In recent years, healthcare policy has evolved to account for factors beyond medical care standards. One study indicated that health equity domains—including social determinants of health (SDOH), physical environment, and behavioral elements—drive 80% of health outcomes. As the largest healthcare payer in the US, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sets the bar for health… Continue reading Keeping Health Equity Front and Center Blog Series – Part 1: Collecting Data in Hospitals