Health equity and quantifying the patient experience: A case study

The COVID-19 pandemic has invigorated efforts to address health inequities disproportionately burdened by racial/ethnic groups and individuals of low socioeconomic status. Measuring and monitoring patient experience is crucial to understanding why the gaps exist and identifying mechanisms necessary...

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Autores principales: Maria Moreno, Brandon Sherrets, Danielle Roberts, Kristen Azar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a20b52ef21e040119d2f3ce8c84882932021-11-15T04:33:55ZHealth equity and quantifying the patient experience: A case study2372-0247https://doaj.org/article/a20b52ef21e040119d2f3ce8c84882932021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pxjournal.org/journal/vol8/iss2/13https://doaj.org/toc/2372-0247The COVID-19 pandemic has invigorated efforts to address health inequities disproportionately burdened by racial/ethnic groups and individuals of low socioeconomic status. Measuring and monitoring patient experience is crucial to understanding why the gaps exist and identifying mechanisms necessary to close them. Electronic health records and digital health tools hold much promise in this regard and can lead to change. We present a case study describing the innovative efforts undertaken at Sutter Health, a large integrated health network in Northern California, to quantify gaps in health equity using electronic platforms and visualization modalities. More work is needed to identify and address barriers rooted in social context and structural inequities and ultimately impact health equity. <strong>Experience Framework</strong> This article is associated with the Policy & Measurement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (<a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework">https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework</a>). <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/PXSEARCH#resource-list-all/?view_28_page=1&view_28_filters=%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_38%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22PXJ%20Article%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_20%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_40%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%2C%22Policy%20%26%20Measurement%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_41%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%5D">Access other PXJ articles</a> related to this lens.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/Ecosystem-PolicyMeasurement">Access other resources</a> related to this lens.</li> </ul>Maria MorenoBrandon SherretsDanielle RobertsKristen AzarThe Beryl Institutearticlehealth equityhealth disparitiessocial determinants of healthpopulation healthenvironmental and physical influencesmedical care and social factorshealthcare technologiesMedicine (General)R5-920Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPatient Experience Journal (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic health equity
health disparities
social determinants of health
population health
environmental and physical influences
medical care and social factors
healthcare technologies
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle health equity
health disparities
social determinants of health
population health
environmental and physical influences
medical care and social factors
healthcare technologies
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Maria Moreno
Brandon Sherrets
Danielle Roberts
Kristen Azar
Health equity and quantifying the patient experience: A case study
description The COVID-19 pandemic has invigorated efforts to address health inequities disproportionately burdened by racial/ethnic groups and individuals of low socioeconomic status. Measuring and monitoring patient experience is crucial to understanding why the gaps exist and identifying mechanisms necessary to close them. Electronic health records and digital health tools hold much promise in this regard and can lead to change. We present a case study describing the innovative efforts undertaken at Sutter Health, a large integrated health network in Northern California, to quantify gaps in health equity using electronic platforms and visualization modalities. More work is needed to identify and address barriers rooted in social context and structural inequities and ultimately impact health equity. <strong>Experience Framework</strong> This article is associated with the Policy & Measurement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (<a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework">https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework</a>). <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/PXSEARCH#resource-list-all/?view_28_page=1&view_28_filters=%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_38%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22PXJ%20Article%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_20%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_40%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%2C%22Policy%20%26%20Measurement%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_41%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%5D">Access other PXJ articles</a> related to this lens.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/Ecosystem-PolicyMeasurement">Access other resources</a> related to this lens.</li> </ul>
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