We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/28 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Corinne Stroum (@healthcora) on the topic of “Health Equity: The Missing Aim“.
As #COVID19 spread throughout the US, significant disparity in spread and outcomes became apparent across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines. #HealthEquity, which the IHI calls the Forgotten Aim, has been thrust into the forefront of public health. We hope you’ll join us to discuss how to tackle the challenges of #healthcare diagnostic and treatment disparity and what we can all do to improve the situation with #HITsm this week.
Resources:
- https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/dr-denorval-unthank-endowed-lectureship-health-equity
- http://www.ihi.org/Topics/Health-Equity/Pages/default.aspx
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/index.html
Join us for this week’s HITsm chat, as we discuss health equity.
Topics for this week’s #HITsm Chat:
T1: What does health equity mean to you? #HITsm
T2: How is data helping or harming health equity? #HITsm
T3: What is the relationship between interoperability and health equity? #HITsm
T4: In August 2020, many states have declared racism as a ‘public health crisis’. What could this mean for those of us in the healthcare and healthIT community? #HITsm
T5: What resources have helped you to improve your knowledge and skills regarding issues of health equity? #HITsm
Bonus: What practical steps can you take to help improve health equity? #HITsm
Upcoming #HITsm Chat Schedule
9/4 – Rethinking Healthcare Security as a Cost Center
Hosted by Mich Parker, CISO (@mitchparkerciso)
9/11 – Losing Connection with Patients During COVID-19
Hosted by Sarah Bennight (@SarahBennight) from @StericycleComms
9/18 – TBD
Hosted by Stephanie Guadian (@StephanieG_ECG) and Alexia Severson (@AlexiaS_ECG) from @ElectronicCare
9/25 – Telehealth and Post Acute Care
Hosted by Dr. Jay LaBine (@labinejay) and Dr. Kris Smith from @naviHealthPAC
We look forward to learning from the #HITsm community! As always, let us know if you’d like to host a future #HITsm chat or if you know someone you think we should invite to host.
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