New Course Announcement: Learn How to Improve Equality in Health Care 

Published November 17, 2022 

Courses mentioned in this post: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care

Series mentioned in this post: Health Care Leadership

How does your organization address racial equity and access to health care delivery? Is diversity, equity, and inclusion a common conversation or evaluation to improve delivery? Are you addressing these difficult topics with your leadership and board members?

Racial disparities in United States health care isn’t a new issue. For decades, researchers have studied the differences in quality of care between people of color and their white counterparts. They lead to poor health outcomes and exemplify low value healthcare.

Which is why it's vital to continue addressing the biases and disparities in health care through education, communication, and action.

Our latest course in the Health Care Leadership Series, Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care, addresses these exact challenging conversations alongside faculty and industry leaders from Harvard Medical School (HMS), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

“There can be a sense that we’re doing everything right, so all of the disparity is somewhere out there,” says Mitchell Kellaway, Program Manager for Data Accuracy at Mass General Brigham. “But we need to be really honest with ourselves when it’s at home.”

In Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care, learners will examine the disparities that exist when serving a diverse population, investigate the causes of these inequities, and consider how to use a data-driven approach to address each one head-on.

By focusing on data collection and performance measurements unique to your organization, you will identify core issues in the care quality of underserved populations, which are often multifactorial in nature. You will see how these issues contribute to substandard care delivery and higher costs for people from underrepresented groups.

“To drive change, it’s important that our stakeholders include leadership but also middle management and frontline staff,” notes Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH and Director of the Disparities Solutions Center at MGH. “I think we have a tendency in health care to focus strictly on clinicians, but our infrastructure is much larger than that. To really drive organizational change, we have to include people from the top of our organization all the way to the bottom.”

Additionally, learners with non-profit, student, military, or government affiliations can take advantage of discounts for this course. For more information on discounts and to apply, visit the bottom of our Course Policies and Discounts page.

Offered in conjunction with the Disparities Solutions Center at MGH, this course uses real-world examples, case studies, and insights from leaders in the field to help you digest the latest advances in understanding racial disparities in health care — allowing you to create strategic approaches that you can apply to your organization. You will learn how to collect and analyze data, how to visualize and communicate the results, and use feedback from stakeholders to begin closing the gap.

Are you ready to deliver high-quality health care to all through organizational change? Apply for the next cohort today.

Discounts Available For Those Who Qualify

If you’ve previously taken an HBSO course – such as Health Care Economics, Health Care Strategy, or Digital Health – take advantage of our Past Participant discount and get 30% off this course when you apply today!

Additionally, learners with non-profit, student, military, or government affiliations can take advantage of discounts for this course. For more information on discounts and to apply, visit the bottom of our Course Policies and Discounts page.