Accelerating the promise of health equity
Health inequity is embedded in our communities. A problem centuries in the making, it is incredibly complex. But solving it is not impossible. The Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging is focused on creating a liberated healthcare system free of bias, discrimination, and disparities—resulting in equitable health for all.
Belonging in health and healthcare
People have an 'inherent' desire and need to belong. This human experience is true for healthcare consumers and those who treat them. Both are important stakeholders in advancing health equity and belonging (the intersection of equity + diversity + inclusion).
Healthcare organizations must chart a new course and collaborate with multi-sector partners to create a society and healthcare system that gives employees a sense of inclusiveness, consumers a sense of trust, and everyone a fair and just opportunity to achieve optimal health.
The Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging is here to help build a just healthcare system that is fair, impartial, and representative of its community—creating a healthier world for all.
Health equity impact assessment: challenges and opportunities
Chartis is an American Health Association Equity Transformation Partner
The new Equity Transformation Partner program’s goal is to identify a group of trusted and vetted services to help AHA member hospitals and health systems accelerate their equity journey and the completion of the Institute for Health Equity & Diversity’s Health Equity Roadmap. Selected organizations like Chartis have an established hospital-health system client base and understand the complexities and opportunities of working in these environments.
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Meet our Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging leaders
Duane Reynolds
Duane Reynolds is a Managing Partner and the Chief Health Equity Officer for Chartis. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging. Recognized by countless organizations as a change maker within healthcare, Duane has helped to lead the national conversation around health equity and belonging.
Kathy Poston
Kathy Poston is a Partner and Vice President of Engagement with the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging. With a career spanning more than 25 years in healthcare, Kathy has extensive experience partnering with executive and senior leaders to advance their health equity and belonging initiatives for transformational change.
Krista D. Stepney
Krista D. Stepney, MHA, is a Partner and Vice President of Operations in the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging. She brings over 15 years of healthcare and professional experience and is a sought-after leader for organizational change management using an equity-based framework.
Shaifali Ray
Shaifali Ray, MHA, is a Partner and Vice President in the Chartis Center for Health Equity & Belonging. In this role, she collaborates with and serves as a trusted advisor to healthcare organizations on their transformational journey to advance health equity and belonging.
Atul Pathiyal
Atul Pathiyal co-leads HealthScape Advisors, a Chartis Company. He has more than 25 years of advisory experience spanning the payer-provider continuum with a particular focus on designing new business models that harness the massive shifts shaping the healthcare industry.
LaTonya O'Neal
LaTonya O'Neal is a Partner in Financial Transformation. LaTonya is an accomplished revenue cycle leader with more than 30 years of healthcare experience in the areas of Patient Access, Health Information Management, Coding, Clinical Documentation Integrity, and Patient Financial Services.
