Using Data to Promote Health Equity
Year Developed: 2024
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This report provides practical guidance for Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) centers by conducting a comprehensive examination of financial and operational benchmark trends, empowering HCH to leverage their data resources to effectively address health equity concerns.
Resource Details: This publication, in partnership with Capital Link, is a comprehensive examination of financial and operational benchmark trends, comparing health centers with Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) funding and overall health center data. This includes financial analysis, staffing, productivity, and quality measures between 2019 and 2022. The goal of this resource is to ensure HCHs feel empowered to leverage their data resources to effectively address health equity concerns.
Resource Topic: Finance
Resource Subtopic: Financial performance improvement, Financial trends, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Health Equity.
Keywords: Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Patient Demographics, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Performance Improvement, Uniform Data System (UDS).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.