Live at HLTH: Driving Meaningful Progress in Health Equity—featuring Judith Kulich The Beat

Health equity disparities are a societal problem that will only worsen if we do nothing.

In this episode, Judith Kulich, Managing Principal of Patient Health and Equity at ZS, addresses disparities in care and health equity gaps to improve patients’ experiences and outcomes. She provides several examples illustrating the impact of health equity disparities reflected on patient casualties and costs. She explains why it’s so hard to tackle because of poor communication, data, ownership, and representation across different organizations, among other factors. Judith discusses drivers of health that affect how patients either engage with their healthcare or drop out of it and recommends a few steps that payers and providers can take to make a difference in diversity and inclusion. Finally, she highlights what she calls “bright spots” like focus and teamwork, things that are already happening that move towards more health equity.

Tune in to learn how Judith Kulich has been working with different healthcare sectors to address disparities and inequities in care!