It has been 20 years since the Institute of Medicine declared accurate, reliable, and respectful collection of information from patients about their race and ethnicity to be a fundamental precondition ...

Maybe advancing health equity to improve outcomes is too daunting. Does a lack of consensus on measuring it sow confusion? Is it too overwhelming? Or is calling for more data as the first action a ...

Presenters from CMS and the CDC explored the importance of standardizing health equity data collection at the 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference. Meagan Khau, MHA, director of the Data Analytics & ...

Unmet health-related social needs (HRSN) undergird and often exacerbate poor health outcomes and quality of life. These critical health-influencing factors disproportionately impact members of ...

Initiatives that encourage or mandate collecting LGBTQ+ data could provide a plethora of benefits for clinicians and health care providers, from identifying disparities to creating stronger, more ...

Fit matters. You know this if you’ve ever walked in shoes that are too small, put on someone else’s prescription glasses or heard your child’s name mispronounced over a loudspeaker. Fit matters a lot ...

Lobel is a Warren-Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Employment and Labor Policy (CELP) at University of San Diego. She is the author of The ...

The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into how companies are handling sensitive health data in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The committee ...

Combined Company Delivers Industry's Most Complete Solution for Health Data Collection and Management Across Life Sciences, Research, Healthcare, and Insurance RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ ...

Legislation was passed on Friday in the House of Assembly allowing the health minister to direct which data should be collected from healthcare providers. However, the move was described as “strong ...