Originally published on: August 17th, 2020 Prepared by: Kathryne Cooper, Charlotte Cramer, Monica O’Malley de Castillo, and Juan Espinoza. About Us: HealthTech DEI is a firm founded by Kathryne Cooper & Juan... read more →
Social Innovation Summit is a global social impact community. Our annual events and experiences, such as the 2022 Social Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., welcome the greatest innovators, changemakers,... read more →
Starting in 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic heightened the awareness of existing health disparities within the United States (US) healthcare system. Research has shown that people of color are less... read more →
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: Joining together payers, providers, patients, policy makers, and innovators, HealthTech4Medicaid is paving the way with solutions that solve problems faced by Medicaid enrollees as well as the entities... read more →
Brief Description: Led by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) — alongside numerous other public and private leaders in health — the Health Equity and... read more →
Brief Description: The US Patent Office has granted at least 40,000 patents on genes, and more are pending. This book highlights the “life patent” gold rush, including its damaging and... read more →
Brief Description: As artificial intelligence becomes more common, protecting civil liberties becomes incredibly important. This film exposes threats and prejudices in facial recognition algorithms and artificial intelligence. View Resource
Brief Description: Whether in finance, employment, politics, health, or human services, data discrimination is not just invasive — but also punitive toward poor communities. This book reveals the impacts... 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 racial... read more →