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Health Equity Matters: Interview with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare

4/23/2024

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Health Equity Matters: Interview with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare

We sat down with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare, to talk about the role health plans play in addressing disparities.

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Updates to HEDIS: Race and ethnicity stratification and gender-affirming approaches to measurement.

The latest NCQA updates to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures for MY2024 include expanded race and ethnicity stratification and a focus on gender-inclusive language.

4/10/2024

Updates to HEDIS: Race and ethnicity stratification and gender-affirming approaches to measurement.

UCare and Violet join forces to advance health equity in Minnesota with a culturally responsive network.

UCare, a leading Medicaid plan in Minnesota, announces the state’s first innovative payer partnership with Violet, aimed at fostering inclusive health care delivery and improving health outcomes across the state.

4/8/2024

UCare and Violet join forces to advance health equity in Minnesota with a culturally responsive network.

A new era in understanding neurodivergence: A conversation with Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Dr. Megan Anna Neff is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author of the book, Self-care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-stress, and Unmask. We sat down to speak to her about her own personal experience with neurodivergence and the evolving mental health care landscape.

3/14/2024

A new era in understanding neurodivergence: A conversation with Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Violet Benchmarks as a Quality Measure: A summary of findings.

In this collaborative study with the Eidos LGBTQ+ Initiative at UPenn, we measured whether clinicians with Violet Benchmarks had better patient outcomes than clinicians who did not earn a Benchmark.

3/11/2024

Violet Benchmarks as a Quality Measure: A summary of findings.
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How we validated Violet Benchmarks as a clinical quality measure.

How we validated Violet Benchmarks as a clinical quality measure.

Explore our joint research with Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at UPenn.

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How we validated Violet Benchmarks as a clinical quality measure.

How we validated Violet Benchmarks as a clinical quality measure.

Explore our joint research with Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at UPenn.

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How to build health equity.

How to build health equity.

Unlock proven strategies to fund health equity initiatives.

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How to build health equity.

How to build health equity.

Unlock proven strategies to fund health equity initiatives.

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How Octave decreased PHQ-9/GAD-7 scores.

How Octave decreased PHQ-9/GAD-7 scores.

Octave's partnership with Violet led to improved health outcomes.

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How Octave decreased PHQ-9/GAD-7 scores.

How Octave decreased PHQ-9/GAD-7 scores.

Octave's partnership with Violet led to improved health outcomes.

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How Brightline launched BIPOC & TGNC care verticals.

How Brightline launched BIPOC & TGNC care verticals.

Brightline's partnership with Violet built trusting relationships.

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How Brightline launched BIPOC & TGNC care verticals.

How Brightline launched BIPOC & TGNC care verticals.

Brightline's partnership with Violet built trusting relationships.

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Understanding network cultural competence to improve behavioral health.

Violet equips health plans with provider cultural competency data that seamlessly plugs into care navigation solutions to improve behavioral health outcomes.

1/22/2024

Understanding network cultural competence to improve behavioral health.

6 takeaways from Going Digital’s 2023 Behavioral Health Tech conference.

Violet participated in Behavioral Health Tech because without inclusive behavioral and physical health care, we can't have health equity.

11/30/2023

6 takeaways from Going Digital’s 2023 Behavioral Health Tech conference.

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation.

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation, and more.

11/15/2023

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation.

Here's what you need to know about the new Medicare Advantage Health Equity requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2024. Most notable are the requirements related to health equity, which will impact MA plans’ existing health equity programs, as well as possibly affecting their plans’ reimbursement. 

11/1/2023

Here's what you need to know about the new Medicare Advantage Health Equity requirements.

4 ways health equity leaders can make an impact.

The Chief Health Equity Officer (CHEO) is a C-suite position that has risen to prominence in recent years. As the current health care system is routinely failing individuals from culturally diverse communities, it makes sense for health plans and digital health organizations to create a role that focuses on integrating health equity into the company's overall culture and care delivery strategy.

10/25/2023

4 ways health equity leaders can make an impact.

New study with TimelyCare shows 25% increase in inclusive care.

TimelyCare partners with Violet to improve identity-centered care for college students.

10/5/2023

New study with TimelyCare shows 25% increase in inclusive care.

Building an inclusive culture with the Director of Health Equity at Maven Clinic.

We sat down with Dawn Godbolt, PhD to chat about all things health equity.

9/20/2023

Building an inclusive culture with the Director of Health Equity at Maven Clinic.

Measuring quality of care with Violet Benchmarks.

Cultural competence is a skill that can be measured and benchmarked. It equates quality of care.

