Advancing Health Equity Into Practice for Improved Outcomes

Friday, April 21 at 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
South Building, Level 1 | S103

Disparities in healthcare continue to be an issue across the world. Hear how one organization addresses disparities as a part of our mission to serve our community with the goal of improving health and decreasing the burden of disease. At Penn Medicine, we aim to provide high quality, family-centered care for all of our patients, regardless of personal characteristics while delivering such equitable care within an inclusive clinical learning environment that support all members of a diverse workforce. In this presentation, we will share key strategies, system build, and active initiatives that pursue health equity using the EHR and other tools. As part of this discussion, Penn Medicine will share how we leverage technical solutions to serve patient populations in our diverse communities.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how to implement health equity principles into technical solutions
  • Identify key equity principles that inspire clinical tool development
  • Describe a structure and process of a health equity center that can drive initiatives into technical solutions
Credits
PDU, ACPE, CME, CNE, CPHIMS, CAHIMS, CHES
Status
Active
Audience
CMIO/CMO, CNIO/CNO, Population Health Management Professional
ID
280

Speakers

Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, MS, RN-BC, FHIMSS
Vice President of Information Services
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Dave Masi, MBA, RN
Senior Director, Application
Penn Medicine
Jon Pomeroy, MD
Associate Director, IS Clinical Initiatives
Penn Medicine