The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Global Affairs, launched a new Global Strategy that expands the Department’s focus, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, from not only responding to disease and outbreaks but increased emphasis on improving foundational support and proactively making communities healthier.
By Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council – One of AHRQ’s most valuable contributions is its abiding scrutiny of inequities in healthcare delivery. Its National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, published annually for over two decades, is the Nation’s most comprehensive assessment of disparities.
HHS introduces new requirements for maternal safety standards, eliminates barriers to care for underserved communities.
Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with the Black Nurse Collaborative to help remove barriers and improve diversity awareness across the nursing profession. The organizations will work together on several initiatives including events, publications, and nursing resources.
CMS issued a proposed rule updating Medicare payments and policies for inpatient hospitals and long-term care hospitals. The proposed rule takes a variety of approaches to improving the health of people with Medicare by addressing social determinants of health, strengthening emergency preparedness, and improving maternal health.
During the month of April the HHS Office of Minority Health leads the observance of National Minority Health Month. Our Friday Five checks out this year’s theme, and looks at policies, papers and organizations addressing health equity.
CMS issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities.
Listen in to Dr. Nick, The Incrementalist and his show at ViVE in Nashville on health equity. His guests from Advisory Board are Solomon Banjo, Darby Sullivan, and Ty Aderhold.
CMS took a critical step to advance health equity and access to care, awarding the first 200 of 1,000 Medicare-funded physician residency slots to enhance the health care workforce and fund additional positions in hospitals serving underserved communities.
By John Balbus & Jenny Keroack – The idea that HHS has a responsibility to safeguard the public from climate change, including the inequities it exacerbates, is firmly rooted in U.S. public health history.
By Carmen Smiley & Julie Pursley – One of the single greatest social determinants of health is where a patient lives. It can determine their risk factor for a specific illness or chronic disease, such as asthma, and can also affect much broader measures of well-being and life expectancy.
Building on a shared commitment to eliminating health inequities, the AMA in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Joint Commission announced the creation of a learning network designed to help hospital systems apply an equity lens to all aspects of quality and safety practices—
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