This Learning Toolbox focuses on healthcare facilities collecting data on race,
ethnicity, and language preference (REaL) as an important component of the
provision of equity in the healthcare setting.
It includes a quick primer on data collection, and provides links to articles, tools, and resources to educate providers on the importance of knowing the diverse patient population for which they provide care.
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.
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).
This resource, targeted to executive leaders in healthcare organizations, outlines the benefits of completing the HEOA from a C-Suite perspective.
This resource has frequently asked questions and responses about the Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA).
This short presentation highlights a process to determine the reliability of a process using a simple tool to identify opportunity for improvement.
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.
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This compendium of tools and resources aims to support healthcare professions in providing equitable and high-quality care for individuals with disabilities.
This short video presents a process to determine the reliability of a process using a simple tool to identify opportunity for improvement.
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.
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.
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.
This toolkit incorporates the experiences and lessons learned by health care facilities that have implemented the MATCH strategies to improve their medication reconciliation processes.
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.
