Chair Files

On the Right Track

Though more work needs to be done, our nation's hospitals are making advancements in providing quality care for every patient, regardless of race or ethnicity. Nearly 950 hospitals and health systems responded to a benchmarking survey fielded by the AHA's Institute for Diversity, Health Forum, and the Health Research & Educational Trust, and reported their actions to reduce health care disparities and increase diversity in leadership and governance. The majority of respondents, between 87 percent and 94 percent,reported collecting race, ethnicity and primary language (REAL) data from patients. Hospitals are just beginning to use REAL data, but nearly 30 percent of hospitals now use primary language data to benchmark gaps in care. More than 80 percent of hospitals provide cultural competency training to staff. "Diversity and Disparities: A Benchmark Study of U.S. Hospitals,"  recently released by the Institute and HRET, highlights the survey's results and hospitals approaches to providing equitable care. This information will help hospitals and health systems as they continue working to improve quality of care for all patient populations and expand leadership diversity.

  

Additional Resources

Webinars December 13th, 2017

Equity of Care Webinar SeriesPart 2: Aligning Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, Busi......

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Webinars November 20th, 2017

Equity of Care Webinar SeriesPart 1: Aligning Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, Busi......

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Webinars November 17th, 2017

Transportation and the Role of Hospitals This AHA webinar on “Transportation and the Role of Hos......

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