The forum developed a consensus document addressing healthcare disparity. The Joint Commission will release a whitepaper in early 2017 and will develop a set of recommendations to improve health equity.
Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA, patient safety officer and medical director, Division of Healthcare Improvement at The Joint Commission, and M. Tomás León, MBA, president and CEO, Institute for Diversity in Health Management, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, served as co-hosts of the forum.
“Zero harm is not possible unless we address health inequity. Healthcare disparities are serious impediments to improving population health. We must effectively close these gaps in our health care system,” said Mark R. Chassin, MD, president and CEO, The Joint Commission.
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