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Articles Tagged With: equity

  • Health Department Increases IUD Provision at Clinics

    Alabama has one of the highest proportions of pregnant people who do not want to be pregnant, many of whom are low-income and live in contraceptive deserts. A new study revealed that a public health commitment to providing intrauterine devices at Title X clinics helped increase access to long-acting reversible contraception across the state.

  • Policy Changes Helped Increase LARC Use

    National health statistics and new research point to increased interest in and use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). One in four women reported using LARC, according to the 2015-2019 National Survey of Family Growth.

  • TJC Healthcare Equity Certification Launches July 1

    The accrediting organization joins the industry’s push to provide more equitable treatment and services.

  • More Work Needed to Fight Healthcare Disparities

    It takes a village to improve population health and whole person care. The village includes the public health system, which can be led by case management or a care coordination team. Populations that experience health inequities can benefit from the whole-person approach, particularly when hospitals form public health partnerships and use telehealth at discharge.

  • Do Race and Ethnicity Affect the Likelihood of ICU Admission?

    Patients who identify with racial or ethnic minority groups who present with sepsis or acute respiratory failure are more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) when compared to white patients. Capacity strain reduced the frequency of ICU admission but did not modify the differences seen between these groups.

  • National Survey Reveals Critical Need for Patient-Centered Counseling

    Contraceptive Technology Update asked a Veterans Affairs researcher about her new study involving data on women veterans and contraceptive counseling.

  • Consult Services Should Address Racism and Bias

    Hospitals are addressing health equity and combatting racism in all areas, including ethics. Members of an ethics consult service can develop recommendations for consultants to help address health equity and promote anti-racism, both in care of individual patients and in institutional policy.


  • Focus on Quintuple Aim to Address Workforce Burnout and Equity

    If there is anything the COVID-19 crisis has shown healthcare leaders and case managers, it is the triple aim of focusing on improving population health, enhancing care experience, and reducing overall costs is not enough to improve value-based care. A quintuple aim of also prioritizing health equity and workforce wellness/burnout is needed. Both became crises during the pandemic.
  • IRBs Now Expect More Diversity in Research Trials

    Promoting equitable participation must not be at the cost of impeding research. But within an ethical framework beyond regulations, IRBs are evolving to address and accelerate equitable inclusion in research.

  • Health Disparities in the Emergency Department

    Overall health is a result of the interactions between a complex set of social, economic, cultural, educational, and healthcare-related variables. To properly care for a wide range of patients, emergency department clinicians must understand how these variables affect our individual patients, our practices, and the communities we serve.