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What it means to be a Verified Inclusive Organization

Violet Benchmarks set the standard for inclusive care by measuring provider cultural competence across BIPOC, LGBQ, and TGNC communities. From Verified Inclusive Providers to the Verified Inclusive Organization badge, learn how Violet empowers health organizations to recognize and reward culturally competent providers, ensuring a more equitable health care landscape.

11/12/2024

What it means to be a Verified Inclusive Organization

Grow Therapy partners with Violet to deliver culturally responsive mental health care.

By integrating Violet’s CE/CME-accredited training, Grow Therapy empowers its network of over 15,000 therapists to deliver identity-centered, inclusive care to BIPOC, LGBQ, and TGNC communities. This collaboration strengthens Grow Therapy's commitment to making mental health care more accessible, impactful, and inclusive across the nation, helping more patients connect with providers who better understand and respect their unique experiences.

10/29/2024

Grow Therapy partners with Violet to deliver culturally responsive mental health care.

Violet and Northeast Health Partners join forces to advance health equity in rural and frontier communities in Colorado.

By embedding cultural competence into the fabric of care delivery, Violet and NHP are paving the way for a more inclusive and responsive network that meets the needs of millions of Coloradans, regardless of their location or background.

9/30/2024

Violet and Northeast Health Partners join forces to advance health equity in rural and frontier communities in Colorado.

The importance of culturally competent care for older adult patients.

9/16/2024

3 takeaways from the American Psychological Association’s 2024 convention.

Kay Nikiforova, head of clinical & research and Dr. Jessica Jackson, a board member of Violet’s clinical QA advisory, both spoke at the APA's 2024 convention. They discuss the key themes they observed.

8/22/2024

3 takeaways from the American Psychological Association’s 2024 convention.

What to know about Section 5123 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

‍The new regulation requires accurate, updated, and searchable provider directories.

8/19/2024

What to know about Section 5123 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Introducing learning pathways on Violet.

We've made some updates to our e-learning app to make it easier to build culturally responsive skills.

6/17/2024

Introducing learning pathways on Violet.

Investigating coding practices for social determinants of health.

In the last part of this series, we examine coding practices related to social determinants of health, highlighting the disproportionate burden on BIPOC communities.

5/23/2024

Investigating coding practices for social determinants of health.

Kinder Coding: A look into how white patients get more provider time and preferential ICD-10 codes.

In the second part of this series, we explore the concept of “kinder coding” and how it plays out within clinical settings.

5/23/2024

Kinder Coding: A look into how white patients get more provider time and preferential ICD-10 codes.

Investigating diagnostic coding discrepancies to uncover health inequities for BIPOC patients.

In Part 1 of this series, we uncover diagnostic coding biases disproportionately affecting BIPOC patients, exposing hidden systemic inequities within the health care system.

5/23/2024

Investigating diagnostic coding discrepancies to uncover health inequities for BIPOC patients.

Revising cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines to advance equitable health care.

How removing gendered language from HEDIS measures is making care more accessible for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming patients.

5/15/2024

Revising cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines to advance equitable health care.

Health Equity Matters: Interview with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare

We sat down with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare, to talk about the role health plans play in addressing disparities.

4/23/2024

Health Equity Matters: Interview with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare

Updates to HEDIS: Race and ethnicity stratification and gender-affirming approaches to measurement.

The latest NCQA updates to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures for MY2024 include expanded race and ethnicity stratification and a focus on gender-inclusive language.

4/10/2024

Updates to HEDIS: Race and ethnicity stratification and gender-affirming approaches to measurement.

UCare and Violet join forces to advance health equity in Minnesota with a culturally responsive network.

UCare, a leading Medicaid plan in Minnesota, announces the state’s first innovative payer partnership with Violet, aimed at fostering inclusive health care delivery and improving health outcomes across the state.

4/8/2024

UCare and Violet join forces to advance health equity in Minnesota with a culturally responsive network.

A new era in understanding neurodivergence: A conversation with Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Dr. Megan Anna Neff is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and author of the book, Self-care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-stress, and Unmask. We sat down to speak to her about her own personal experience with neurodivergence and the evolving mental health care landscape.

3/14/2024

A new era in understanding neurodivergence: A conversation with Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Violet Benchmarks as a Quality Measure: A summary of findings.

In this collaborative study with the Eidos LGBTQ+ Initiative at UPenn, we measured whether clinicians with Violet Benchmarks had better patient outcomes than clinicians who did not earn a Benchmark.

3/11/2024

Violet Benchmarks as a Quality Measure: A summary of findings.

Introducing the GLMA x Violet partnership for cultural competence education.

In this new collaboration, GLMA members gain free access to Violet's on-demand continuing education library.

2/21/2024

Introducing the GLMA x Violet partnership for cultural competence education.

Understanding network cultural competence to improve behavioral health.

Violet equips health plans with provider cultural competency data that seamlessly plugs into care navigation solutions to improve behavioral health outcomes.

1/22/2024

Understanding network cultural competence to improve behavioral health.

6 takeaways from Going Digital’s 2023 Behavioral Health Tech conference.

Violet participated in Behavioral Health Tech because without inclusive behavioral and physical health care, we can't have health equity.

11/30/2023

6 takeaways from Going Digital’s 2023 Behavioral Health Tech conference.

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation.

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation, and more.

11/15/2023

Here's what you need to know about the new Medicare Advantage Health Equity requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2024. Most notable are the requirements related to health equity, which will impact MA plans’ existing health equity programs, as well as possibly affecting their plans’ reimbursement.

11/1/2023

Here's what you need to know about the new Medicare Advantage Health Equity requirements.

4 ways health equity leaders can make an impact.

The Chief Health Equity Officer (CHEO) is a C-suite position that has risen to prominence in recent years. As the current health care system is routinely failing individuals from culturally diverse communities, it makes sense for health plans and digital health organizations to create a role that focuses on integrating health equity into the company's overall culture and care delivery strategy.

10/25/2023

4 ways health equity leaders can make an impact.

New study with TimelyCare shows 25% increase in inclusive care.

TimelyCare partners with Violet to improve identity-centered care for college students.

10/5/2023

New study with TimelyCare shows 25% increase in inclusive care.

Building an inclusive culture with the Director of Health Equity at Maven Clinic.

We sat down with Dawn Godbolt, PhD to chat about all things health equity.

9/20/2023

Building an inclusive culture with the Director of Health Equity at Maven Clinic.

Measuring quality of care with Violet Benchmarks.

Cultural competence is a skill that can be measured and benchmarked. It equates quality of care.

9/18/2023

Measuring quality of care with Violet Benchmarks.

What you need to know about Medi-Cal’s DEI training requirements.

Pretty soon, California will be enacting some new regulations around DEI training for providers. Here's what we know.

9/13/2023

What you need to know about Medi-Cal’s DEI training requirements.

Stand out to employers and payors for your commitment to inclusive care.

Stand up for health equity.

7/31/2023

Stand out to employers and payors for your commitment to inclusive care.

What New York’s new CON law and health equity assessment means for you.

Key takeaways from New York’s CON law and health equity impact assessment.

6/21/2023

What New York’s new CON law and health equity assessment means for you.

What are Violet Benchmarks?

Violet has created a standardization of cultural competence, called Violet Benchmarks, that powers the first-ever infrastructure for inclusive care.

5/8/2023

How to decrease no-show rates & improve patient retention.

There are a number of factors that contribute to missed appointments, such as social determinants of health, which are the environmental and community conditions that affect a person’s life and wellbeing. Here are tips to get patients through the door.

5/8/2023

How to decrease no-show rates & improve patient retention.

The Dos and Don’ts of building an inclusive digital health org.

Creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive health care requires ongoing effort. Here are tips to get started.

5/8/2023

The Dos and Don’ts of building an inclusive digital health org.

The value of quality interventions for health care.

Quality interventions can be used to improve patient outcomes by analyzing the health disparities facing patient populations and executing processes to address them.

5/8/2023

The value of quality interventions for health care.

Is cultural competence the right term?

Violet has reimagined cultural competence as a skill that can be measured and improved over time.

5/8/2023

We’ve talked with hundreds of leaders in digital health. This is what they care about.

Violet has talked with hundreds of digital health teams. Our customer success manager Matthew Hawes (he/him) has compiled a list of the top seven things they care about.

4/19/2023

We’ve talked with hundreds of leaders in digital health. This is what they care about.

The Black maternal health crisis needs health equity.

