Sycom GM RSS feed generatorThu, 10 Feb 2011 10:44:51 GMThttp://www.naph.orgCopyright 2009en-usWed, 15 Jun 2011 22:22:35 GMT1http://www.naph.org/Homepage-Sections/Explore/Innovations/Disparities-.aspxFind out how members are innovating improved care to address health disparities.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:49:20 GMThttp://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/Assets/pdf/Checked/1/ACMH_HealthCareAccessReport.pdfReport from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health, published July 2009.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:25:29 GMThttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527432/?tool=pubmedAn article covering chronic care disparity reduction efforts at Denver Health authored by <b>Denver Health</b> CEO Patricia Gabow and others. <em>Journal of Urban Health</em>, September 2008Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:22:15 GMThttp://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2007/Jun/Closing-the-Divide--How-Medical-Homes-Promote-Equity-in-Health-Care--Results-From-The-Commonwealth-F.aspxThis Commonwealth Fund report documents the effect of medical homes on reducing health care disparities, published June 2007.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:29:06 GMThttp://www.forces4quality.org/Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) signature effort to lift the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities and provide models for national reform. Thu, 28 May 2009 15:58:16 GMThttp://www.expectingsuccess.org/Expecting Success is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) intended to improve the quality of health care provided to minority populations in the United States. Thu, 28 May 2009 15:57:10 GMThttp://www.speakingtogether.org/Speaking Together: National Language Services Network is a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving the quality and availability of health care language services for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). Thu, 28 May 2009 15:56:02 GMThttp://www.ncihc.org/The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care is a multidisciplinary organization based in the United States whose mission is to promote culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health care for individuals with limited English proficiency.Thu, 28 May 2009 15:55:06 GMThttp://www.diversityrx.org/DiversityRx is a clearinghouse of information on how to meet the language and cultural needs of minorities, immigrants, refugees and other diverse populations seeking health care.Thu, 28 May 2009 15:53:21 GMThttp://www.diversityconnection.org/diversityconnection_app/homepage/index.jspThe Institute for Diversity in Health Management is committed to expanding health care leadership opportunities for ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse individuals, and increasing the number of these individuals entering and advancing in the field.Thu, 28 May 2009 15:51:36 GMThttp://www2.massgeneral.org/disparitiessolutions/The Massachusetts General Hospital's Disparities Solution Center is dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that advance policy and practice to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care.Thu, 28 May 2009 15:50:18 GMThttp://www.omhrc.gov/The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. Thu, 28 May 2009 15:48:39 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/hlc_paper.pdfThe Joint Commission's Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation (HLC) study was designed to gather information about the activities hospitals are undertaking to address cultural and language needs among an increasingly diverse patient population. Building on The Joint Commission's knowledge of hospital infrastructure and existing survey process design, the HLC study collected data that accurately represents hospital practice. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:44:51 GMThttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Health-Care-Disparities/raceethnicityandlanguageofpatients.aspx?FT=.pdfThis 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 practices at more than 60 safety net hospital systems across the country. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:46:54 GMThttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Health-Care-Disparities/Equity-Blueprint.aspx?FT=.pdfThrough 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 <i>"Assuring Healthcare Equity: A Healthcare Equity Blueprint"</i> in September 2008. In developing the <i>Blueprint</i>, 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 <i>Blueprint</i> 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.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:23:26 GMThttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Health-Care-Disparities/Reducing-Disparities-Brief-08.aspx?FT=.pdfNAPH 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. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:19:47 GMThttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Health-Care-Disparities/Overview.aspxFri, 22 Jan 2010 15:18:57 GMT