Search results for "Equity"
Parity laws seek balance for mental health coverage
The House bill (also called the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act) also mandates that group health plans provide an out-of-network benefit for mental health if there
October 2007
COPD education, gender of leaders, and more
However, our findings of gender inequity in leadership and academic rank suggest that research, faculty development, and interventions to reach gender equity are necessary to move AHM forward.” Possible solutions to ... promote gender equity include
August 2020
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
As with other new technologies, the use of ultrasound varies in part due to resources, part of an “equity gap” in quality improvement, the editorial pointed out. ... Without a focus on equity, the benefits offered by ultrasound will continue to be
March 2020
In the News
Disclosure will be required for any consulting relationship that pays $5,000 or more per year, as well as any equity, royalty or fiduciary interests. ... Promote affordability by: providing refundable, advanceable tax credits for moderate-income
January 2009
Community hospitals branch out to clinical research
Even so, a hospitalist usually must put in a little bit of sweat equity—working on projects after hours and on weekends—in order to be successful. ... Cate Ranheim, MD, a community hospitalist at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis., knows a lot about
December 2008
Puzzling it out together
Dealing with this kind of dilemma was one of the goals of the committee: “to make sure there's equity in who's receiving this and [that] individual providers aren't
October 2020
To home or SNF?
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the Corporal Michael J.
September 2019
M&M conferences get swept up in QI trend
Another useful framework for discussion is the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) six “aims for improvement”—safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency and equity, said Dr.
January 2011
Top Hospitalists
said. Most recently, in September 2018, Dr. Campbell-Yesufu helped launch the McGaw Health Equity and Advocacy Clinical Scholars Program and now serves as program director.
November 2018