Health equity: Access-to-care data helps us understand racial and ethnic disparities

ETHICS ALERT!

Speaker: Jesse Baumgartner, MPH

Jesse Baumgartner, MPH, is a research associate in the Health Care Coverage and Access & Tracking Health System Performance programs at the Commonwealth Fund. In this role, he conducts a wide range of state-and national-level health system analyses with particular emphasis on insurance coverage, affordability, and the drug overdose crisis. He is a key contributor on the Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard series, an annual analysis of how well state health systems are performing. Before joining the Fund in 2019, Jesse worked as a technology development/licensing manager at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (2016–2018), a life sciences consultant at Stern Investor Relations (2012–2016), and earlier in his career as a reporter. He earned his B.A. in journalism and history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his M.P.H. in Health Policy and Management at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Description:
The Institute of Medicine, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and other high level national organizations are encouraging a focus on health equity. But, what does that mean for those in the case management field? How can understanding health equity data, especially data that differs by state, help us advocate for our clients? What can health centers, health agencies, certified case managers, and disability management specialists do to promote a reduction of health disparities?

Learning Outcomes:

1. Discuss the 2021 Racial and Ethnic Health Equity State Scorecard report;
2. Describe how lack of health equity might influence case management;
3. Explain the ethical arguments for decreasing health disparities and improving health equity; and
4. Define and describe structural inequities in communities that influence health outcomes.

Credit Information:
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CDMS® board certified disability managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s). Activity code and Approval number will be awarded on your certificate of completion.

To earn contact hours/CEs: In order to earn your contact hour(s)/CE, you will have to watch the presentation in its entirety and complete the survey. Once both the presentation and survey are marked as complete, you will receive your Certificate of Completion. If you are a CCM, your CEs will automatically record in your CCMC account.

Disclosures:
All planners and speakers have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest with commercial interests related directly or indirectly to this educational activity.

Commercial Support or Non-Commercial Sponsorship: There is no commercial support for this activity. The planners and faculty have no relevant relationships to disclose.

Expiration date: 9/9/2025