Overview
The value of diversity has been researched extensively for its impact on various industries, including the healthcare industry. Like other industries, the value of diversity in healthcare includes improved problem-solving, employee recruitment and retention, and profitability. However, there are additional, critical implications in the healthcare industry including improved patient outcomes and population health, reduced healthcare disparities, expanded research protocols, and improved medical education.
Partner Greg Fosheim and Associates Jayda Greco and Sumaya Noush will present on this topic on Lawline to address the challenges that arise from an everchanging legal and regulatory landscape as well as explain what is required here and now to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tripartite missions of patient care, education, and research, as well as pitch best practices on how to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion in a healthcare organization.
Learning Objections:
- Underscore the value in DEI efforts for improved:
- Health outcomes
- Employee recruitment, retention, and satisfaction
- Adherence to organizational mission
- Business outcomes
- Define key terms and their importance
- Highlight legal requirements that nudge healthcare providers to improve DEI in healthcare
- Address current challenges that healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to addressing patients’ full healthcare needs and demands for inclusive care
- Outline methods to assess and improve a healthcare organization’s DEI efforts, create goals, and measure and share results
