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Provider-payer collaboration looks at opportunities to eliminate health disparities
Hospitals and health systems are working every day to improve the patient experience and eliminate health disparities. But this work cannot be done in silos. Achieving health equity requires contributions from all of us – providers, payers, community-based organizations, public health advocates, employers and local, state and federal partners.
AHA leading efforts to reduce disparities in health care
In conjunction with Black History Month, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA chief medical officer and senior vice president, highlights AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity resources and activities aimed at addressing disparities in health care.
Ohio health system trains community to be lifesavers
Premier Health hospitals in Dayton, Ohio, credit quick action and first responders’ skills in saving lives during a mass shooting in August. The health system trains law enforcement and the community on emergency life-saving techniques.
How Ohio hospitals collaborated to reduce disparities in infant mortality
Three hospitals teamed up with other community groups to implement local interventions that help promote women’s health and reduce infant mortality gaps.
How Froedtert Health advances a culture of equity
In this AHA Stat Blog, Froedtert Health Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Andres Gonzalez, a board member at the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, shares the Milwaukee-based organization’s strategies for enhancing health equity, diversity and inclusion.
El Paso hospital shares importance of training, preparedness in response to mass shooting
The University Medical Center of El Paso treated 15 victims after a shooting at a nearby store in August. Staff credit training for their quick and calm approach to the emergency.
Equity of Care winner makes everyone feel welcome
Named the 2019 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winner, Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., continues to make its hospital an open and diverse environment for staff, patients and the community.
Speaker recommends policies and practices to make health care organizations more LGBTQ inclusive
Hospital and health system leaders can measure their inclusion efforts against the Healthcare Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool.
New toolkit helps hospitals prepare for mass casualty incidents
A new toolkit from the Greater New York Hospital Association aims to help hospitals and health systems develop and improve their mass casualty incident response plans. Much of the toolkit stems from collaborative planning efforts over the past several years, resulting in the development of new communication protocols and structures, and targeted training and programming. The toolkit also includes emerging best practices from intentional attacks that have occurred nationally and internationally.