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Health Equity: What it Means and Why it Matters

Here’s an overview of key health equity-related terms. 1. Health equity: Essentially, health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Healthy People 2030 definesSee more

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How to Promote Health Equity with Patient Decision Aids

WEBTo foster health equity, healthcare providers and systems must understand the diversity of their patient populations and choose decision aids that best serve the …

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4 Ways Advance Care Planning Helps Healthcare …

WEBFirst: It Increases Patient Engagement. ACP involves shared decision-making between patients, families, and healthcare providers to help patients make …

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19 Evidence-Based Benefits of Advance Care Planning

WEBDecreases in-hospital and intensive care unit deaths 13. Reduces the cost of end-of-life care without increasing mortality 15, 11. Promotes higher completion rates of …

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Four Simple Strategies for Improving Patient Health Literacy

WEBReading Time: 4 minutes The U.S. has a health literacy problem. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly nine out of ten adults lack …

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How Health Literate is Your Organization

WEBOrganizational health literacy is generally described as “an organization-wide effort to transform organization and delivery of care and services to make it easier …

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Health Literacy: A Bridge to Health Equity

WEBIn the wake of the pandemic’s disparate impacts on different communities, healthcare organizations are exploring ways to advance their health equity initiatives. …

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A Public Health Approach to Advance Care Planning

WEBReading Time: 3 minutes Innovations in medicine and successful public health campaigns have contributed to increased life expectancy for Americans. As of …

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The Vital Role of Community-Centered Care During a …

WEBReading Time: 3 minutes The COVID-19 pandemic tested the limits of healthcare systems worldwide. In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) …

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Year of the Nurse: Recognizing the Critical Role of Nurses in …

WEBIn honor of nurses everywhere, the World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the “ Year of the Nurse ” and the American Nursing Association will …

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The Crucial Role of Primary Palliative Care in Healthcare

WEBIn a perfect healthcare world, advance care planning conversations are initiated early in the patient journey, advance directives and health care proxies are …

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How Nurses Facilitate the Advance Care Planning Process

WEBFacilitating ACP is a natural means to advocating for patients. A nurse can advocate for patients by facilitating ACP in the following ways: Educating patients about ACP and advance directives. Acting as clinical champions for ACP. Providing help with filling out advance directive forms.

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Boost Adoption of Healthcare Technology by Seniors

WEBHealthcare systems want to improve health outcomes and decrease the costs of care for this vulnerable population. Technology solutions that are designed around the …

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Goals-of-Care Conversations: Making the Most of Your Discussions

WEBGoals-of-care conversations are the best way to discover a patient’s health care wishes and ensure goal-consistent care. When executed well, these discussions …

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The Goals-of-Care Conversation: A Best-Practice, Step-By-Step …

WEB11 Tips for a Patient-Centered Goals-of-Care Discussion. To ensure an effective, patient-centered conversation, follow these eleven tips: Prepare ahead of time …

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Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: 6 Things to Know

WEBAs of 2019, 18% of Medicare beneficiaries – close to 11 million individuals – were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. According to a 2020 CMS Fact Sheet: 15% of Medicaid beneficiaries were dual eligibles in 2018. 71% of dual eligibles qualified for full benefits. 29% of dual eligibles qualified for partial benefits.

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Clinical Social Workers: Champions of Advance Care Planning

WEBIn fact, a reported 96 percent of clinical social workers conduct advance care planning conversations (ACP) and 80 percent are responsible for educating patients and …

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Advance Care Planning Guide Part 1: Glossary of Terms

WEBAdvance Care Planning. An ongoing communication process that involves clarifying and documenting an individual’s wishes, values, preferences and goals …

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