On the journey to eliminating disparities in care and promoting health equity, the critical first step for organizations is to assess their current activity around the seven categories, identified through national research, as critical components of an organization’s ability to identify and address disparities.
I. Data Collection II. Data Collection Training III. Data Validation IV. Data Stratification V. Communication of Findings VI. Addressing and Resolving Gaps in Care VII. Organizational Infrastructure and Culture
The Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA), initially developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Partnership for Patients Health Equity Affinity Group, is designed to help the MHA Keystone Center understand hospitals’ health equity efforts, address potential gaps and disparities in care, and focus efforts and technical assistance.
The HEOA provides a detailed report with custom feedback to help your organization identify key priorities within the seven categories. Organizations that have completed the assessment are encouraged to continue tracking improvement. If your organization has not completed the assessment, you may do so by requesting access to KeyMetrics.
The following video is a tutorial for setting up an account with KeyMetrics and how to complete the Health Equity Organizational Assessment: