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Building a Roadmap for Population Health

Sep 1, 2016 || Staff

This project, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will help essential hospitals develop, implement, and evaluate population health programs, overcome barriers, and collaborate with community partners.

equitable health care, population health, social determinants of health

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Tools and Resources for Health Equity Assessment

Feb 26, 2016 || Janelle Schrag

The Essential Hospitals Institute has compiled a compendium of tools that might be useful to essential providers as they pursue health equity goals.

cultural competency, equitable health care, equity, resources tools

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Association Forum Recommends Steps to Reduce Disparities

Feb 24, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

Hospitals should stratify data and reduce language barriers to improve equity, thought leaders say in new report.

disparities, equitable health care, equity, health disparities

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HHS Extends Nondiscrimination Provisions to Ensure Equity

Sep 9, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

The proposed rule extends nondiscrimination provisions to individuals based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The proposed rule also includes requirements for access for people with disabilities and limited English proficiency.

equitable health care, equity, health care exchanges, lgbt

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Policy Assembly Messaging Materials Now Available

Mar 13, 2015 || Staff

New association materials include messaging on Medicaid DSH, Medicare, risk adjustment for sociodemographic status, 340B, and more.

equitable health care, medicaid dsh, medicare dsh, pharmaceutical drug pricing 340b

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America’s Essential Hospitals Issues Health Equity Principles

Jan 13, 2015 || Staff

Document, developed by association's policy advisory committee, demonstrates essential hospitals' commitment to and promotion of care equity, and supports risk adjustment for sociodemographic status in certain quality improvement measures

equitable health care, equity, health disparities, quality improvement, socioeconomic status

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Association Advocates for Flexibility in Medicaid Managed Care

Oct 20, 2014 || Matthew Buechner

The association advocates for a modification of the direct pay prohibition to allow states to pursue public policy goals while implementing Medicaid Managed Care

cms, equitable health care, health care access, us population health

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A Critical Focus: The Social Determinants of Health

Jul 24, 2014 || Janelle Schrag

The social determinants of health are a critical topic for essential hospital providers - learn more from this avid researcher's perspective.

equitable health care, food insecurity, health disparities, social determinants of health

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Payment Reform Strategies, More Evidence Supporting SES Risk-Adjustment

Jul 9, 2014 || Staff -

Recent journal articles curated from Health Affairs and the New England Journal of Medicine highlight payment reform programs and strategies and the impact of socioeconomic status on readmissions.

delivery system transformation, equitable health care, health disparities, henry ford health system, payment, reducing readmissions

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Natividad Medical Center Breaks Down Indigenous Language Barriers

Apr 10, 2014 || Maya Linson, MS

Natividad Medical Center launched a program to ensure patients who speak indigenous languages receive the highest quality health care possible.

equitable health care, health disparities

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NQF Proposes Sociodemographic Risk Adjustment to Address Care Disparities

Mar 27, 2014 || Maya Linson, MS

A recent National Quality Forum draft report discusses whether performance measures used in accountability applications, such as pay-for-performance or public reporting, should be adjusted for socioeconomic factors when determining results; share your comments.

equitable health care, payment, quality metrics

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Roots of Disparities in Care Run Deep

Mar 8, 2014 || Carl Graziano

In new commentary, association president and CEO explores historical roots of care disparities, calls on all hospitals to take up fight to improve health care equity

cultural competency, equitable health care, ehen, health disparities

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Equity in Care Applies to Patient Safety

Feb 19, 2014 || Staff

The commitment and work by America’s Essential Hospitals and its members to improve equity is nothing new. Last week, the Essential Hospitals Engagement Network (EHEN) hosted its third webinar as part of its Health Equity Series. The webinar featured Dr. Alexander Green, who spoke on using TeamSTEPPS communication training to improve patient safety for patients with limited

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