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Developing DEI: What can your claims data tell you?

In order to get a handle on racial inequities in health care benefits, researchers used health risk assessments to track claims data.

By Scott Wooldridge | September 21, 2021 at 09:34 AM
Emergency room and nurses African Americans and the American Indian/Alaska Native cohort have higher rates of visits but lower rates of spend per ER visit, according to claims data.

As companies continue to place new emphasis on being inclusive and equitable, some have struggled to make meaningful, measurable progress. A common problem is replacing anecdotal evidence with useful data about opportunities to improve equity and inclusion for employees. Getting a handle on exactly where companies are falling short on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts can be difficult. A recent webinar hosted by Artemis Health highlighted an innovative approach taken by Boeing, the aerospace giant, which is a client of Artemis Health.

Porter Sproul, marketing program and events manager with Artemis and moderator for the webinar noted that when companies collect data on everyone, there should be no asterisks involved— “everyone” should mean just that, with all groups accurately represented.

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