Healthcare and life sciences executives continue to see health equity as a business strategy, according to Deloitte's "2024 Outlook for Health Equity."
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More than half of all Black, Hispanic and American Indian and Alaska Native patients say they have to mentally prepare themselves for receiving insults at healthcare visits, according to results from a KFFKFF study released Dec. 5.
HCA Healthcare is launching a new program to boost lung cancer screenings for its non-white patients, who are often more affected by cancer rates and health disparities.
The health care industry has come to better understand and appreciate that no matter how advanced clinical care becomes, a person's overall health has far more to do with social factors — what they eat, where they live, what they…
Recognizing a lack of diversity in their clinical trials and research, St. Louis-based Ascension set out to improve in this area, and has made strides that have recently received recognition. This "mission-aligned" work has been a focus for Frederick Masoudi,…
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Two weeks after 25 attorneys general urged the FDA to investigate inaccuracies of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin, the agency scheduled a medical devices committee meeting to evaluate the issue.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and the American Hospital Association are among a number of groups uniting to form a new coalition that aims to strengthen the partnership between health systems and public health.
Situated within a remarkably diverse community in New York City's Bronx neighborhood, Montefiore Health System has long been a trailblazer in recognizing and addressing social determinants of health.
Twenty-five state attorneys general are calling on the FDA to urgently address the inaccuracy of pulse oximeters when used on people with darker skin.
Nurses tend to have more implicit bias toward transgender patients than non-nurse healthcare workers, according to a survey of more than 34,000 employees in the sector.