Health Equity

Rani Morrison Williams is the Chief Diversity and Community Health Equity Officer at UI Health, an academic medical center in Chicago. Dianne Aroh is the Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, a division of Common…

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. 

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. 

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.

Penn State Health, founded by Milton S. Hershey, is a leading healthcare system with 5 hospitals and 18,000 employees. Recently, the organization put together a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) playbook to address the issue of patient bias in healthcare.

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.

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.

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. 

Dr. Copeland explains how health equity should be positioned within a healthcare system by integrating it into the business model, connecting it to the values and mission of the organization, and creating goals around it. He also discusses the need…

Panel Discussion Highlights Factors Contributing to Care Inequities.