Month: May 2022

Health Equity: What it Means and Why it Matters

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith more discussion than ever around healthcare’s role in achieving health equity, it’s important for healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, and communities to have a shared understanding of the key concepts and why achieving health equity matters. Making sense of the terminology Here’s an overview of key health equity-related terms. Health equity: Essentially, health equity means[…]

How to Promote Health Equity with Patient Decision Aids

Reading Time: 3 minutesPatients should never feel they have received suboptimal care or were treated differently because of their race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. However, healthcare disparities are an ongoing reality for minority and underserved communities throughout the United States. Findings from a 2019 report from the American Cancer Society revealed that although the overall cancer death rate[…]

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