Closing the Maternal Health Gap with Homeland Heart
In this conversation with Kristin Mejia-Greene, founder of Homeland Heart & Wellness Collective, we discuss maternal health and mortality, how doulas can prove a powerful advocate within care teams, and how her organization Homeland Heart is working to provide better care for Black mothers in Nashville.
Understanding Social Determinants to Promote Health Equity
We examine some of the main focuses and programs designed to improve the social determinants of health and how they can contribute to healthcare equity for all Americans.
Uncovering the Relationships Between Racial Disparities in Healthcare and Excluded Providers
Discover the latest data from federal healthcare programs on racial disparities, and understand how certain communities are more at risk to be treated by excluded providers.
HHS Civil Rights Bulletin Emphasizes Anti-discrimination During COVID-19
HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently distributed an anti-discrimination Bulletin to ensure that federal financial assistance beneficiaries comply with federal civil rights and regulations.
July 2020 HHS OIG Work Plan Updates
July HHS OIG Work Plan updates include concerns over provider screening and background checks during the pandemic, reviews on COVID-19 data on healthcare disparities and equity for minorities, an audit of federal ventilator contracts, and more.
How Exclusion Monitoring Can Better Protect Patients
Learn how your organization can leverage exclusion monitoring to better protect vulnerable patient populations and combat healthcare disparities as we unpack a recent Johns Hopkins study.
