Since December, the Institute for Diversity in Health Management has been working closely with HR Solutions to develop a revolutionary diversity benchmark study for the healthcare industry. This first-of-its-kind survey will unveil the key factors that determine the diversity efforts of healthcare organizations across the country—from small, rural hospitals to large, urban teaching medical institutions. Participating organizations will be granted the capability to benchmark their diversity initiatives with organizations of similar size and healthcare organizations overall.
Beyond uncovering the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare organizations as they relate to diversity, the survey also will contain special questions relating to disparities in care. This will help participants identify areas within their diversity initiatives that need further attention.
This ground-breaking study, supported by HR Solutions and funded by the ARAMARK Charitable Foundation, is set to launch on September 8, 2008. For more information, please call HR Solutions at (312) 236-7170 or the Institute for Diversity at (312) 422-2630.