Health Equity
Over the past few years the goal of health equity has moved into our national conversation about health care in a new, bigger and different way.
National Minority Health Month can be a launchpad to closing the ‘knowing-doing’ gap.
The agency today invited hospitals, health systems and others to join a voluntary initiative to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Attendees of the upcoming Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10-12 in Cleveland, will have an excellent opportunity to see the Health Equity Roadmap come to life as they join counterparts in other health care and community organizations for hands-on learning that can bolster efforts to…
The agency plans to meet with leaders throughout 2022 to discuss progress in their health equity journey.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 18 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
We spoke with Leon D. Caldwell, AHA’s senior director for health equity strategies and innovation and one of the Health Equity Roadmap’s architects, about its importance to hospitals and health systems.
The need to improve maternal and child health equity in America while reducing access disparities has become a national focus. As policymakers and provider organizations continue to seek ways to reverse these trends, hospitals and health systems are stepping up with innovative efforts.
The plans by HHS and other agencies were prompted by an executive order last year.