NEWS AND EVENTS

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2012 National Leadership and Education Conference.

The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions

Feb. 2nd Webinar

"The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities"

The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions is presenting an upcoming online webinar on Feb. 2nd by Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Professor and Director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, and Dr. Darrell Gaskin, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions.  The presentation will provide an overview of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report of the same title, can be viewed here.

Title: Culture-Quality-Collaborative (CQC) Webinar (February 2, 2012)
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now by clicking here.

Note: Dr. LaVeist is also scheduled to speak at the Institute for Diversity National Leadership and Education Conference on Wed. June 6th in Nashville, TN. For more information about this, visit our Conference Schedule, here.

Posted: Jan. 25, 2012

2011 - 2012 Benchmarking  Survey is Now Available.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is pleased to announce that the 2011 - 2012 Benchmarking Survey has been released to Institute members and is now actively seeking responses. Produced in partnership with the Health Forum, this survey intends to quantify the ethnic and cultural communities of the national hospital system and identify culturally pro-active hospitals for profile in the Institute's Case Study System.

Institute members should have already received emailed notice about the 2011 - 2012 Benchmarking Survey. If you haven't received your notice, you may contact Health Forum staff member, Peter Kralovec at pkralovec@aha.org.

To learn more about the Benchmarking Survey program, please click here.

Posted: Dec. 01, 2011

January 25th, 2012 is the next Diversity Dialogue!

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is proud to announce details for our next Diversity Dialogue webinar. Our guest speaker will be Guadalupe Pacheco, Jr., (Senior health advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)

In this webinar, Mr. Pacheco will discuss and update listeners on the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards. This Diversity Dialogue will serve as an excellent introduction for the CLAS standards and how they can positively affect your hospital or medical center.

This Diversity Dialogue will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25th from 12:00 - 1:30pm (CT). For more information on how to register, please click here.

Posted: Dec. 14, 2011

AHA News Interviews Institute President and CEO, Fred Hobby

"More diverse workforce, better care for all is Institute's goal" An interview with Fred Hobby in AHA News

This short interview with Institute president and CEO, Fred Hobby, gives a general overview of the Institute and briefly touches upon many of the Institute's current and upcoming programming. This article is also archived, here, in our Institute Resource Center.

Posted: 01/05/12

Fall 2011 Bridges is now online.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management is proud to announce that the latest edition of the Bridges newsletter is available online for review. This issue of bridges includes a detailed interview with Leland Leonard, CEO of the Tsehootsoi Medical center as well as several fine articles about the 2011 Summer Enrichment Program. The Fall 2011 edition can be viewed by clicking here.

Posted: Nov. 29, 2011

Register now for the 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference.

Registration is now open for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management's 2012 National Leadership and Education Conference in Nashville, TN. To learn more about the conference, click here. Or to skip directly to registration, click here. To reserve your hotel room, click here.

Posted: Nov. 09, 2011

2012 SEP Registration is Now Open.

Registration for hospitals and students for the 2012 Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is now open. The SEP is a 10 - 12 week, paid internship for MHA grad students, within your hospital. Making connections. Learning the job. Developing real-world experience.

Hospitals can learn more about the SEP, by clicking here.
Students can learn more about the SEP, by clicking here.

Education Specialist, Chris O. Biddle is now taking contact information for interested hospitals now. For more information, contact Mr. Biddle by emailing him at cbiddle@aha.org or by calling him at 312-422-2658.

Updated: Nov. 29, 2011

 AHA Weekly spotlights SEP student intern, Diana Singh.

In the latest edition of "AHA Weekly" the company-wide newsletter for the American Hospital Association, the Summer Enrichment Program was spotlighted with this article about SEP intern, Diana Singh. Ms. Singh is currently enrolled in Washington State University and is serving her Summer internship in the AHA Washington Office in the Policy & Planning department. Hosting Ms. Singh was a an overwhelmingly positive experience for the Washington office. You can read the article by clicking here.

To learn more about the Summer Enrichment Program, specifically about enrolling your hospital or medical center as a host site for the 2012 Season, click here.

Posted: July 29, 2011

  New Article in the Institute Resource Center -

"Hospitals Take Cultural Sensitivity Seriously".

This article from the Chicago Tribune appeared in the July 27th newspaper and details how several Chicago hospitals are taking steps to integrate cultural awareness into the everyday practices in these hospitals. To read this article, visit our Resource Center, by clicking here.

Posted: July 29, 2011

Save the Date: The Institute for Diversity National Conference

 June 5-6, 2012 in Nashville, TN

Institute for Diversity in Health Management
National Leadership and Educational Conference

Join us for two full days of leadership development, education and best practice sharing in diversity management. Accept the call to eliminate disparities and increase diversity in health care management. Check back for updates and more information.

Posted: July 14, 2011

Building a Culturally Competent Organization:

The Quest for Equity in Health Care

The latest report in the AHA's "Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence" program, "Building a Culturally Competent Organization: The Quest for Equity in Health Care" is now available for downloading from the Institute Resource Center. This joint report between The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and the Health Research & Education Trust explores how hospitals and health systems can increase their cultural competency in order to provide care that is respectful of patients' diverse values, beliefs and behaviors. You can download a copy of this exciting new report by clicking this link.

Posted: June 30, 2011

The Case Study for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is now online.

The Institute for Diversity is proud to present the fifth and final Case Study report from our 2009 Benchmarking Survey. This case study focuses on "Barnes-Jewish Hospital", located in St. Louis, MO. BJH has embraced diversity integration from the top down, fundamentally changing their practices, as they relate to diversity. To read this report and learn more about this hospital, click here.

Posted: Feb. 02, 2011

The 2009 Benchmarking Survey Executive Summary

and Case Studies Are Now Online!

In 2009, The Institute for Diversity in Health Management conducted the State of Health Care Diversity Benchmarking Study open to all interested US hospitals. Funded by a generous grant from The ARAMARK Charitable Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program and produced in conjunction with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), American Hospital Association (AHA) and National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL), the survey is intended to serve as a database of valuable information, accessible to all health care providers.

The Executive Summary and four individual Case Studies for AnMed Health, Lancaster General Hospital, Sparrow Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, are now online and available for viewing at this link.

Posted: Dec. 30, 2010

   Explore the Minority Trustee Candidate Registry!

The American Hospital Association and its Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Center for Healthcare Governance are committed to increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of hospital boards.

That's why we have developed a one day, Trustee Education program to help interested individuals learn more about board service, while at the same time helping hospitals increase board diversity. The complimentary, one-day workshop explores the basic principles by which a hospital board operates, including the trustee's role and responsibilities and the board's role in setting strategy and determining policy, as well as the unique challenges faced by health care governing boards. Attendance at the 2010 Trustee Education Events in Atlanta, Chicago and Nashville was very high.

After the workshop, participants' names and resumes are entered in an online database that hospital leaders can search to identify potential board candidates. Local hospital association leaders then work with hospitals and health systems in the area to facilitate placement. This registry is current, up to date and available for immediate reference.

Click here to access the Minority Trustee Candidate Registry and search for trustee candidates in your area.

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