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June 27, 2023 14:15 ET | Source: The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission launches Health Care Equity Certification

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Commission is launching a voluntary Health Care Equity Certification Program, effective July 1. The advanced certification...
May 17, 2021 11:00 ET | Source: Joint Commission

Application now open for new award recognizing improvements in healthcare disparities

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity, a new award program from The Joint Commission and Kaiser...
April 24, 2019 12:10 ET | Source: Equality Health

Equality Health and Arizona State University Partner to Improve Culturally Relevant Care

Phoenix, AZ, April 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equality Health and its Foundation have embarked on a unique partnership with Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions to improve the...
February 04, 2019 11:29 ET | Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

New York Legalizes, Celebrates Defining Full-Term, Unborn Babies as Nonpersons, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York’s recently passed Reproductive Health Act states: “’Person,’ when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who has been...
August 16, 2018 17:08 ET | Source: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

ACGME Seeks Proposals for Institutions to Join Collaborative Focused on Quality Improvement and Health Care Disparities

CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced a request for proposals from institutions to form a Quality Improvement:...
March 11, 2011 10:00 ET | Source: National Business Group on Health

National Business Group on Health Honors Six Employers With Inaugural Awards for Reducing Health Care Disparities

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Mar 11, 2011) - The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large, U. S. employers, today honored six organizations for their ongoing commitment...