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Women, minorities underrepresented in some COVID-19 trials: 4 takeaways
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center published the first meta-analysis of COVID-19 treatment and prevention clinical trials Dec. 5. -
IHI starts National Coalition for Equity in Healthcare with AMA, Race Forward
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has partnered with the American Medical Association and others to create Rise to Health: a National Coalition for Equity in Healthcare, which launched Dec. 6. -
The Intersection of Health Equity and High Reliability Care: You Can’t Achieve One Without the Other
Many healthcare organizations strive to provide highly reliable care, meaning patient care is consistently excellent and safe over long periods across all services and settings. -
Children of color less likely to have elective surgeries: Study
Latino, Black and Asian children are less likely to have elective surgeries compared with white children, a study published in the December issue of Journal of Pediatric Surgery found. -
Low-income patients lose access to diverse specialists in wake of Wellstar AMC closure
Seventy-three percent of physicians at Wellstar's Atlanta Medical Center were non-white. And when the hospital closed Nov. 1, it displaced those clinicians — leaving a hole in a community that was working toward healthcare representation, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Nov. 29. -
Why 6 top law schools pulled out of US News' rankings — and what it could mean for hospitals
Six of the "T14" — the 14 law schools that have dominated U.S. News and World Report's rankings for the past 30 years — have withdrawn from the process, saying they will no longer provide data to the prestigious tiering system. -
Health equity group questions Richmond Community Hospital
The Richmond Coalition for Health Equity is calling on the owners of Richmond (Va.) Community Hospital to spend profits from the federal 340B drug pricing program on health equity programs in the city's East End, NBC12 reported Nov. 21. -
Employees more engaged at companies that clearly define DEI: survey
Companies with a clear, robust internal plan for diversity, equity and inclusion see higher employee engagement, according to a recent survey from Aon. -
Ascension creates foundation to address health inequities
Ascension, a 143-hospital nonprofit system based in St. Louis, has created a national philanthropic organization that will develop, support and promote health equity initiatives. -
If Cultivating Health Equity Requires a Full Ecosystem, What’s Your Organization’s Role?
Achieving health equity is complicated, and it isn’t something that healthcare organizations can do entirely on their own. Instead, it requires dynamic collaboration—an ecosystem in which payers, providers, community organizations, policy and advocacy groups, and other entities work together to effect change. -
New Mount Sinai database aims to examine racial segregation, patient outcomes
New York City-based Mount Sinai is launching a study of 15 million ambulatory patient cases to determine how segregation of healthcare affects patient outcomes. -
Addiction medication treatment shorter for Black and Hispanic patients, study finds
Black and Hispanic patients receive shorter addiction medication treatment than white patients, according to a study published Nov. 9 in JAMA Psychiatryry. -
New York, Texas hospitals' equity initiatives earn recognition
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals and Houston-based Texas Children's Pavilion for Women were the 2022 recipients of the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente. -
$15M post-acute homeless center opens in California
A hotel in Escondido, Calif., has been transformed into a post-hospitalization facility for the homeless, The Coast News reported Nov. 3. -
Diversity in medicine starts in medical school, study finds
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale researchers found inequities in the physician-scientist workforce begin during training. -
A Successful Health Equity Journey Starts with Understanding Where You Are and Where You Need to Go
Even as healthcare leaders embrace health equity as an urgent goal, figuring out how to undo the complex web of systems responsible for America’s serious health disparities is daunting. The work will take years of commitment, and getting started requires a thoughtful roadmap to implement an effective strategy. -
A Successful Health Equity Journey Starts with Understanding Where You Are and Where You Need to Go
Even as healthcare leaders embrace health equity as an urgent goal, figuring out how to undo the complex web of systems responsible for America’s serious health disparities is daunting. The work will take years of commitment, and getting started requires a thoughtful roadmap to implement an effective strategy. -
NYC Health + Hospitals directs one-third of spending to women, minority-owned businesses
NYC Health + Hospitals spent more than $747 million — 32 percent of its eligible procurement spending — with minority- and women-owned businesses in fiscal year 2022. -
32 orgs link up to reduce health disparities
Healthcare leaders from 32 organizations in seven states have joined forces to tackle health disparities among minority aging populations. -
Joint Commission creates Health Care Equity Resource Center
The Joint Commission has created a Health Care Equity Resource Center to help hospitals achieve safer, more equitable care, the organization said Oct. 26.
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