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Thursday February 18 GAHE Virtual Lunch and Learn

Name: Thursday February 18 GAHE Virtual Lunch and Learn
Start: 2021-02-18T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-02-18T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Virtual Program

February 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Equity of Care

February 18 Virtual Lunch and Learn Approved for 1.5 Hours of ACHE Face-to-Face Credit!

LIVE PROGRAM IS FULL — REGISTRATION CLOSED

Recording Option Offering 1.5 Hours of Qualified Credit is Available

Registration Notes:
This program has reached the 65-person limit and registration is closed. The February 18 event will also be available as a recording approximately one week after the live date, and it offers 1.5 Qualified Hours that can be self-reported.

Click here to sign up for the recording.

Quality of care should not vary on the basis of the patients’ socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, or geographic background. It is known however, that there is a healthcare divide in the U.S. especially in vulnerable populations including those lacking health insurance (or are underfunded), low-income families, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ populations. The Affordable Care Act aimed to address access and equity of care issues by expanding health insurance coverage. Deficits in access to care changes the way healthcare is delivered and financed.

To embrace diversity is a core principle of the healthcare management profession and is also an ethical and business imperative. Healthcare organizations must ensure their staff is educated on disparities to appropriately address the needs of patients from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to provide equitable high-quality care to all. It has been shown that patient-centered care improves clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while reducing medical errors and costs. Eliminating healthcare disparities provides a strategic component to ensure organizational excellence and long-term financial viability.

Our Panelists Will Discuss:

Racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and other disparities in healthcare delivery
The linkage of disparities to quality and safety
The importance of preventing readmissions, avoiding medical errors, and improving patient satisfaction
Ways to collect patient data to monitor disparities
The coordination of healthcare delivery with other community resources
including public health services, transportation, language interpretation,
social services, housing assistance, nutritional support, and legal services
Key takeaways for the audience to replicate at their organization

Moderator:

Gregory Johnson, MD, SFHM
Chief Medical Officer
Sound Physicians

Panelists:

Jo Anne Sims Hill
Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Piedmont Healthcare

Jyoti Sharma, MD, FACC, FASE | General Cardiology & CV Imaging
Medical Director, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Medical Director, Women’s Heart Program