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Featured
Pursuing and Practicing Health Equity in OB/GYN Care
In this video, Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, vice chair of quality, equity and safety in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses how the department is integrating practices and training to increase equity in patient care—locally and on a regional and national level.
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Mass Eye and Ear Sets Standards of Transparency and Accountability in Ophthalmology
The Department of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital leads the ophthalmology community in developing and implementing outcome measures in every subspecialty area—setting the standard for transparency, accountability, and continued quality improvement in the field.
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Advocating for a Home-Based Care Approach to Support Homebound Patients and Those Living With Dementia
A Massachusetts General Hospital researcher has developed frameworks and tools to improve home-based care for people with dementia and support their caregivers.
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Healthcare–related Transportation Insecurity Is a Critical Social Risk Factor in Chronic Liver Disease
Nneka N. Ufere, MD, MSCE, Marina Serper, MD, MS, and colleagues found using nationwide U.S. data that 6% of patients with chronic liver disease report healthcare–related transportation insecurity, which about doubled the risk of mortality even after adjustment for income and other social risk factors.
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Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrated that a community-based perinatal program combining patient navigation, behavioral healthcare and emergency relief was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms and perceived stress, as well as improvement in anxiety symptoms for a subset of participants.
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Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Physicians at Mass General Brigham remind their colleagues that the Affordable Care Act gives patients experiencing language barriers the right to a qualified medical interpreter or qualified bilingual staff, and they propose a framework for addressing language as a key factor in health equity.
Equity and Inclusion Contributors
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Allison S. Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Advocating for a Home-Based Care Approach to Support Homebound Patients and Those Living With Dementia
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Efren J. Flores, MD
Officer of Radiology Community Health Improvement and Equity, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Radiology Is Underrepresented on Websites of Lung Cancer Screening Programs
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Joseph R. Betancourt, MD
Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Recent Article
Massachusetts Medical Grand Rounds: Structural Inequities: Lessons and Reflections about Promoting Equity from COVID-19
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Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Prior Disability Prevention Training Promoted Resilience of Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Older Adults During COVID-19
