Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource, for healthcare providers, has information and best practices for screening patients for energy insecurity. It also includes several resources for patients who screen positive for energy insecurity.
IPRO HQIC LAN Series: Health-Related Social Needs
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
Addressing health-related social needs (or social drivers of health) can improve health outcomes. Health-related social needs include food insecurity, housing instability, transportation needs, utility difficulties, and interpersonal safety.
Join IPRO QIN-QIO for the Health-Related Social Needs Series to learn, collaborate, share best practices and lessons learned on how best to screen for, capture information about, and address social needs.
- Engage in interactive sessions where participants learn about health-related social needs and specific issues when screening, collecting, and addressing this information.
- Participate in a collaborative forum to share best practices, challenges, and lessons learned, including ways to streamline reporting to CMS.
- Share tools, resources, and other material with your peers.
Health Equity Roadmap
Adapted from HSAG by IPRO QIN-QIO HQIC, Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement and Innovation Group
This document provides a step-by-step roadmap for organizational commitment to health equity.
REaL Data Collection Toolbox
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This Learning Toolbox focuses on healthcare facilities collecting data on race, ethnicity, and language preference (REaL) as an important component of the provision of equity in the healthcare setting. It includes a quick primer on data collection, and provides links to articles, tools, and resources to educate providers on the importance of knowing the diverse patient population for which they provide care.
Importance of HQIC Health Equity Metrics
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource provides rationale and talking points related to the importance of the HQIC health equity metrics.
Collecting REaL Data – Examples of How to Ask for REaL Data
Prepared by IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
This Resource Guide provides examples on how best to collect race, ethnicity, and language data and ensure that it is being collected consistently.
Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Frequently Asked Questions
Prepared by IPRO HQIC Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Frequently Asked Questions
SERIES: IPRO HQIC Health-Related Social Needs Series
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
Addressing health-related social needs (or social drivers of health) can improve health outcomes. Health-related social needs include food insecurity, housing instability, transportation needs, utility difficulties, and interpersonal safety.
Join IPRO QIN-QIO for the Health-Related Social Needs Series to learn, collaborate, share best practices and lessons learned on how best to screen for, capture information about, and address social needs.
- Engage in interactive sessions where participants learn about health-related social needs and specific issues when screening, collecting, and addressing this information.
- Participate in a collaborative forum to share best practices, challenges, and lessons learned, including ways to streamline reporting to CMS.
- Share tools, resources, and other material with your peers.
This series is comprised of six sessions from 12 to 12:45 pm ET on:
- September 13
- October 11
- November 8
- December 13
- January 10
- February 14
AHA Series: Social Determinants of Health
Prepared by the American Hospital Association (AHA)
The AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems as they address social determinants of health, eliminate health care disparities and provide comprehensive care to every patient in every community—all of which improve community health.
This series is organized by topic, and currently includes modules for: food, housing, transportation, health behaviors, violence, and more.
February 28, 2023 Joint HQIC LAN – I Want to, I Just Don’t Know How: A Practical Guide for Advancing Health Equity
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This session will highlight best practices and examples for
successfully implementing health equity strategies within hospital
settings. Rosa Abraha, MPH, Alliant HQIC’s health equity lead, will
address frequently asked questions from hospitals and engage in a
discussion with participants.
Health Equity Considerations: HQIC All-Cause Harm Prevention Model & Resource Tool
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource provides information and resources for advancing health equity in the seven patient safety priority focus areas for hospitals.
Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)
National Association of Community Health Centers
This resource contains the set of national core measures as well as a set of optional measures for community priorities. It was informed by research, the experience of existing social risk assessments, and stakeholder engagement. It aligns with national initiatives prioritizing social determinants (e.g., Healthy People 2020), measures proposed under the next stage of Meaningful Use, clinical coding under ICD-10, and health centers’ Uniform Data System (UDS).
Engaging Healthcare Teams to Eliminate Health Inequities
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Engaging Healthcare Teams to Eliminate Health Inequities (Video)
Strategies that healthcare systems can use to identify and eliminate health inequities affecting their patients.
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Minority Communities
Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Expert panelists from our 2018 Forum on Opioids: Strategies and Solutions for Minority Communities discuss steps towards addressing the opioid epidemic.
Building an Organizational Response to Health Disparities: Five Pioneers from the Field
Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Learn how five organizations have made a business case for addressing disparities in health care quality and access. Organizations such as hospitals, health plans, health systems, and others may see their own motivations and challenges reflected in these examples. These case studies increase the evidence base for health organizations in support of building a business case to reduce health disparities.