‍Health care providers and other stakeholders must take steps to promote health equity and ensure that Black women and birthing people have access to high-quality, culturally competent care.

4/11/2023

The Black maternal health crisis needs health equity.

Top technologies to build health equity.

‍Making the health care system more equitable for diverse patients requires adopting strategic technologies.

3/14/2023

Top technologies to build health equity.

How to incorporate DEIB into L&D at hospitals.

The health care industry is investing in cultural competence more than ever. Throughout the country, organizations are choosing to incorporate DEIB training into their L&D efforts.

3/6/2023

How to incorporate DEIB into L&D at hospitals.

Health equity and antiracism master class for clinicians.

Learn about antiracism and health equity for clinicians with Violet Master Class.

3/3/2023

Health equity and antiracism master class for clinicians.

Black and Transgender people are tired of death statistics.

Death statistics are omnipresent in clinical education materials as well as in the media. Calculating health disparities is a useful way to measure progress toward health equity, but sharing these statistics with patients can be tricky.

2/8/2023

Black and Transgender people are tired of death statistics.

Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

A significant number of patients have reported negative experiences in health care settings due to their gender identity. It's time for a change.

1/27/2023

Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Cultural competence can help your team overcome the many obstacles presented in staffing, patient retention, and more.

12/22/2022

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.

Shame and stigma have never been an effective way to help a person become healthier. But when it comes to the topic of weight, this approach still persists within the health care system.

12/15/2022

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Learning soft skills requires practice, ongoing commitment, and a willingness to be vulnerable. It may be challenging at first, but the benefits are wide-ranging for both patients as well as clinicians and health care organizations.

12/12/2022

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

Here's how clinicians can begin addressing their unconscious biases.

12/2/2022

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?

To liberate the most marginalized is to liberate us all.

11/20/2022

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

There are a number of barriers to health care created by oppression, stigma, and income level.

11/11/2022

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

Tips for marketing health equity.

Let patients know you're dedicated to delivering inclusive care. Marketing your values is an easy way for patients to find the right care.

11/4/2022

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

When a clinician denies a patient’s experience, complaints, or concerns about their health, that breach of trust is known as medical gaslighting.

11/2/2022

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Creating a good health care environment is not only about aesthetics. It includes putting up posters, signs, and other emblems to signal inclusivity and belonging, but, most importantly, your care team must understand patients’ needs.

10/21/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

First impressions are everything. When patients enter your office, they want to feel valued and at ease. Creating a welcoming and inclusive care setting is exactly what they desire. It’s also what they deserve.

10/21/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.

For oppressed people, decolonizing health care isn’t a political stance–it’s necessary for our survival.

10/13/2022

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.

What are social determinants of health?

There are many external factors that impact an individual’s overall health that clinicians may not immediately consider. These are known as social determinants of health (SDOH).

10/1/2022

Misinformation and homophobia in the time of monkeypox (MPV).

The spread of misinformation can have a dangerous impact on culturally diverse communities.

9/7/2022

Misinformation and homophobia in the time of monkeypox (MPV).

Doctors didn’t speak their language, so I became my parents’ translator.

Non-native English speakers need extra support to navigate the U.S. health system. Too often, they have to rely on their own family members and friends to translate during appointments, if they’re not alone. At least my parents have me.

9/6/2022

Doctors didn’t speak their language, so I became my parents’ translator.

What does BIPOC mean?

Learn more about what makes BIPOC an inclusive term that many people prefer when referring to their racial identity, and what factors drove its increased usage.

8/31/2022

Doctors, can you identify monkeypox (MPV) in dark skin tones?

The online tool by Violet and Health In Her HUE includes images of clinical signs and symptoms of monkeypox (MPV) in Black and Brown skin.

8/9/2022

Doctors, can you identify monkeypox (MPV) in dark skin tones?

How clinicians can honor Indigenous patients.

Upholding Indigenous traditions in care settings is a small step in decolonizing health care and showing respect.

8/9/2022

How clinicians can honor Indigenous patients.

Violet’s Abortion Access Toolkit for health care providers.

Believe in reproductive rights for all people? Use this guide to navigate abortion access for your patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world.

8/1/2022

Violet’s Abortion Access Toolkit for health care providers.

I’m celebrating this Disability Pride Month by coming out.

