6/24/10: Sharing Video Health Care Interpretation Service Across California Hospitals
posted: 6/17/2010 4:31:53 PM
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ABSTRACT: Frank Puglisi, Jr.
Executive Director
Health Care Interpreter Network
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BMC and Denver Health Receive Funds to Reduce Health Disparities - October 27, 2009
posted: 10/27/2009 11:18:12 AM
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HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health Releases Report on Addressing Disparities in Health Reform - October 13, 2009
posted: 10/13/2009 4:30:16 PM
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Overview
posted: 5/19/2009 7:49:35 PM
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December 2008: Research Brief: Public Hospitals Focus on Reducing Health Care Disparities
posted: 5/15/2009 9:46:28 AM
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ABSTRACT: NAPH conducted a study in 2008 on promising, replicable public hospital practices that are successfully reducing health care disparites in member hospitals. This Research Brief identifies organizational models to address health care equity, as well as characteristcs and common themes of disparities-reducing activities.
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September 2008: Assuring Healthcare Equity: A Healthcare Equity Blueprint
posted: 5/15/2009 9:33:28 AM
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ABSTRACT: Through a generous grant provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health, the National Public Health and Hospital Institute (NPHHI) - NAPH's research affiliate - released "Assuring Healthcare Equity: A Healthcare Equity Blueprint" in September 2008. In developing the Blueprint, NPHHI combined the expertise of national health care disparities leaders, experience of NAPH members, strategies for quality improvement designed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the research knowledge of The Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Blueprint serves as a guide for all hospitals and providers, and offers strategies to address disparities through interventions that can be tailored to the individual hospital setting.
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Overview
posted: 5/15/2009 9:20:42 AM
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2009: Safety Net Health Systems: An Essential Partner in Reducing Health Care Disparities
posted: 5/14/2009 3:38:42 PM
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ABSTRACT: Safety net health systems are committed to eliminating health care disparities by providing access to high-quality health care to all patients regardless of income, race, culture, or ethnicity—a cornerstone of health reform.
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Improving Quality
posted: 3/25/2009 11:03:12 AM
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2006: Race, Ethnicity, and Language of Patients
posted: 2/26/2009 2:45:19 PM
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ABSTRACT: This report addresses the ability of health care organizations to describe their populations and assess the size and scope of health care disparities using in-house resources. It provides information on the state of disparities-related data collection in the U.S. hospital industry and also describes data collection pra...
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