Do Health Care Organizations Have Legitimate Responsibilities beyond the Delivery of Health Care? Insights from Citizenship Theory

Taylor, Lauren; Lapite, F.; Berry, Kelsey N.

doi:10.1002/hast.1403

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“…The racial justice movement, which gained momentum due to the disparities exposed by the pandemic and was further intensified by the murder of George Floyd, stimulated health care organizations' efforts to become anti-racist institutions. 14–17 …”

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Collaborative Learning Among Health Care Organizations to Improve Quality and Advance Racial Equity

Copado,

Brewster,

Epstein

et al. 2023

Health Equity

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Background: The study examined stakeholder experiences of a statewide learning collaborative, sponsored and led by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) and facilitated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. Methods: Interviews of key stakeholders ( n =44) were analyzed to assess experiences of collaborative learning and interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. The interviews included BCBSMA, IHI, provider groups, and external experts. Results: Breast cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, hypertension management, and diabetes management were focal areas for reducing disparities. Collaborative learning methods involved expert coaching, group meetings, and sharing of best practices. Interventions tested included pharmacist-led medication management, strategies to improve the collection of race, ethnicity, and language (REaL) data, transportation access improvement, and community health worker approaches. Stakeholder experiences highlighted three themes: (1) the learning collaborative enabled the testing of interventions by provider groups, (2) infrastructure and pilot funding were foundational investments, but groups needed more resources than they initially anticipated, and (3) expertise in quality improvement and health equity were critical for the testing of interventions and groups anticipated needing this expertise into the future. Conclusions: BCBSMA's learning collaborative and intervention funding supported contracted providers in enhancing REaL data collection, implementing equity-focused interventions on a small scale, and evaluating their feasibility and impact. The collaborative facilitated learning among groups on innovative approaches for reducing racial disparities in quality. Concerns about sustainability underscore the importance of expertise for implementing initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.

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