This resource identifies the five HQIC health equity metrics, explains why they
are important, and identifies some strategies and resources to make meaningful progress on reducing healthcare disparities.
Author: IPRO
Strategies to Incorporate Cultural and Linguistic Competency into Long Term Care
This resource provides strategies for making long term care more culturally and linguistically appropriate for residents, especially racial/ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, those who identify as LGBTQ+, and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP).
HEOA Executive Summary
This resource, targeted to executive leaders in healthcare organizations, outlines the benefits of completing the HEOA from a C-Suite perspective.
HEOA Assessment FAQs
This resource has frequently asked questions and responses about the Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA).
How Reliable Are Your Infection Prevention Processes? Presentation Slides (12/9/2021)
This short presentation highlights a process to determine the reliability of a process using a simple tool to identify opportunity for improvement.
Best Practice Strategies for Health Equity Data Collection
This resource supplements the Health Equity Organization Assessment (HEOA) and offers best practices to address opportunities for improvement from the HEOA results. It is a valuable resource for any organization seeking best practices for improving consistent patient demographic data collection – including REaL (race, ethnicity and language) and SDOH (social determinants of health) – and using the data to identify and address health disparities.
NQIIC Health Equity Roadmap
This resource covers three key areas that should be addressed before beginning any quality improvement or patient safety initiative. It does have a focus on health equity.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qs1SYZ3LnVmMFjM3AINiYygWAZpPzd–/view?usp=sharing
Compendium of Resources for Serving Individuals with Disabilities
This compendium of tools and resources aims to support healthcare professions in providing equitable and high-quality care for individuals with disabilities.
How Reliable Are Your Infection Prevention Processes? Presentation Recording (12/9/2021)
This short video presents a process to determine the reliability of a process using a simple tool to identify opportunity for improvement.
Compendium of Resources for Providing Affirming Care to LGBTQ+ Individuals
Individuals that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or other sexual orientations and gender identities face unique health-related challenges and disparities due to discrimination and stigma in health care settings.
The IPRO QIN-QIO has developed this compendium of tools and resources for healthcare professionals to help promote more affirming, inclusive, and equitable care for the LGBTQ+ community.
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Reimbursement Toolkit
This toolkit provides health care professionals and other key stakeholders information on implementation and reimbursement for accredited DSMT and MDPP programs that meet CMS guidelines for Medicare reimbursement.
A Guide To Screening Patients for Food Insecurity
This resource has information and best practices for screening patients for food insecurity, including a validated two-question assessment that can be used at point-of-care to screen patients. It also includes several resources for patients who screen positive for food insecurity.
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
This toolkit incorporates the experiences and lessons learned by health care facilities that have implemented the MATCH strategies to improve their medication reconciliation processes.
Camden Coalition: Complex Care Startup Toolkit
This toolkit is designed for organizational and program leaders who are developing programs to improve the health and well-being of individuals with complex health and social needs.
The 8Ps – Project BOOST® Screening Tool
Discharge planning begins shortly after the patient is admitted to the hospital, using the 8P risk assessment screening tool will help identify which patients have the highest risk for readmission.