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.
Category: Health Equity
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.
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.
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.
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
Executive Audience: How the HEOA can lower your financial risk and help achieve the Triple AIM
Prepared by IPRO QIN-QIO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Executive Audience: How the HEOA can lower your financial risk and help achieve the Triple AIM
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.
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.
Best Practice Strategies for Organizational Health Equity
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 resource provides best practice strategies, tasks, and tools for each of the seven Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) categories.