9/18/2023

Measuring quality of care with Violet Benchmarks.

What you need to know about Medi-Cal’s DEI training requirements.

Pretty soon, California will be enacting some new regulations around DEI training for providers. Here's what we know.

9/13/2023

What you need to know about Medi-Cal’s DEI training requirements.

Stand out to employers and payors for your commitment to inclusive care.

Stand up for health equity.

7/31/2023

Stand out to employers and payors for your commitment to inclusive care.

Twelve digital health orgs continue commitment to health equity with Violet.

Violet forms twelve new digital health partnerships in first half of 2023, furthering their mission to measure, grow, and recognize inclusive providers in health care.

7/21/2023

Twelve digital health orgs continue commitment to health equity with Violet.

What New York’s new CON law and health equity assessment means for you.

Key takeaways from New York’s CON law and health equity impact assessment.

6/21/2023

What New York’s new CON law and health equity assessment means for you.
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Your LGBTQIA+ patients need more than rainbows.

Pride Month is a chance to center and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities, but rainbow-washing—when businesses virtue signal with rainbow imagery—has become a trend in recent years. How can we better understand this issue, and more importantly, what are the ways we can prevent it?

6/8/2023

New study reveals unlocked inclusive care ability & increased health outcomes.

New study from health equity platform Violet reveals 145% in unlocked inclusive care ability and increased health outcomes for Octave.

5/9/2023

What are Violet Benchmarks?

Violet has created a standardization of cultural competence, called Violet Benchmarks, that powers the first-ever infrastructure for inclusive care.

5/8/2023

How to decrease no-show rates & improve patient retention.

There are a number of factors that contribute to missed appointments, such as social determinants of health, which are the environmental and community conditions that affect a person’s life and wellbeing. Here are tips to get patients through the door.

5/8/2023

The Dos and Don’ts of building an inclusive digital health org.

Creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive health care requires ongoing effort. Here are tips to get started.

5/8/2023

The value of quality interventions for health care.

Quality interventions can be used to improve patient outcomes by analyzing the health disparities facing patient populations and executing processes to address them.

5/8/2023

Is cultural competence the right term?

Violet has reimagined cultural competence as a skill that can be measured and improved over time.

5/8/2023

We’ve talked with hundreds of leaders in digital health. This is what they care about.

Violet has talked with hundreds of digital health teams. Our customer success manager Matthew Hawes (he/him) has compiled a list of the top seven things they care about.

4/19/2023

The Black maternal health crisis needs health equity.

‍Health care providers and other stakeholders must take steps to promote health equity and ensure that Black women and birthing people have access to high-quality, culturally competent care.

4/11/2023

Top technologies to build health equity.

‍Making the health care system more equitable for diverse patients requires adopting strategic technologies.

3/14/2023

How to incorporate DEIB into L&D at hospitals.

The health care industry is investing in cultural competence more than ever. Throughout the country, organizations are choosing to incorporate DEIB training into their L&D efforts.

3/6/2023

Health equity and antiracism master class for clinicians.

Learn about antiracism and health equity for clinicians with Violet Master Class.

3/3/2023

How to keep patients coming back.

There are a number of essential ways to encourage patients to stay at your practice.

3/2/2023

Violet’s Course Catalog

Violet is the first health equity platform and it provides accredited cultural competence continuing education on a single app. View the course catalog.

2/13/2023

Black and Transgender people are tired of death statistics.

Death statistics are omnipresent in clinical education materials as well as in the media. Calculating health disparities is a useful way to measure progress toward health equity, but sharing these statistics with patients can be tricky.

2/8/2023

TimelyCare x Violet advance health equity for college students.

The partnership is the first of its kind in higher education, focusing on upskilling for cultural competence and care coordination to improve care for young adult patients.

2/6/2023

Violet named to the New York Digital Health 100.

Violet announced that it has been named to the New York Digital Health 100, a recognition that highlights the most innovative startups in New York

2/1/2023

Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

A significant number of patients have reported negative experiences in health care settings due to their gender identity. It's time for a change.

1/27/2023

Announcing Violet’s 2023 Clinical Review Board.

Violet is proud to announce its 2023 Clinical Review Board responsible for auditing and ensuring the clinical efficacy of our first-of-its-kind cultural competence continuing education for health care professionals.

1/19/2023

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Cultural competence can help your team overcome the many obstacles presented in staffing, patient retention, and more.

12/22/2022

Violet partners with 25 health care organizations to build health equity.

Violet, the first-ever health equity platform, announced today that the company is proudly finishing the 2022 fiscal year with 25 partnerships, just six months after announcing and securing its seed round.

