Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Fostering Improvements in Equitable Care Delivery: Insights From the Health Equity Report Card (HERC) Pilot in Academic Cancer Centers
Background: The Health Equity Report Card (HERC) was developed to support institutions in measuring equitable care practices and implementing improvement efforts. An objective of this study was to determine whether academic cancer centers can use their baseline HERC scores to identify institution-specific strategies to improve equitable care delivery. Methods: This quality improvement study collected quantitative and qualitative data from 5 NCCN Member Institutions about their quality improvement efforts in respons …