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Health Disparities

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Kara Hartnett writes about health disparities for Modern Healthcare from Nashville. She previously covered healthcare and technology for the Nashville Post and sister publications Nashville Scene and Williamson Home Pages. Kara graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2018, with two bachelor’s degrees in multimedia journalism and global studies. She currently attends law school at the Nashville School of Law.

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The accrediting body will begin certifying hospitals with strategies to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Healthcare providers would be required to update facilities and equipment to accommodate patients with disabilities, such as making examination tables accessible to wheelchair users.

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance is implementing new HEDIS measures to promote appropriate care for transgender patients.

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Identifying clinical guidelines with racial biases is the easy part. Erasing them from electronic health records is proving difficult.

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Health systems are screening more patients for social determinants of health, but skepticism and a lack of resources impede progress.

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The Inflation Reduction Act offers an array of direct funding opportunities and tax incentives for health systems, including nonprofits, to tackle climate change and reduce energy costs.

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Filling hospitals and other healthcare facilities with more police and armed guards may be necessary, but that approach to security presents its own risks, experts say.

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Federal authorities allege the home health agency Four Seasons broke the law by acceding to patients demanding not to be treated by Black and Hispanic employees.

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The Joint Commission scrapped nearly a quarter of its standards for some providers as it seeks to reduce burnout and improve quality and safety reporting.

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President and CEO Dr. Jonathan Perlin joined Modern Healthcare to discuss the accrediting organization's goals as it prepares to announce more revisions.

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Days after HCA disclosed one of the largest data breaches on record, patients are filing lawsuits against the for-profit system.

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The Health and Human Services Department is investigating Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following high-profile lawsuits over the death of a Black patient after a cesarean section in 2016.

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Healthcare industry reacts to affirmative action ruling

The Supreme Court has ruled that universities may no longer consider race in admissions, potentially disrupting efforts to diversify the healthcare workforce.

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