Improving quality and achieving equity: a guide to hospital leaders.

Institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Health Policy; The Disparities Solutions Center

Authors: Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH; Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH; Roderick R. King, MD, MPH

Contributing Authors: Aswita Tan-McGrory, MSPH; Marina Cervantes; Megan Renfrew, MA

Resource type: Evidence-based reports/guides

Link to resource: https://5536401f-20a1-4e61-a28e-914fb5dcef51.filesusr.com/ugd/888d39_76707c409ee84608984b40e5e72d85af.pdf

From resource: The Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has created Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for Hospital Leaders. The goals of this guide are to:

  • Present the evidence for racial and ethnic disparities in health care and provide the rationale for addressing them — with a focus on quality, cost, risk management and accreditation.

  • Highlight model practices — hospitals and leaders who are actively engaged in addressing disparities and achieving equity.

  • Recommend a set of activities and resources that can help hospital leaders initiate an agenda for action in this area.

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