Putting Equity Into Practice at the Health Innovation Summit
September 4, 2024 · Becky Kolinski
If you’re seeking a spark of inspiration to move your health equity agenda forward, NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit is the place to find it! From October 31–November 2, health care leaders will gather in Nashville, Tennessee, to advance health care quality and work together to solve some of the industry’s most pressing challenges.
Health equity is one of four key themes at the summit. If you’re engaged in health equity work, you understand the value of collaboration and sharing real-world experiences with other organizations.
“I can’t think of any other setting where you can meet people actively doing the work on the ground at so many levels—nationally and locally, in policy and practice,” says Rachel Harrington, AVP of Health Equity Sciences at NCQA. “Being able to learn from those diverse perspectives helps us build equitable systems of care.”
Key Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss
NCQA’s curated panel of speakers have wide-ranging backgrounds and perspectives to elevate the health equity conversation and provide new ideas and tools to move your organization forward. Check out these sessions:
Keynote: Equity Across the Care Continuum
Five national health care leaders discuss the realities of building equitable health care systems across the care continuum. You’ll hear the distinct perspectives of provider, payer, medical education and quality research in this enlightening and lively conversation.
Real-World Efforts to Improve Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity Data
This session focuses on practical approaches to improving race and ethnicity data collection, and why it matters to patients, plus findings from a pilot program to implement more detailed data, which can help organizations prepare for the new Office of Management and Budget race and ethnicity categories.
Innovative Partnerships With Health Information Organizations to Advance Health Equity
Partnerships are key to equity—this includes data organizations! Learn how health information organizations can help health plans and public health agencies understand their patient/member populations, identify and reduce health disparities and prioritize historically underserved populations and communities.
View more health equity sessions here.
Get the Latest on AI and Digital Equity
AI is changing how organizations implement their health equity strategies, but rapid adoption of AI raises concerns about digital equity and introducing bias into digital health care systems.
Don’t miss these sessions on digital equity:
Practical Guide to Implementing a Digital Health Care Equity Framework
The Digital Healthcare Equity Framework (DHEF) is an evidence-based tool to incorporate health equity throughout the digital health care lifecycle. You’ll learn how to integrate the DHEF into your organization and how to incorporate feedback loops and assessments to monitor the impact of digital technologies on care processes, equity and the patient experience.
How AI Can Drive Improvements in Access, Equity and Value-Based Care
AI systems designed to emulate clinician thinking and mitigate bias present a transformative opportunity in health care. Find out how integration of AI systems is a promising pathway to enhancing performance on value-based contracts, and contributes to the overarching goals of health care access, quality improvement and promotion of health equity.
Connect in a Small Group Setting
NCQA is offering a “Meet the Expert” session: Health Equity Accreditation/Equity and Measurement. Get answers to your questions and drive the conversation during this unique opportunity to engage directly with NCQA’s subject matter experts.
Join a Peer-to-Peer Conversation to exchange ideas with like-minded professionals, fostering collaboration and sparking new ideas.
“I am excited for all the ideas and insights generated at this event,” says Harrington. “Hearing about what’s happening—in panels and in hallway conversations—can help us discover ways to advance our own work, and how we can best continue to support the field.”
Join us at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center for immersive learning, networking opportunities and a celebration of quality.
Reserve your spot at the summit today!
