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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 2014 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its 2014 report on department-wide activities focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and populations. Since...
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URGENT: Tomorrow is Deadline for Comments on Office of National Coordinator...
BACKGROUND The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has proposed a new regulation that would require electronic health record...
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U.S. Supreme Court: Marriage Equality Recognized Nationwide
In its June 26, 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court found a federal constitutional right to marriage equality for same-sex couples under the due process and equal protection...
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Health Research and Education Trust: Diversity in Health Care
The Health Research and Education Trust of the American Hospital Association has published these six case studies describing how hospitals and health systems have implemented principles of diversity...
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Send Comment to CMS by September 8 to Support Race and Ethnicity Data...
BACKGROUND The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are seeking public comments on whether physician quality measures from the Physician Quality Reporting System and on the Physician...
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Equity Plan for Improving Quality...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health has published this first-ever Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare. The Equity Plan focuses on Medicare...
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Fenway Institute: Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in...
This issue brief from the Fenway Institute National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Education Center describes the emerging best practice recommendation for collecting patient sexual...
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Office of National Coordinator for Health IT: Draft 2016 Interoperability...
The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a draft of its 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory. While the standards and implementation specifications...
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Healthy People 2020: Request for Comments on New Objectives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since the last public comment period in fall 2014....
View ArticleNational Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians: Recommendations for...
The National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians has released detailed analysis about and recommendations for the comprehensive collection and reporting of patient demographic data related to...
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