Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Global Perspective

In the wake of the pandemic and recent social justice movements, more and more health care leaders are addressing issues of racism and bias. Highly motivated health systems are using disaggregated data to identify opportunities for improving care and find trends and common denominators among certain populations. Dr. Mary “Toni” Flowers, Chief Diversity And Social Responsibility Officer at LCMC Health and subject matter expert featured in SHSMD’s Futurescan 2023-2028 Health Care Trends & Implications publication, discusses how it is important to study all data sets so that everyone gets great care. She elaborates on the difference between health disparity and health care disparity and how collaboration is critical to addressing health disparities. Fostering diversity and inclusion is becoming part of the overall strategic plan for health systems, and that makes it within everyone’s scope of responsibility.