Combating Healthcare Inequities and Improving Care for Patients with Disabilities
A Vision for a Digitally Enabled Inclusive Healthcare System
Organizations must combat inequity by better meeting patients where they are. As healthcare leaders, we are only just beginning to understand the importance of inclusivity when conducting a structural assessment of your institution’s readiness for doctors and patients with disabilities. As organizations struggle to support clinicians’ mental health and address burnout post-pandemic, it is important to explore ways to make the profession accessible to physicians with disabilities. Dr. Poullos, founder and Co-Chair of the Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC), a group composed of people with disabilities and their allies at Stanford Medicine, shares his vision for a digitally-enabled inclusive healthcare system and how organizations can combat inequity by better meeting patients where they are.
Dr. Peter Poullos joined HealthIMPACT to discuss his work at the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity. His work is shaping Stanford’s policies around people with disabilities. Together with Shahid Shah, HealthIMPACT Chair, they discussed:
The idea of inclusive innovation and how personal experiences informs structural assessment of an institution’s readiness for doctors and patients with disabilities
How organizations can combat inequity by better meeting patients where they are and the importance of inclusive innovation when conducting a structural assessment of your institution’s readiness for doctors and patients with disabilities
Healthcare digital transformation and combating the unintended consequences of digitization
Physician burnout, mindfulness, and how organizations can truly support clinician mental health
A vision for a digitally-enabled inclusive healthcare system that supports both doctors and patients is within reach, watch our panel discussion to learn more.
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The Panel:
Peter Poullos, MD
Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity
Dr. Poullos is a radiologist at Stanford Health Care, treats hepatitis C, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, celiac disease, hepatitis, constipation, and more. He is the founder and Co-Chair of the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity, a group composed of people with disabilities and their allies at Stanford Medicine. He is also a member of the Radiology Department Diversity Committee, the School of Medicine Faculty Senate Subcommittee on Diversity, and the School of Medicine Diversity Cabinet.
Shahid Shah
Medigy.com
Shahid is the Publisher and Chief Editor at Medigy.com. He is an internationally recognized and influential healthcare IT thought leader who is known as “The Healthcare IT Guy” across the Internet. He is a consultant to various federal agencies on IT matters and winner of Federal Computer Week’s coveted “Fed 100” award given to IT experts that have made a big impact in the government. Shahid has architected and built multiple clinical solutions over his almost 20-year career. He helped design and deploy the American Red Cross’s electronic health record solution across thousands of sites; he’s built two web-based EMRs now in use by hundreds of physicians; he’s designed large groupware and collaboration sites in use by thousands; and, as an ex-CTO for a billion dollar division of CardinalHealth he helped design advanced clinical interfaces for medical devices and hospitals.