129: It's 2022, stop using these phrases

Buzzwords and phrases like “equity”, “digital divide”, and “cultural competency” are used often health care. However, there’s no real consensus on their actual definitions, and that can be problematic. In this episode, host Rachel (Rae) Woods talks with value-based care expert Daniel Kuzmanovich and health equity researcher Darby Sullivan to discuss why language has never been more important in the industry, and how to ensure that your vocabulary aligns with your organization’s intentions.

Links:

• Is the language we use hurting our equity efforts?
• It's hard to move VBC forward when nobody understands what you mean
• Why we hate the phrase 'win-win partnership' in value-based care