HQIC Health Equity Updates: November 2022
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities. This month read about breaking …
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HQIC Health Equity Updates: October 2022
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities.
Health Equity Updates: November 2022 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your communities. This month, read about …
Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Affinity Group
Join IPRO for the Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Affinity Group. Led by IPRO Health Equity subject matter experts (SMEs), the group will work together to advance opportunities for improvement …
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New Day Nursing Home Education Summit on December 8 from 9 am – 3 pm
Nursing homes do extraordinary work every day. At the same time, you may be seeking opportunities to learn and grow, to be on the cutting-edge of best practices, especially now. …
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Meet the Team: Laura Benzel
Meet Laura Benzel from Qlarant, the Health Equity Lead for the IPRO QIN-QIO and an IPRO Health Equity Task Force member. Laura has ten years of experience working on equity-related …
CMS OMH Honors National Hispanic Heritage Month
This year, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) honors National Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be focusing on the nation’s 60.5 million …
SAMHSA Webinar: Ending Homelessness-Developing Partnerships between HUD Continuums of Care and Disability, Aging, and Health Services Providers, August 29, 2022, 3-4 PM, ET
Through its Continuum of Care (CoC) program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides funding for efforts by nonprofit organizations, states and tribes, and local governments to …
Health Equity Updates: August 2022 Health Equity Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your communities.
The Importance of Collecting Patient Demographic Data
“How do we know if we have disparities and how can we prevent disparities that exist in our patient outcomes?” If your organization is asking these questions, the collection …
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Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Knowledge Builders Series
Eliminating health disparities requires a commitment to collecting meaningful patient demographic data that healthcare organizations can use to better understand their patient populations and community, and assess their needs. The …
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How One Hosptial takes on Food Insecurity
Food insecurity has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic as unemployment, illness and death have caused a major financial strain in many households. It is defined as “a household-level economic …
AHRQ Releases 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR)
Since 2003, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has reported on progress and opportunities for reducing disparities and improving the quality of healthcare delivered across a variety of …
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How Poverty Affects Health – Recognizing National Poverty in America Awareness Month
Imagine living on less than $1.90 a day. It’s difficult to fathom. According to the World Bank, that is the definition of extreme poverty, and about 690 million people live in …
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Health Equity Updates: November Newsletter
View the latest health equity news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your organization and communities. What’s Inside? Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia for Residents …
Pharmacists Can Play a Role Addressing Health Literacy
October, being designated both Health Literacy Month and American Pharmacists Month, is an appropriate time to recognize pharmacists’ roles in improving health literacy. Given the complexity of our healthcare system, it …
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Health Equity Updates: October Newsletter
View the latest health equity news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your health system and communities. What’s inside? An Equity Agenda for …
Four Ways to Improve Health Literacy at Your Health Care Organization
October is Health Literacy Month, when we take time to recognize the importance of creating equitable access to health care information for individuals, and the role health care organizations play …
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