Editor's Note
The Joint Commission, on July 5, announced that it had updated its Health Care Equity (HCE) Accreditation Standards & Resource Center and its HCE Certification Resource Center to help organizations meet healthcare equity requirements.
New resources in the HCE Accreditation Standards & Resource Center include:
- the feasibility of screening for social determinants of health
- identifying and addressing social needs in primary care settings
- achieving health equity via the development of an equity charter.
New resources in the HCE Certification Resource Center include a:
- systematic review of social risk screening tools
- racial equity in healthcare progress report playbook
- spotlight on the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report, which tracks advancements made by healthcare organizations in achieving racial healthcare equity.
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