K.M.J. Azar PhD RN MSN/MPH FAHA CPHQ
Selected Media and News
2024
Our work featured in Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) blog Defining the Gold Standard for Identifying and Measuring Health Disparities (by Nikki Tennermann and Natalie Martinez)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Conference in Washington DC. Kristen Azar, RN, MSN/MPH, FAHA, Ph.D. (Sutter Health); Nikki Tennermann, LICSW, MBA (Institute for Healthcare Improvement); Rachel Harrington, PhD (National Committee for Quality Assurance); and Whitney Haggerson, MHA (Providence) presented on Gold Standard: Aligning on Best Practice for Measuring Health Inequities and the Impact of Efforts to Reduce Them Across the U.S. Health Care Industry.
2023
The Urban Institute featured Sutter Health’s journey in implementing self-reported race
ethnicity, ancestry and language data in their piece entitled Using Race and Ethnicity Data to Advance Health Equity Examples, Promising Practices, Remaining Challenges, and Next Steps by Cara V. James, Jennifer M. Haley, Eva H. Allen and Taylor Nelson
The Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity
(Dr. William Isenberg, Dr. Kristen Azar and Dr. Stephanie Brown) participated
in Modern Healthcare’s Social Determinants of Health Symposium. This
opportunity was two-fold, and included both a pre-recorded video about the IAHE and
its work, as well as a fireside chat with Modern Healthcare health disparities reporter
Kara Hartnett.
Politico. How a health equity tool might backfire and Modern Healthcare. CMS Tests Payment Models to Identify Underserved Communities. articles regarding our Health
Affairs article “ACO Benchmarks Based On Area Deprivation Index Mask
Inequities” Azar KMJ, Alexander M, Smits K, Tio A, deGhetaldi L
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inaugural health equity conference, a two-day program in Washington, D.C. featuring the research and work of health equity leaders and government partners to address social determinants of health. Presented a session entitled Measure What Matters: Examining Variation in Health Equity Tracking & Measurement Practices and discussed variation in health equity tracking and measurement practices across healthcare systems in the U.S.
2022
Axios that highlights the FDA panel that met regarding Pulse Oximeter inaccuracy on darker skinned individuals and links to Sutter’s press release highlighting the research from IAHE; Our paper was referenced in the FDA meeting documents
Broadcast coverage in major Bay Area and Sacramento
markets including ABC 10 and KRON 4 News which highlighted the Pulse Oximeter bias work
Live interview on CapRadio’s Insight Show (NPR) featuring Kristen M.J. Azar RN
MSN/MPH and Noha Aboelata, M.D., CEO, Roots Community Health Center
regarding Pulse Oximeter Device Bias
Leon Clark, Kristen M.J. Azar, Politico. Health equity must reshape post-pandemic health care
2021
After the Fact Podcast. Race and Research: The Gaps in Health. Pew Charitable Trusts. Race and Research: The Gaps in Health explaining how using electronic health record information and data collection can address health disparities and translate to bedside care
Jackie Drees. Sutter Health looks to close vaccine gaps with new 'equity targets' patient data tool. Becker’s Hospital Review. July 13, 2021. Sutter Health looks to close vaccine gaps with new 'equity targets' patient data tool
2020
Godoy M. Black Medicare Patients with COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital. National Public Radio (NPR). June 22, 2020. Medicare Patients with COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital
Crespo G. African Americans with Covid-19 more likely to be hospitalized than non-Hispanic whites, new study finds. CNN. May 21, 2020. African Americans with Covid-19 more likely to be hospitalized than non-Hispanic whites, new study finds
Rabin R. Black Coronavirus Patients Land in Hospitals More Often, Study Finds.
New York Times. May 23, 2020.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/health/coronavirus-black-patients.html
Sharing what we learn
There are many valuable ways to share the insights and impact of our work beyond traditional academic publications. This section highlights selected media coverage, public talks, and other presentations that have helped amplify our message to broader audiences. For a comprehensive list of scientific contributions, please take a look at my CV or visit the link below to access our NCBI bibliography of peer-reviewed publications.