A coalition of payers, health systems and public entities are partnering to boost health equity and outcomes in Philadelphia.
The new multiyear initiative, called Accelerate Health Equity, will design pilot programs to combat health disparities throughout Philadelphia County, according to a March 16 press release.
Philadelphia County has consistently ranked last out of the state's 67 counties in rankings based on quality of life, health factors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.
Three main components of the initiative:
- Launching pilot programs: Individual pilot programs tied to identified areas that affect health outcomes.
- Measuring progress: A publicly available digital health equity dashboard based on data provides a view of 16 health equity challenged areas. It will also track the progress of pilot programs.
- Collaborating to scale: Pilot programs will be evaluated and information will be disseminated to inform health and service providers and quickly scale successful pilot programs to expand their reach.
The participating organizations are AmeriHealth Caritas, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the City of Philadelphia, Drexel University, Independence Blue Cross, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Temple Health and Trinity Mid-Atlantic.