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Social Responsibility

BLOOMBERG

Largest U.S. Hospital Systems Skimp on Charity Care, Report Says

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Advocate, Northwestern hospitals haven’t spent their ‘fair share’ on charity, new report says

MODERN HEALTHCARE

Who’s on Lown Institute’s list of most ‘socially responsible’ hospitals?

PATIENT ENGAGEMENT HIT

Fewer Than 2% of Hospitals Excelling at Health Equity, Value

USA TODAY

Hospitals have long been judged on quality of care. These new rankings grade their commitment to community, too.

STAT

In a new hospital ranking, doing good counts nearly as much as doing well

THE BMJ

“Best” hospitals in US get poor marks in new rating system

MODERN HEALTHCARE

New ranking system compares hospitals by equity, community benefit efforts

MEDSCAPE

New Hospital Ranking Produces Surprising Results

BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

20 most socially responsible hospitals: Lown Institute

CHIEF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE

These hospitals are rated as America’s most socially responsible

Value

USA TODAY

US hospitals overused elective procedures and tests before pandemic, report shows. Experts say focus must return to patient safety.

THE BOSTON GLOBE

Hospitals overuse medical tests and procedures that don’t help patients, analysis finds

AXIOS

Study: Hospitals waste billions on unnecessary tests and procedures

MEDPAGE TODAY

Report: Worst Hospitals for Unnecessary Procedures

MODERN HEALTHCARE

Rates of unnecessary procedures persisted through pandemic, study shows

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Report: Hospitals performed 100K unnecessary surgeries in COVID’s first year. What about Houston?

CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS

Local hospitals did thousands of potentially unnecessary surgeries in 2020, report finds

Equity

MEDPAGE TODAY

50 Hospitals Get Dubious Ranking on Racial Inclusion

THE WASHINGTON POST

American hospitals are still segregated. That’s killing people of color.

MODERN HEALTHCARE

Big-name hospitals have biggest community spending shortfalls, report shows

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Lown Institute rankings ask what hospitals owe their communities in return for tax exempt status and ranks Cleveland Clinic worst in U.S.

THE BOSTON GLOBE

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Study: Inequity rampant among metro Atlanta hospitals

CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS

Local hospitals’ community-benefits spending falls millions short of their tax benefits, report finds

AXIOS

Racial segregation is common in urban hospital markets

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Legacy of racial segregation endures at many U.S. hospitals

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Racial equity is essential to hospital quality, and some in Philly are falling short, new report says

GEORGIA HEALTH NEWS

What a controversial list says about nonprofit hospitals’ charity record

Academic journals

PLOS MEDICINE

Closing the health equity gap: A role for implementation science?

JAMA Network Open

Assessment of Overuse of Medical Tests and Treatments at US Hospitals Using Medicare Claims

MEDICAL CARE

Application of the Risk Stratification Index to Multilevel Models

NEJM CATALYST

On the Journey Toward Health Equity: Data, Culture Change, and the First Step

NEJM CATALYST

Health Care Equity: From Fragmentation to Transformation