by Keri McDermott | Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
HEALTH EQUITY MEANS THAT EVERY PERSON HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH REGARDLESS OF: • THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN • LEVEL OF EDUCATION • GENDER IDENTITY •SEXUAL ORIENTATION • THE JOB THEY HAVE • THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY LIVE IN • WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. Healthy People 2030 uses a place-based framework that outlines five key areas of SDOH: Healthcare access...
by sfredenburg | Nov 17, 2020 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
Perspectives on “want versus need” vary greatly and are swayed by culture and environment. The concepts of equity versus equality face similar biases. As it relates to healthcare, understanding the difference between social determinants of health, social needs, and...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 10, 2020 | Featured, Health Equity
New Listserv Topic for Rural Populations Rethinking Rural Health is a vital part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) push to transform the health care delivery system to a model that delivers high quality, affordable and accessible health...