12/21/2022

Arise x Violet: Committed to inclusive care from the start.

With Violet, Arise is establishing its commitment to inclusive care from the very beginning.

12/15/2022

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.

Shame and stigma have never been an effective way to help a person become healthier. But when it comes to the topic of weight, this approach still persists within the health care system.

12/15/2022

Violet partners with Ontrak Health to improve inclusive care.

Ontrak Health will implement Violet’s continuing education for care coaches learning how to better support every health plan member served by their program.

12/13/2022

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Learning soft skills requires practice, ongoing commitment, and a willingness to be vulnerable. It may be challenging at first, but the benefits are wide-ranging for both patients as well as clinicians and health care organizations.

12/12/2022

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

Here's how clinicians can begin addressing their unconscious biases.

12/2/2022

Microlearning for doctors earning CE/CME credits.

Violet implements microlearning for the busiest of clinicians wishing to provide inclusive care and earn credits.

11/21/2022

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?

To liberate the most marginalized is to liberate us all.

11/20/2022

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

There are a number of barriers to health care created by oppression, stigma, and income level.

11/11/2022

Tips for marketing health equity.

Let patients know you're dedicated to delivering inclusive care. Marketing your values is an easy way for patients to find the right care.

11/4/2022

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

When a clinician denies a patient’s experience, complaints, or concerns about their health, that breach of trust is known as medical gaslighting.

11/2/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Creating a good health care environment is not only about aesthetics. It includes putting up posters, signs, and other emblems to signal inclusivity and belonging, but, most importantly, your care team must understand patients’ needs.

10/21/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

First impressions are everything. When patients enter your office, they want to feel valued and at ease. Creating a welcoming and inclusive care setting is exactly what they desire. It’s also what they deserve.

10/21/2022

Advocating for caregivers in clinical settings.

When barriers to care keep patients out of the doctor’s office, their health conditions worsen and they may experience delays in critical diagnoses. When experts study these barriers to care, they rarely ask about childcare explicitly.

10/14/2022

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.

For oppressed people, decolonizing health care isn’t a political stance–it’s necessary for our survival.

10/13/2022

Eden Health x Violet announce a new partnership.

Eden Health's clinicians are upskilling and credentialing their cultural competence through Violet’s continuing education platform.

10/7/2022

Tips for making telehealth inclusive.

Telemedicine has made it easier for patients to access care, but as the adoption of this technology has expanded exponentially in the age of COVID-19, it’s now more important than ever for clinicians to be able to deliver virtual care in an inclusive way.

10/5/2022

What are social determinants of health?

There are many external factors that impact an individual’s overall health that clinicians may not immediately consider. These are known as social determinants of health (SDOH).

10/1/2022

All in a day’s work: Improving access to inclusive mental health care.

This summer, Headway launched a pilot with Violet, the first identity-centered care platform aiming to standardize culturally competent care for diverse communities.

9/14/2022

How doctors should discuss menstruation.

Menstruation is a key indicator of underlying health conditions that are easily missed if clinicians (beyond OB/GYNs) aren’t well-versed. Delivering inclusive care requires knowledge about all people’s bodies.

9/13/2022

Our partnership with Octave.

We can’t wait to keep building the future with Octave, innovating their care delivery and prioritizing health equity for all.

9/12/2022

Misinformation and homophobia in the time of monkeypox (MPV).

The spread of misinformation can have a dangerous impact on culturally diverse communities.

9/7/2022

Doctors didn’t speak their language, so I became my parents’ translator.

Non-native English speakers need extra support to navigate the U.S. health system. Too often, they have to rely on their own family members and friends to translate during appointments, if they’re not alone. At least my parents have me.

9/6/2022

What does BIPOC mean?

Learn more about what makes BIPOC an inclusive term that many people prefer when referring to their racial identity, and what factors drove its increased usage.

8/31/2022

Here’s what you can do to stop clinician burnout.

Current rates of clinician burnout are estimated to be at a staggering 42%, with significant consequences for the delivery of health care and the well-being of those who deliver it.

8/29/2022

Violet, the first health equity platform, raises $5.3M to power inclusive health care.

The seed round was led by SemperVirens along with industry-leading investors including Northwell Holdings, the venture arm of Northwell Health, The Venture Collective, HopeLab, and Naomi Allen (Brightline Founder & CEO).

8/16/2022

"Thank you to our community."

I brought together a diverse team of health equity experts to create Violet: the first-ever platform for standardizing and increasing cultural competence in clinicians.

