Disparities/Equity of Care
The Measure Applications Partnership workgroups will meet virtually to discuss performance measures under consideration by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including measures related to hospitals’ commitment to addressing health equity as well as severe obstetric complications.
Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story is a film developed to address the root causes of infant mortality and racial disparities in infant mortality rates.
Building on its long-standing commitment to health equity, Maryland-based Luminis Health redoubled its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to chart a road map to leading as an anti-racist organization, writes Tamiko Stanley, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at the organization, a…
Tamiko Stanley, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Luminis Health, reflects on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and best practices moving forward.
The AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity have extended until 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 the deadline for Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award applications.
In part 1 of this two-part series, Ruby Kirby, CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital, shares her insights on how rural hospitals are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in their communities, including tactics for healthier…
Community investment, otherwise known as place-based investment, helps create the social and physical environments that support community health over the long term.
AHA’s Response to Senate Finance Committee’s Request for Information on Behavioral Health Care In the U.S.
Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecologist, shares the challenges she faces in her rural Virginia community and her hopes for the future of rural health.
Community Investment Series
Community investment, otherwise known as place-based investment, helps create the social and physical environments that support community health over the long term. In the fourth episode of the series, Kevin Barnett, board of trustees member at Trinity Health, discusses…