This success story highlights the amazing work of Lindsay Municipal Hospital (LMH) in rural Lindsay, Oklahoma. Today, 95% of Lindsay Municipal Hospital’s inpatient population are people who are incarcerated. The agreement with the Department of Corrections allows for LMH to serve individuals in a work release program to those in maximum security. Learn about their quality improvement journey and how Telligen provides enhanced technical assistance.

Collecting patient demographic and language data helps health care providers understand and tailor care to patient needs, improving outcomes. Meeting race, ethnicity, and language (REAL) data standards enhances care quality and identifies health care disparities.

Are you looking for a fun and unexpected way to talk about social determinants of health (SDOH) work with your team? Look no further. Download the Convergence Mad Libs – Guide to SDOH Screening.

In 2024, hospitals will have the opportunity to begin reporting three Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) health equity measures:

Interested in networking with peers and learning about the health equity regulatory requirements and best ways to implement at your hospital? Join Alliant HQIC’s health equity subject matter expert for monthly interactive office hours.

The purpose of this tool developed by Alliant HQIC is to provide a framework for hospital leadership and staff in the development of a health equity strategic plan that meets the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Attestation Guidance for the Hospital Commitment to Health Equity Measure. The Leadership Engagement plan is to be reviewed and updated at least annually (per Domain 5).

Ageism is age-related discrimination. It refers to “stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) 
toward others or oneself based on age.”  Ageist talk or elderspeak can internalize ageism at a young age.  Shifting our language from one that is ageist can help shift the narrative on ageism. Ageing is a normal process, not necessarily one that is debilitating or declining. 

The Telligen Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) program connects over 190 small, rural and critical access hospitals from across the country to engage in activities that improve patient safety and quality of care. To address the isolation prevalent in rural healthcare communities, Telligen established a virtual platform for peer-to-peer networking known as the Quality Collective: Sharing Stories from the Field.

This QSource Health Equity Learning and Action Network event explored the factors that contribute to health literacy disparities, highlights the importance of health literacy, and notes its contribution to promoting health equity.