8/16/2022

Doctors, can you identify monkeypox (MPV) in dark skin tones?

The online tool by Violet and Health In Her HUE includes images of clinical signs and symptoms of monkeypox (MPV) in Black and Brown skin.

8/9/2022

How clinicians can honor Indigenous patients.

Upholding Indigenous traditions in care settings is a small step in decolonizing health care and showing respect.

8/9/2022

Violet’s Abortion Access Toolkit for health care providers.

Believe in reproductive rights for all people? Use this guide to navigate abortion access for your patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world.

8/1/2022

I’m celebrating this Disability Pride Month by coming out.

I live day-to-day with chronic pain and chronic anxiety that the pain I’m feeling is an indication of something more.

7/28/2022

Cultural competence in health care is a top priority.

We’re here to help you improve your team’s cultural competence in sustainable and tangible ways. Let us help you address inequities in the health care system by delivering inclusive care.

7/27/2022

Violet’s internal guide to language: Part 2

The language we use matters when describing those who may experience discrimination in health care settings.

7/25/2022

Post-Roe: A worsening Black maternal health crisis.

Social determinants of health are rooted in this country’s racism and we cannot ignore it as we’ll begin to see starker maternal health disparities than ever before in recent history. The sooner we join Black advocates and work towards abortion access for all, the sooner we can overcome inequities and give patients the care they deserve.

7/20/2022

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month for inclusive care.

We're bringing much-needed attention to the specific mental health challenges of BIPOC communities across the United States. During this awareness month, it is vital to reevaluate mental health care for BIPOC communities.

7/18/2022

Health equity definition and history.

Learn about the evolution of health equity, including which institutions, like Violet, are leading the way towards achieving the goal of equitable access for all.

7/5/2022

The minority stress framework and LGBTQIA+ mental health.

Jack Turban, psychiatrist, explains the minority stress framework and its effect on LGBTQIA+ people.

6/28/2022

End of Roe v. Wade will spike BIPOC & LGBTQ+ health disparities.

The overturn of Roe v. Wade will worsen health disparities, which particularly affect BIPOC, LGBQ, and TGNC communities.

6/24/2022

Violet’s internal guide to inclusive language: Part 1

Violet is publishing our own internal guide to inclusive language which includes definitions and usage for gender and sexuality terminology.

6/15/2022

Is your sexual history intake process inclusive?

When providers document sexual history, they’re often taught to begin with the gender-normative question: "Do you have sex with men, women, or both?" It's time for an upgrade.

6/14/2022

Celebrating AAPI with culturally competent care.

Jennifer Lagemann—a first-generation American and health care writer—shares her family’s experience as an Asian American during AAPI Heritage Month.

5/23/2022

All therapists can work with clients of the BIPOC community.

Kaylyn Williams, a behavioral health therapist with Brightline, discusses ways to be more culturally competent with BIPOC patients.

5/16/2022

Why I created a framework to measure cultural competence.

Violet Head of Clinical, Kay Nikiforova talks about their process for measuring cultural competence in health care providers and why it’s of vast importance.

4/27/2022

Everyone can be an ally for gender-affirming health care. Here’s how to start.

B. Harriman writes of how to make gender-affirming health care a great experience from start to finish.

3/31/2022

3 ways to provide better health care to women.

Here's how you can help women this International Women's Day.

3/8/2022

What we mean when we say “Support Transgender Youth”.

We sat down with Jessica Halem to discuss the anti-trans bills.

3/3/2022

Violet against “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” & “Stop WOKE Act” bills.

We stand against the two discriminatory bills in Florida.

2/25/2022

Our partnership with NOCD.

We’re excited to announce that NOCD has chosen Violet as a partner to deliver more culturally inclusive care to their patients.

2/10/2022

Supporting diverse communities.

At Violet we take an intersectional approach to recognizing patient identities. Here's more about how we conceptualize the communities we support

12/28/2021

The cultural competence umbrella.

Violet's approach to codifying cultural competence

7/11/2021

Understanding pronouns.

What they are, why they matter, and what to do if you make a mistake.

6/29/2021

The future of Violet.

We're shifting the focus of our work at Violet. Read more about what we're doing and why...

4/20/2021

The therapist lens.

Richard Wenthen, LMSW, shares why identities matter in and out of the therapy room.

2/3/2021

Patient perspective: Getting the care you deserve.

B, shares their experience navigating healthcare.

2/3/2021

Why we started Violet.

We believe your identities should be seen, understood, and celebrated.

1/13/2021

Addressing stigma in mental health care.

What is mental health stigma and how can we help address it?

11/13/2020

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