In collaboration with the National Minority Quality Forum, URAC developed an expert-informed accreditationWASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- URAC, the nation's largest independent health care accreditation organization, today launched a health equity program that will showcase organizations' commitment to health equity and addressing health care disparities within the communities they serve.

URAC与全国少数民族质量论坛合作，于2023年10月4日/PRNewswire/-URAC，国家最大的独立医疗保健认证组织-开发了专家知情认证Washington，今天启动了一项健康公平计划，将展示组织对健康公平的承诺，并解决他们所服务社区内的医疗保健差距。

This accreditation, created in collaboration with the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and a highly diverse panel of experts, is broadly applicable to any organization providing health care services..

这项认证是与少数民族质量论坛（NMQF）和高度多样化的专家小组合作创建的，广泛适用于任何提供医疗保健服务的组织。。

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While 75% of nearly 200 leaders in health care reported viewing health equity as extremely important and mission-critical, only 7-10% reported having a formal roadmap and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate, person-centered care, according to a survey by Vantage Health Technologies.

根据Vantage health公司的一项调查，虽然近200名医疗保健领导者中有75%表示将健康公平视为极其重要和关键任务，但只有7-10%的人表示有正式的路线图，并提供文化和语言上适当的以人为本的护理技术。

URAC's accreditation will showcase organizations' commitment to health equity in the communities they serve.

URAC的认证将展示组织对所服务社区健康公平的承诺。

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'The COVID-19 pandemic underscored a critical need to address health care disparities and improve health outcomes for historically marginalized groups,' said Shawn Griffin, MD, President and CEO of URAC. 'Quality health care must be equitable and address systemic obstacles. As health equity continues to evolve, we must transform the lens through which organizations evaluate and commit to health equity principles.

URAC总裁兼首席执行官Shawn Griffin博士说：“新型冠状病毒肺炎流行病强调了解决医疗保健差距和改善历史边缘化群体健康结果的迫切需求。”优质医疗保健必须公平并解决系统性障碍。随着卫生公平的不断发展，我们必须改变组织评估和承诺卫生公平原则的视角。

NMQF's expertise, along with the diverse group of industry leaders we convened, offered tremendous insights throughout the development process of our new accreditation.'.

NMQF的专业知识以及我们召集的各种行业领导者，在我们新认证的整个开发过程中提供了巨大的见解。

Organizations who seek URAC's health equity accreditation can demonstrate commitment to driving equitable access to optimal health for all members of the population they serve and consistently improving health care quality and outcomes. The accreditation helps organizations strengthen their Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), with specific structures and processes in alignment with national best practice standards.

寻求URAC健康公平认证的组织可以表现出致力于推动他们所服务的所有人口公平获得最佳健康状况，并持续改善医疗质量和结果。认证有助于组织加强其文化和语言适当服务（CLA），具体结构和流程符合国家最佳实践标准。

The accreditation provides a framework for reducing health inequities, and accredited organizations can use performance data to convey how they have done so for identified populations.A wide array of experts helped inform the creation of URAC's health equity accreditation standards. Throughout the standards development process, URAC collaborated with the NMQF – a non-profit organization that sponsors impactful initiatives to control health outcomes and eliminate health disparities – and convened an expert advisory council whose insights shaped the program.

认证为减少卫生不公平提供了一个框架，认可的组织可以使用绩效数据来传达他们如何为确定的人群这样做。广泛的专家帮助制定了URAC的健康公平认证标准。在整个标准制定过程中，URAC与NMQF合作，NMQF是一个非营利组织，赞助有影响力的举措来控制健康结果并消除健康差距，并召集了一个专家咨询委员会，其见解塑造了该计划。

URAC's Health Equity Council is diverse across various dimensions, including race and ethnicity, gender sexual orientation and professional background. The Council is comprised of 25 members from various disciplines, including leaders from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the American Hospital Association, the Alliance for Aging Research and the U.S.

URAC的健康公平委员会在各个方面都有所不同，包括种族和民族，性别性取向和专业背景。该委员会由来自不同学科的25名成员组成，包括来自Blue Cross Blue Shield Association，美国医院协会，老龄化研究联盟和美国的领导人。

Office of Personnel Management. Consultations with other industry experts and relevant literature also contributed to the accreditation's development.This accreditation is based on health equity standards, acknowledging that health outcomes are shaped both within and beyond health care by elements such as social and economic circumstances, environment, health behaviors, genetics and health care access.

人事管理办公室。与其他行业专家和相关文献的磋商也有助于认证的发展。该认证基于健康公平标准，承认健康结果在医疗保健内外受到社会和经济环境，环境，健康行为，遗传学和医疗保健等因素的影响。

Social determinants of health.

健康的社会决定因素。