Brief Description: This JAMA Viewpoint calls for elevating the pursuit of health equity as the fifth aim for health care improvement, purposefully including with all improvement and innovation efforts a... read more →
Brief Description: Research repeatedly demonstrates that companies with diverse senior leadership outperform all-white, all-male counterparts, leading to better financial performance, increased innovation, and more startup success. This article proposed... read more →
Brief Description: This article discusses health disparities in the US and Europe, including how the internet plays a role in health outcomes. It proposes potential benefits of eHealth and... read more →
Brief Description: Proximate leadership — or leaders who have a meaningful relationship with communities who are systemically marginalized — requires leaders who are a part of or being directly... read more →
Brief Description: Commercial algorithms are often used in guiding health decisions. However, one widely used algorithm contains significant racial bias, drastically reducing the number of Black patients identified for... read more →
Brief Description: Access to technology and the internet is a known problem in healthcare. This article suggests shifting the focus away from what communities lack — and toward innovating... read more →
Brief Description: The healthcare delivery system in the US has repeatedly failed to respond to differences in culture. This article proposes the Culturally-Informed Designed Framework as a guide for... read more →
Brief Description: Racism is a known cause of health inequity, and policy solutions must address this cause instead of just targeting mechanisms. This report highlights how policies directed toward... read more →
Brief Description: The US healthcare system is broken — particularly for communities of color, low-income populations, and other historically marginalized communities. The intersection of health and technology access disparities... read more →
Brief Description: Pain is a widespread phenomenon in society, but underserved populations experience more of it. This article highlights how algorithmic severity measures capture racial, socioeconomic, and educational disparities... read more →