National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), the America’s leading health research and advocacy organization focusing on underserved and minoritized populations, and URAC, the nation’s largest and most complete independent healthcare accreditation organization, announced they will explore the establishment of health equity standards for use by URAC in its accreditation and certification processes.
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced Secretary Xavier Becerra—the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the first Latino to hold the office in the history of the United States—will receive its 2022 John Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes healthcare public policy leaders who have helped to decrease health disparities and build sustainable healthy communities.
National Minority Quality Forum’s Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC) announced that Saria Saccocio, MD, has joined as its Chief Medical Officer.
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced today that it will honor Sen. Tim Kaine with its highly acclaimed Charles R. Drew Award in a ceremony at The Watergate Hotel on Monday, April 25.
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) is pleased to announce its sponsors for its 2022 Annual Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Spring Health Braintrust, which will be held virtually and in person this year Monday, April 25, through Tuesday, April 26, at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced today that it will honor the Tour for Diversity in Medicine, Gilead Sciences and the Advisory Group to SHC Vaccine Equity Program with its highly acclaimed Booker T. Washington Award in a ceremony at The Watergate Hotel on April 25, 2022.
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced the launch of For Your Health News (FYHN), a powerful new digital application that is capturing trending news about an emerging healthcare market in the United States—the health of black, brown and rural communities.
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and Biogen will today discuss the importance of generating real-world evidence on a webinar hosted by NMQF on equitable access to research and care. Together, the organizations have also issued a white paper highlighting how real-world evidence (RWE) is able to include larger patient populations that are historically underrepresented in randomized controlled trials, including, for example, patients who are ethnically/racially/geographically diverse, have comorbid conditions or are taking concomitant medications.
Since 2016, NMQF has selected 40 minority health leaders under the age of 40 who have been leading the charge to better patient outcomes and build sustainable healthy communities.
As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, I want to thank you for your commitment to prevent cardiovascular disease, via the Million Hearts initiative co-led by the CDC and Centers for Medicare and Medicade services.
The National Minority Quality Forum launched For Your Health News (FYHN) as the first-of-its-kind collaborative health information and data channel. AIHN is a bridge connecting health information providers to BIPOC communities in a trusted environment.
