When diversity is well-implemented in healthcare materials, trust is built and patient-provider relationships improve. It also enhances the medical accuracy of the information presented.
The $100 million investment will sponsor 10,000 clinicians from underrepresented racial groups who are pursuing or advancing careers in healthcare. It is the single largest philanthropic commitment ever made by the United Health Foundation.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
By accessing community care networks (CCNs), payer organizations and providers can enable a holistic patient approach that includes social determinants of health ,and diversity, equity and inclusion in its design.
Stand Up To Cancer, a nonprofit that supports funding for cancer research, launched a new initiative to expand minority representation in clinical trials. The nonprofit will seek proposals later this year to fund projects researching cancers that disproportionately affect members of a specific racial or ethnic background.
BIO's first annual report on diversity in the workplace found room for improvement, as biotech workforces - especially at the executive level - were found to not represent the U.S. population. The report was based on a survey of nearly 100 companies in late spring 2019.
Experts said the rise of cutting-edge new therapies highlighted disparities between clinical trial populations and the patients receiving new drugs. An FDA draft guidance earlier this month sought to address the issue.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
At BIO Tuesday, panelists discussed the lack of racial, ethnic and gender diversity in clinical trials and its potential implications.
The University City Science Center's DHA program created a blind initial application process that focuses on the founders’ ability to communicate their idea with the goal of removing biases associated with how screeners perceive the founding team.
ConsejoSano founder and CEO Abner Mason talks about the importance of understanding different patients' cultures and languages to help them engage the healthcare system
One attendee called the PABNAB party entertainment "tone-deaf," but it's not the first event of its kind at a biotech show.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
I have seen how difficult it is for even very skilled, very qualified women to get placed on a board, and it has renewed my commitment to being an ally in this fight for gender diversity.
Without strong support for the sciences, our quest to transform basic research into meaningful new medicines will wither and die.
Last year, Rock Health took the first look at gender diversity on the stages of a dozen high-profile healthcare conferences. We knew from experience that women were largely confined to the attendee list at these events, and we were appalled when our research  confirmed that only a quarter of speakers in 2013 were women. We […]