There is a nationwide push to improve health equity across healthcare, a movement that includes hospitals, payers, Pharmaceutical And technology.
This month, Humana and the University of Louisville Agree to a partnership to advance health equity and improve health outcomes in underserved communities through the University’s Center for Health Equity Innovation.Nemours children Health Equity Officer appointed Focus on health equity strategies and diversity, equity and inclusion
At the upcoming MedCity INVEST conference March 28-30 at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, health equity will be a topic of discussion as we begin to return to live events. The conference attracts traditional and strategic investors, as well as healthcare executives, from vendors, payers, large tech companies, medtech companies and startups, with compelling content and networking opportunities.This event is organized in cooperation with Central America Healthcare Investor Network (MHIN).
There will also be pitch competitions in four categories: Pharma Technology, Care Coordination and Value-Based Care, Remote Patient Monitoring and Smart Devices, and Diagnostics 2.0. Networking opportunities will also be an important part of the conference.
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Below are the details of the Health Equity panel discussion scheduled for Wednesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. CST.
3 Key elements to improving health equity – data, interoperability and collaboration
We cannot improve what we cannot objectively measure. Information does not become insight unless it is widely shared. Going it alone won’t solve deep problems. Addressing health inequalities requires all of the above. Learn how to address these deep-rooted problems from a diverse group of state officials, data experts, community organizations, and others.
The speaker:
Veneeth Iyengar, Executive Director Broadband Development and Connectivity, Louisiana (host)
The speaker:
Michael Hochman, MD, CEO, Medical Action Medical Group
Snezana Mahon, COO, transparent
Kevin Mahoney, CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine)
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