IHI President Kedar Mate sat down with Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, the chief health equity officer and the senior vice president for the AMA, and Glenn Harris, the president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines. Both of their...
Today, healthcare providers are primed and ready to embrace a culture of safety and quality. Within the last decade, we have seen an increasing movement toward value-based care, more initiatives within hospitals dedicated to patient safety, and more appointments of doctors to the C-suite: a key...
Amid the countless standards, regulations, rules, and policies that healthcare workers are expected to comply with, it’s possible to lose sight of what all those things are for—improving patient care. The distinction might seem even more nebulous for nurses, doctors, and other providers who don’...
Members of the LGBTQ+ community often experience discrimination, and that can extend to the realm of healthcare. A community member’s wellness can be put at risk due to healthcare workers’ lack of experience or training, not seeking care out of fear of being stigmatized or discriminated against...
