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HHS releases the enhanced CLAS Standards.
May 16 is next Diversity Dialogue.
Registration is now open for the next Emerging Leaders program.
Spring 2013 BRIDGES is now available.
2011 Top Hospitals Recognized.
Advertise with BRIDGES today!
Announcing The First Regional Symposium: March 21, 2013
Legacy Health Learning Moment is now available!
Registration now open for 2013 Summer Enrichment Program.
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HHS releases the enhanced CLAS Standards.
April 25, 2013 - The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health released enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care, and a blueprint with guidance and strategies to help implement them. The first update to the standards since their release in 2000 expands the concepts of culture, audience, health and recipients to reflect new developments and trends, and includes a focus on leadership and governance as drivers of culturally competent health care and health equity. “This long-awaited update will provide hospitals, physicians and others at the front lines of care a vital resource to ensure the care they provide is of the highest quality for all,” AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock said in a blog post today on the Equity of Care website, which supports the 2011 national call to action by AHA and others to eliminate health care disparities. Umbdenstock participated in the launch of the standards at an HHS event this morning. Fred Hobby, president and CEO of the AHA’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management, served on the national advisory panel that developed and refined the enhanced standards.
Copies of the CLAS Standards, a Fact Sheet and the entire blueprint for putting the CLAS Standards into effect for your hospital, can be found in our Online Resource Center.
May 16 is next Diversity Dialogue!
April 25, 2013 - The Institute for Diversity in Health Management has announced that the May 2013 Diversity Dialogue will be titled "Is Hospital Cultural Competency Associated with Better HCAHPS scores?" and will be held on Thursday, May 16th at 12PM CST. This Diversity Dialogue is free for all users.
Providing the very best care – the goal of all hospitals and care givers – must include an understanding of the patient perspective. Characteristics of a patient such as race, ethnicity and language preference may impact their perception of the care provided. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores are used to measure patients’ perspectives on hospital care and are increasingly important for hospitals and their quality reporting requirements.
This webinar, in conjuction with the Health Research & Education Trust (HRET), will examine the relationship between cultural competency practices and HCAHPS scores. Recent research from Robert Weech-Maldonado, Ph.D. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has examined this link and the factors behind it. In this webinar you will hear from Dr. Weech-Maldonado as he presents the latest findings from his work and how it impacts what hospitals do in providing equitable care to patients and communities they serve.
This webinar is available free of charge, but advance registration is required.
If you have any questions, please contact us at hpoe@aha.org.
Registration is now open for the next Emerging Leaders program.
April 09, 2013 - The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and the American Hospital Association invites you to participate in the Emerging Minority Leaders (EML) program. The program is designed to develop a pipeline of minority health care leaders for the CEO and C-level roles. It is also designed to accelerate and prepare mid-level minority leaders to meet the need for new top level leadership driving a dramatically new era in healthcare.
This two-day leadership development program will be held on Wednesday,May 22 and Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the American Hospital Association, 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL in the 8 West Conference Room (8121). The program will begin each day at 8:30 am and conclude at 4:30 pm.
To register, click here. For more information, contact Craig Blassingame at (312) 422.2693 or email atcblassingame@aha.org
Spring 2013 BRIDGES is now available.
March 05, 2013 - The Spring 2013 issue of Bridges, the Institute's quarterly newsletter is now available for download and viewing. To download a copy directly, click here. Bridges is available for free to Institute members.
In this issue:
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Profile on new ACHE president, Deborah Bowen.
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SEP experience written by Institute board member, Suzanne Jackson.
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Profile of Mainline Health's newest fellow, SEP intern, Jameyshia Etchinson.
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Letter from new AHA board member, Benjamin Chu, M.D.
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And many Diversity-centric news items.
To view past issues of BRIDGES in our online archive, click here.
To learn more about submitting an article for Bridges or advertising in a future issue, click here.
2011 Top Hospitals Recognized.
Feb. 22, 2013 - The Institute for Diversity in Health Management has posted the full list of Top Hospitals from the 2011 Benchmarking Survey. Hospitals were recognized in four categories, including Leadership and Governance, Cultural Competency, Diversity Management and Addressing Disparities. 84 different hospitals were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
To see if your hospital or health center was recognized, click here!
Advertise with BRIDGES today!
Feb. 22, 2013 - BRIDGES is the quarterly newsletter from The Institute for Diversity. Each issue is full of the latest news in Diversity and Inclusion within the US Hospital system. Additionally, the newsletter is an excellent resource for keeping in touch with the membership of the Institute for Diversity.
Advertising in BRIDGES is an excellent way for you to promote your hospitals' Diversity program. Highlight the creation of a new Diversity Council. Advertise an upcoming multi-cultural event. The design of the advertisement and the message are up to you. Presented to the Institute's 800 member hospitals, four times a year.
For more info on advertising in BRIDGES, click here!
Announcing The First Regional Symposium - March 21, 2013.
Feb. 06, 2013 - The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is pleased to announce the first in a series of biennial symposiums, the 2013 Florida Regional Symposium. This gathering of diversity professionals will be held on March 21, 2013 at the Florida Hospital Association's regional office in Orlando, FL.
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management’s 2013 Florida Regional Symposium provides an opportunity for leaders at Florida hospitals to share best practices with other hospital and health system executives, diversity practitioners and officers, information technology professionals and human resources managers/directors. The symposium will feature best practice sharing and networking through roundtable discussions, expert panels and keynote speakers. Topics will include results of “Diversity and Disparities: A Study of U.S. Hospitals,” diversity implications from health care reform, cultural competency training, language access and diversity leadership. Join the conversation with peers and other influential health care executives.
To learn more, visit our Regional Symposium page or the page for our 2013 Regional Symposiums.
To register today, download the registration form.
Save the date: March 21, 2013.
Legacy Health Learning Moment is now available!
Dec. 12, 2012 - The latest Learning Moment is now available for download on the Learning Moments page. This case study profiles Legacy Health in Portland, OR and details their successful creation of the Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC), comprised of 27 members, representing a diverse cross-section of leaders from key operations and programs across the system. The DAC developed a multi-year workplan, spanning several areas of the hospital system. Their plan and their results are detailed in the latest Learning Moments Case Study, which is available here.
Registration now open for 2013 Summer Enrichment Program.
Oct. 16, 2012 - The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is pleased to announce that registration for students and host sites is now open for the 2013 Summer Enrichment Program.
For 2013, we have some exciting additions to the program:
- 2 hourlong educational enhancement webinars for SEP interns.
- Weekly Open Forum educational seminars for SEP interns to connect with other SEP interns, around the country.
- The Institute will now direct placement between student applicants and host sites, removing the majority of that obligation from the host sites.
- Earlier registration / Earlier deadlines / Earlier placement for students. (Jan. 2013)
- Enhanced feedback process and exit procedures.
Deadline for student registration was Jan. 14, 2012.
To learn more about becoming an SEP host site, please visit Hospital Administrators
Or contact Education Specialist, Chris O. Biddle at cbiddle@aha.org or at 412-422-2658.
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