The Future of Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity in Healthcare Symposium 2019
The Future of Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity in Healthcare Symposium 2019
May 10, 2020 | Executive Summary
Key Insight
“Of the 27,715 respondents to the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey, 33% had endured at least one negative experience with a healthcare provider, such as verbal harassment, refusal of treatment, or instances of correcting provider misconceptions.”
Introduction
On November 5th, 2019, The Center for Healthcare Innovation organized our The Future of Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity in Healthcare Symposium. This symposium convened best-in-class entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers, researchers, scientists, and technologists drawn from the Atlanta metro region and across the United States. The symposium focused on the interesting intersection of business, management, strategy, healthcare, and medicine. The emphasis was on compelling, cross-functional, and inter-disciplinary themes. Participants discussed the business case for how diversity, inclusion, and equity --in addition to being beneficial for humanity and society-- are catalytic for decreasing costs, increasing revenues, and ultimately driving higher profits at the organizational level. The event punctuated the crucial importance of diversity, inclusion, and engagement for modern organizations. Most importantly, participants examined the “why” and “how” D&I are good for patients and their families.
Key Statistics and Infographics
Source: 2015 U.S. Trans Survey
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Joseph Gaspero is the CEO and Co-Founder of CHI. He is a healthcare executive, strategist, and researcher. He co-founded CHI in 2009 to be an independent, objective, and interdisciplinary research and education institute for healthcare. Joseph leads CHI’s research and education initiatives focusing on including patient-driven healthcare, patient engagement, clinical trials, drug pricing, and other pressing healthcare issues. He sets and executes CHI’s strategy, devises marketing tactics, leads fundraising efforts, and manages CHI’s Management team. Joseph is passionate and committed to making healthcare and our world a better place. His leadership stems from a wide array of experiences, including founding and operating several non-profit and for-profit organizations, serving in the U.S. Air Force in support of 2 foreign wars, and deriving expertise from time spent in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and marketing. Joseph’s skills include strategy, management, entrepreneurship, healthcare, clinical trials, diversity & inclusion, life sciences, research, marketing, and finance. He has lived in six countries, traveled to over 30 more, and speaks 3 languages, all which help him view business strategy through the prism of a global, interconnected 21st century. Joseph has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. When he’s not immersed in his work at CHI, he spends his time snowboarding backcountry, skydiving, mountain biking, volunteering, engaging in MMA, and rock climbing.