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Health Equity
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Closing the Digital Gap: How Case Managers Champion Tequity in Healthcare

BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY-GRABOWSKI, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
The healthcare industry has undergone a massive transformation over the past few decades, driven largely by technological advancements. From electronic health records (EHRs) to telemedicine, technology has revolutionized the way healthcare is delivered and managed. However, as healthcare becomes increasingly digitized, concerns about equitable access to these technologies have emerged, leading to the concept of “tequity”—the intersection of technology and equity in healthcare.

Health Equity
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Exploring Health Equity Factors by Navigating Case Managers the Way Forward

BY ANITA MINGO, MSW, LICSW, CAROLINA MOSLEY, RN, MSN, CCM, CPHQ, CPHM, AND CATOVIA RAYNER, DHA, MPH, MSW, LCSW
The social drivers of health (SDoH) can affect a wide range of health outcomes and quality of life outcomes. There are five common domains; economic stability, education, health and healthcare, neighborhood and built environment, and social community context. We seek health equity for all.

Health Literacy
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Digital Health Literacy: How Case Managers Can Help Narrow the Digital Divide

BY MARY BETH NEWMAN, MSN, RN, CMGT-BC, CCM
A rapidly growing area of competency for effective case management is digital health. To improve proficiency in this area, professional case managers must not only be knowledgeable about the types of digital health technologies available, but also ensure that their patients are able to use and benefit from these technologies as well. How can this be realized? Digital health literacy is the key.

Health Literacy
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Health Literacy: Make Materials Work as Hard as You Do

BY SYLVIA ARUFFO, PhD “I tell all my patients how to do selfcare. It’s up to them whether they adhere or not.” This is the equality approach to patient education: Everyone gets the same instructions. More literate patients are likely to succeed. But patients with health literacy deficits are not. To…