
UVA Cancer Center researchers found a five- to 11-day difference in wait time for lung cancer treatment between white patients and minority patients. -
Black patients receive less heart failure treatment than white patients, study finds
Black patients with advanced heart failure received potentially life-saving therapies half as often as white patients, a study published in the AHA journal Circulation: Heart Failure found. -
Racist behavior frequently directed at healthcare providers: analysis
Fifty-seven percent of race-related patient safety incidents are due to patients making inappropriate racial comments or engaging in racist behavior toward their provider, according to an analysis by ECRI. -
How new primary care model can reverse health disparities and improve primary care delivery
Health equity means providing all people with patient-centered care that's built on trust, empathy and understanding. Fulfilling that vision, however, is often difficult. -
PointClickCare, Findhelp partner on sharing social determinants of health data
Healthcare technology platform PointClickCare Technologies is partnering with referral management platform Findhelp to integrate social determinants of health information into a platform available for clinicians and social workers. -
New England Patriots owner donates $50M to Mass General
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, and his family foundation have donated $50 million to Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital. -
Atlanta officials hold off on plan to turn Wellstar hospital into equity center
The Atlanta City Council has tabled a proposal to turn Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center into an equity center upon its Nov. 1 closure, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Oct. 12. -
4 recent health equity investments over $10M
Here are three health equity investments over $10 million that Becker's has covered since Aug. 30: -
TruLite launches health equity platform
TruLite Health is rolling out health equity software as a service platform Truity. -
TruLite Health Launches Industry’s First Comprehensive Health Equity Platform
Today, TruLite Health announced the launch of Truity™, the industry’s first comprehensive health equity platform. -
Humana Foundation invests $13M to advance health equity
The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of health insurance company Humana, invested $13 million to advance health equity. -
Viewpoint: Patient flow is key to achieving health equity
Streamlining patient flow would not only improve patient care and reduce costs, but is also focal to achieving health equity, wrote Eugene Litvak, PhD, Mark Smith, MD, and Harvey FiIneberg, MD, PhD, for The Hill Oct. 7. -
5 recent health equity research findings
Here are five health equity studies Becker's has covered since Sept. 16: -
Bridging health disparities requires multi-front action: 3 report findings
Addressing health disparities in the U.S. will require a multi-front approach, including data collection and financial investments, according to an Oct. 4 report from the Healthcare Leadership Council. -
Official suggests repurposing Atlanta Medical Center as equity center
One week after the mayor of Atlanta blocked the redevelopment of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, a city councilman proposed repurposing it as an equity center, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Oct. 4. -
DexCare selected for $40M AWS health equity initiative
Healthcare access and data company DexCare has been selected to work on a three-year, $40 million Amazon Web Services health equity initiative. -
4 Chicago systems employ health literacy specialists
Chicago health systems are hiring specialists to improve patients' health literacy, a skill in which only 12 percent of Americans are proficient, Chicago Health reported Sept. 29. -
Pulse oximeter flaws may have delayed COVID-19 treatment for Black patients: study
Black COVID-19 patients may have faced 4.5-hour treatment delays due to pulse oximeters' inability to accurately read their blood oxygen levels, according to researchers at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health. -
Healthcare for homeless stretching San Francisco resources thin: study
The same small group of San Francisco, Calif.-residents — most of them homeless — frequently cycle through the city's hospitals and criminal justice system. The cost is high and the health outcomes are poor, according to a recent study reported Sept. 27 by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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