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Accelerating Health Equity Through Diversity & Inclusion

National Leadership & Education Conference

Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE

President and Chief Executive Officer

Navicent Health

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

Key Findings

• Disparities in quality and outcomes by income and race and ethnicity are large and persistent and have not improved substantially.

• Some disparities related to hospice care and chronic disease management have grown larger.

• Data and measures need to improve to provide a more complete assessment in the areas of care coordination, care affordability and disparities among smaller groups, such as Native Hawaiians, people of multiple races and the LGBT community.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report.

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Source: Kassebaum et al. Lancet vol. 384 Sept. 2014

Maternal-Mortality Rate, per 100,000 Live Births

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