Operationalizing Healthcare Diversity Trends
Operationalizing Healthcare Diversity Trends
April 18, 2018 | Best Practice
1. Develop Teams to Strategize & Track
Develop internal teams devoted to diversity and inclusion that draft strategies and track the progress of the organization.
2. Build Comprehensive Diversity Strategies
Focus on building a strategic, comprehensive diversity strategy that supports the core business, rather than react to diversity or an individual incident.
3. Bring Trials to Community Hospitals
Bring clinical trials into community hospitals and medical centers, as opposed to solely academic medical centers.
4. Develop ERGs to Invest in Community
Develop employee resource groups that invest more in community outreach efforts.
5. Leverage ERGs for New Perspectives
Leverage these employee resource groups to understand and incorporate different perspectives into the enterprise.
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Authors
Joseph Gaspero
CEO & Co-Founder at CHI
Mounika Kata, MS
Senior Analyst at CHI
Ivory Chang, MS
Project Manager at CHI
Source
2018 Breakthroughs in Healthcare Equity Symposium Action Plan
Joseph Gaspero is the CEO and Co-Founder of CHI. He is a healthcare executive, strategist, and researcher. He co-founded CHI in 2009 to be an independent, objective, and interdisciplinary research and education institute for healthcare. Joseph leads CHI’s research and education initiatives focusing on including patient-driven healthcare, patient engagement, clinical trials, drug pricing, and other pressing healthcare issues. He sets and executes CHI’s strategy, devises marketing tactics, leads fundraising efforts, and manages CHI’s Management team. Joseph is passionate and committed to making healthcare and our world a better place. His leadership stems from a wide array of experiences, including founding and operating several non-profit and for-profit organizations, serving in the U.S. Air Force in support of 2 foreign wars, and deriving expertise from time spent in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and marketing. Joseph’s skills include strategy, management, entrepreneurship, healthcare, clinical trials, diversity & inclusion, life sciences, research, marketing, and finance. He has lived in six countries, traveled to over 30 more, and speaks 3 languages, all which help him view business strategy through the prism of a global, interconnected 21st century. Joseph has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. When he’s not immersed in his work at CHI, he spends his time snowboarding backcountry, skydiving, mountain biking, volunteering, engaging in MMA, and rock climbing.