Resources to Support Equity Action
The resources below include tools, best practices and foundational references that can help inform organizational efforts to put equity into practice.
Culture of Equity
- Key Reference: Evidence- and Consensus-Based Digital Healthcare Equity Framework (ahrq.gov)
- Key Reference: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Exploring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Commitments and Approaches by Health Organization C-Suites: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- Key Reference: An Equity Agenda for the Field of Health Care Quality Improvement. National Academy of Medicine Discussion Paper.
- Best Practices: Building Organizational Capacity to Advance Health Equity (CDC)
- Best Practices: Roadmap to Advance Health Equity (AHE)
Equity Data Collection
- Website: NCQA Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network
- Report: Current Health Plan Approaches to Race and Ethnicity Data Collection and Recommendations for Future Improvements.
- Toolkit: Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Equitable Data Toolkit. Race and Ethnicity Data Tools.
- Toolkit: Inventory of Resources for Standardized Demographic and Language Data Collection [includes race, ethnicity, language and disability data] (CMS)
- Best Practices: National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center. Ready, Set, Go! Guidelines and Tips For Collecting Patient Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) – 2022 Update
- Best Practices: Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation (National Academies Consensus Report)
- Key Reference: Ma A, Sanchez A, Ma M. The Impact of Patient-Provider Race/Ethnicity Concordance on Provider Visits: Updated Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Oct;6(5):1011-1020. doi: 10.1007/s40615-019-00602-y. PMID: 31236800. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31236800/
Equity-Focused Quality Improvement and Measurement
- Best Practices: Advancing Health Equity: A Recommended Measurement Framework for Accountability in Medicaid
- Best Practices: Measuring Health Equity: A Review of Scoring Approaches
- Best Practices: Advancing Health Equity. Using Data to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality
- Key Reference: CMS Stratified Performance Reports for Medicare Advantage
- Best Practices: Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Improving Health Equity: Guidance for Health Care Organizations
- Toolkit: Advancing Health Equity (AHE) Roadmap and Toolkit
- Key Reference: The Future of Telehealth Roundtable: The Potential Impact of Emerging Technologies on Health Equity
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- Key Reference: Navigating Cross-Sector Partnerships: A Reference Guide for Community-Based Organizations Collaborating With Health Care Organizations
- Toolkit: Co-Developing Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Health-Related Social Needs: A Toolkit for Health Care Organizations Collaborating With Community-Based Organizations
- Key Reference: Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide
- Ready, Set, Go! Catalyzing CHW Programs for Health Care Organizations (Education Series)
- Toolkit: A Guide to Using the Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool: Promising Practices and Key Insights (CMS)
- Best Practice: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data with ICD-10-CM Z Codes (CMS)
- Best Practice: Using Z Codes: The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data Journey to Better Outcomes (CMS)
Health Equity Forum: Session Handouts
- https://www.chcf.org/program/listening-to-black-californians/
- https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/plan-performance-reports/published-reports/2023/
- Kaiser Permanente HouseCalls:
- Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California: Pattern of Inequity (PDF)
- Health equity: A concept analysis (PDF)
- Listening to Black Californians (PDF)
- National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing