Health Equity

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, the Mary and Gordon Cain Chair and Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, spoke with Healio about exciting sessions from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Health care professionals must take action to create policies to address racial inequities with health care access, equity in the workforce and diversity in clinical trials, according to a policy perspective from the Endocrine Society.

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, has been named the first associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium.

HHS is seeking comment on future rulemaking aimed at improving equity in access to dialysis care and organ transplantation, according to a press release from the department.

Counties with essential health care facilities that had lower ratings on Yelp also had higher mortality rates, data showed.

Increased diversity in leadership casts a wider perspective for solving problems and bolstering health equity in patient care, according to a speaker at GI Outlook.

Infusing diversity, equity and inclusion in educational systems can help address structural and cultural barriers and stigma in substance use disorder care, according to a presentation during the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference.

LAS VEGAS – In a video exclusive with Healio Gastroenterology, Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG, clinical professor of medicine at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, shared his focus as the newly appointed president of the ACG.

CMS released a final rule on Oct. 29 that updates payment rates for dialysis providers and offers financial incentives to improve equity in kidney care.

LAS VEGAS – Prioritizing equity efforts and taking three key steps toward improving accessibility and representation could move the needle on health disparities in colon cancer screening, according to an ACG Postgraduate Course presentation.