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"Over the past several years, as the pandemic exacerbated long-standing inequities, many hospital systems began to hire leaders to help achieve and sustain institution-wide health equity goals. However, given that the role was mostly a new phenomenon, those leaders did not have a blueprint for doing the work—a gap that IHI aims to fix with its report." Five key takeaways: 💥 Framework Overview: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) published a report defining the Health Equity Officer role, offering a framework for success and launching a related professional development program. 💥Core Principles: The framework emphasizes dedication, trustworthiness, courage, and resilience as essential qualities for health equity leaders. 💥Essential Skills: Leaders need to contextualize equity issues, lead quality improvement initiatives, analyze systems perpetuating inequities, and use data to inspire change. 💥Conditions for Success: Successful implementation requires equity to be a strategic priority, direct reporting to the CEO, sufficient resources, and linking equity to quality. 💥Community Engagement: Effective equity leaders must build partnerships, engage with communities without causing harm, navigate difficult conversations about racism, and make the business case for equity. Check out the full article by Anastassia Gliadkovskaya in Fierce Healthcare here:

"Collaboration" is easy to talk about. But how is it actually being implemented within our hospitals to reach health equity? Read our latest #AnchoringEquity blog, featuring the voices of Baystate Health leaders, here ⤵️

Health equity work is in the spotlight but leaders have few blueprints for success. IHI aims to address this gap with a new framework. The latest framework comes at a time of heightened perception that industries across the board are moving away from work in diversity, equity and inclusion.

We know that health equity matters. But what exactly does the term mean? The American Hospital Association's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity defines “health equity” as “The fair and just opportunity for all individuals to achieve their highest level of health.” While the definition feels aspirational, there’s no doubt that together we can eliminate preventable health disparities; address long-standing injustices that have led to present inequities; and overcome economic, social and other obstacles to health. The AHA developed the Health Equity Roadmap to guide hospitals and health systems as they chart their paths toward achieving health equity and becoming more inclusive organizations. Part of the AHA’s efforts to create a just society of healthy communities is recognizing health care organizations that are accelerating health equity, while on their journey. You can learn more about these efforts from my Chair File blog from this week.

Community Health Workers really are the lynchpin of advancing health equity in our region. And we, as systems, need to do all we can to strengthen this workforce. I am proud of the work we have done thus far and will continue our commitment to this work! Our newsletter below highlights all of it! Learn more about our work, use and share the resources, and feel free to reach out and engage!!! P.S. Please take a peek at the video embedded in the newsletter. By CHWs for CHWs.

Achieving health equity requires intentional strategies and collaborative efforts from all corners of the healthcare system. A new report from the American Hospital Association, the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, and The Health Management Academy highlights how health systems across the country are making meaningful progress toward a more inclusive and equitable healthcare ecosystem. Through interviews with healthcare executives and board members, the report revealed key strategies for advancing health equity, including: 1. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Diverse boards are better positioned to address social drivers of health and create more equitable healthcare outcomes. 2. 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Data collection is imperative for identifying health disparities and tracking the progress of equity initiatives. 3. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: Collaboration with local organizations is essential for addressing social drivers of health. 4. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Building a diverse healthcare workforce that mirrors the community it serves and provides culturally competent care. 5. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐄&𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: Aligning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) teams with health equity goals ensures that health systems are addressing the needs of their patient populations. As healthcare systems continue to evolve, the inclusion of diverse voices and the focus on preventative, comprehensive care will be essential to building a more equitable future. By following the strategies outlined in this report, healthcare leaders can create lasting change and improve health outcomes for underserved communities across the country. For more insights and recommendations, download the full report, https://loom.ly/ec4Trt8 -- Follow KC Health Collaborative to help bridge gaps for better health for every BODY in the Kansas City region and beyond. #collaborativeeffort #equitablehealthcare #healthequity #healthcaresystem #healthmanagement

Reframe in real-time and set a both and context; two concepts I love that this authorship team highlights in Health Affairs. Health equity is daily work, based in love and respect. Thank you to the authors for sharing this practical article for healthcare professionals #healthequity

Integrated Care System leaders need to be bold and enable Places to ensure successful integrated working., Our State of Integration at Place report highlights best practice, barriers and opportunities for integration in health and care at place, and how that interacts with neighbourhoods within systems. It features case studies and lessons learned from over 45 stakeholders across all levels of integrated care systems, and outlines how the new government can meet its ambitions by maximising the potential of place-based partnerships. It sets out how local leaders are delivering change for their populations at these scales and how they hope to develop their partnerships to improve outcomes. It focuses on the conditions for success and how they can be supported to accelerate their work in the future. “Our single most important development will be advancing and improving our integrated community teams [i.e. neighbourhood working] across our places – supported by growing our workforce and retaining staff.” – an ICS leader Within the report, we are calling for actions from ICS leaders to be bold and enable places, as well as actions from the government – you can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/euewaqaW

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I’m thrilled to share my latest article on the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and the crucial role private healthcare organizations can play in bridging these gaps. Discover how aligning SDOH initiatives with business objectives not only advances health equity but also boosts the bottom line! Interested in diving deeper? Let's connect—DM me to set up a chat! 😊 For those in Puerto Rico's private healthcare sector, your insights are invaluable. Please take a moment to complete the 2-minute survey linked in the article. Your feedback is key to understanding how SDOH fits into your organization's strategy. Read more and participate here: https://lnkd.in/e2XFKs_x #v2aconsulting #Healthcare #SDOH #HealthEquity V2A Consulting

🤝 How to Bridge Health Equity with Profitability With the data for health inequity being well established among US healthcare leaders, they still find difficulty seeing meaningful results in advancing health equity. According to an article by Bain & Co, while 78% of healthcare executives say they have a health equity strategy, only 18% say that this strategy is well-defined with clear goals and metrics. Moving the needle on health equity has been slow due to perceptions from health leaders; about 30% believe that there are no business motivations to its improvement. This often leads to health equity being treated as a philanthropic effort, with other profit-focused goals taking priority. The article emphasizes that closing the gap in health equity is not only morally imperative, but creates opportunities to reduce the overall cost of care and improve patient outcomes. 💡 Are you weighed down by the administrative burden of running your own private practice? Priority Practice Management is here to help you focus on your patients. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gpYmTyzz #HealthEquity #PrivatePractice #Physician #PracticeManagement #Healthcare 📚 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g8-SZcf9