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Advance Health Equity
Our team of quality improvement experts are pioneers of health equity in the diabetes space.
Working together with the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) clinics, we created the Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL) program. HEAL works to understand and adapt practices perpetuating barriers to care for people of color with diabetes.
The T1DX-QI established a framework for advancing health equity, and using those steps, we have a track record of successfully implementing interventions that reduce inequities for people of color with diabetes.
WE DRIVE HEALTH EQUITY IN DIABETES
The T1DX-QI has identified practical, evidence-based solutions to address diabetes health equity.
T1D Exchange has advanced health equity in a variety of areas, including:
- increasing diabetes technology usage in people of color
- conducting implicit bias training with healthcare providers
- increasing screening for social determinants of health
- increasing prescriptions for critical medications for people of color
Advancing Health Equity in Diabetes
The T1D Exchange HEAL program has worked to identify, prevent, and change unconscious prejudice in diabetes health care. “Implicit bias” is when a healthcare provider unintentionally manages a patient’s care differently because of their race or ethnicity.
Our research has found that people of color with diabetes are:
- less likely to be prescribed a CGM or insulin pump and receive education about new tech
- more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia and to develop diabetes complications
We developed a custom “bias training” program with the goal of increasing CGM and pump prescriptions offered to people of color. More than 200 providers completed the program, which resulted in a measurable impact on approximately 880 patients:
- CGM prescriptions for all races and ethnicities increased by 21%
- CGM prescriptions for non-Hispanic Black people increased by 32%
Through our HEAL program, T1D Exchange is advancing health equity in a variety of areas, including:
- Increasing diabetes technology usage in people of color
- Conducting implicit bias training with healthcare providers
- Increasing screening for social determinants of health
- Increasing prescriptions for critical medications for people of color
- Improving access to CGMs for high-risk patients
- …and more!
Announcing the First Annual ADEPT Health Equity Conference
Join us for the ADEPT Health Equity Conference: “Achieving Diabetes Equity in Practice Today”
Co-hosted by T1D Exchange and the American Diabetes Association
- Learn evidence-based solutions to improve health equity in diabetes
- Connect with diabetes health equity stakeholders, advocates, and leaders
- Advance health equity by implementing solutions in your local setting
November 12 and 13, 2024 | Chicago, IL
Conference Venue: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.
- Early Bird registration deadline: July 12, 2024
- Regular registration deadline: October 31, 2024