I live day-to-day with chronic pain and chronic anxiety that the pain I’m feeling is an indication of something more.

7/28/2022

I’m celebrating this Disability Pride Month by coming out.

Cultural competence in health care is a top priority.

We’re here to help you improve your team’s cultural competence in sustainable and tangible ways. Let us help you address inequities in the health care system by delivering inclusive care.

7/27/2022

Cultural competence in health care is a top priority.

Post-Roe: A worsening Black maternal health crisis.

Social determinants of health are rooted in this country’s racism and we cannot ignore it as we’ll begin to see starker maternal health disparities than ever before in recent history. The sooner we join Black advocates and work towards abortion access for all, the sooner we can overcome inequities and give patients the care they deserve.

7/20/2022

Post-Roe: A worsening Black maternal health crisis.

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month for inclusive care.

We're bringing much-needed attention to the specific mental health challenges of BIPOC communities across the United States. During this awareness month, it is vital to reevaluate mental health care for BIPOC communities.

7/18/2022

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month for inclusive care.

Health equity definition and history.

Learn about the evolution of health equity, including which institutions, like Violet, are leading the way towards achieving the goal of equitable access for all.

7/5/2022

Is your sexual history intake process inclusive?

When providers document sexual history, they’re often taught to begin with the gender-normative question: "Do you have sex with men, women, or both?" It's time for an upgrade.

6/14/2022

Is your sexual history intake process inclusive?

Celebrating AAPI with culturally competent care.

Jennifer Lagemann—a first-generation American and health care writer—shares her family’s experience as an Asian American during AAPI Heritage Month.

5/23/2022

Celebrating AAPI with culturally competent care.

All therapists can work with clients of the BIPOC community.

Kaylyn Williams, a behavioral health therapist with Brightline, discusses ways to be more culturally competent with BIPOC patients.

5/16/2022

All therapists can work with clients of the BIPOC community.

Why I created a framework to measure cultural competence.

Violet Head of Clinical, Kay Nikiforova talks about their process for measuring cultural competence in health care providers and why it’s of vast importance.

4/27/2022

Why I created a framework to measure cultural competence.

3 ways to provide better health care to women.

Here's how you can help women this International Women's Day.

3/8/2022

3 ways to provide better health care to women.

Supporting diverse communities.

At Violet we take an intersectional approach to recognizing patient identities. Here's more about how we conceptualize the communities we support

12/28/2021

The cultural competence umbrella.

Violet's approach to codifying cultural competence

7/11/2021

The therapist lens.

Richard Wenthen, LMSW, shares why identities matter in and out of the therapy room.

2/3/2021

Addressing stigma in mental health care.

What is mental health stigma and how can we help address it?

11/13/2020

Addressing stigma in mental health care.

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Allyship Toolkit.

Health equity.

What it means to be a Verified Inclusive Organization

Grow Therapy partners with Violet to deliver culturally responsive mental health care.

Violet and Northeast Health Partners join forces to advance health equity in rural and frontier communities in Colorado.

The importance of culturally competent care for older adult patients.

3 takeaways from the American Psychological Association’s 2024 convention.

What to know about Section 5123 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Introducing learning pathways on Violet.

Investigating coding practices for social determinants of health.

Kinder Coding: A look into how white patients get more provider time and preferential ICD-10 codes.

Investigating diagnostic coding discrepancies to uncover health inequities for BIPOC patients.

Revising cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines to advance equitable health care.

Health Equity Matters: Interview with Pleasant Radford Jr., Health Equity Officer at UCare

Updates to HEDIS: Race and ethnicity stratification and gender-affirming approaches to measurement.

UCare and Violet join forces to advance health equity in Minnesota with a culturally responsive network.

A new era in understanding neurodivergence: A conversation with Dr. Megan Anna Neff.

Violet Benchmarks as a Quality Measure: A summary of findings.

Introducing the GLMA x Violet partnership for cultural competence education.

Understanding network cultural competence to improve behavioral health.

6 takeaways from Going Digital’s 2023 Behavioral Health Tech conference.

Learn how Violet helps health plans earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation.

Here's what you need to know about the new Medicare Advantage Health Equity requirements.

4 ways health equity leaders can make an impact.

New study with TimelyCare shows 25% increase in inclusive care.

Building an inclusive culture with the Director of Health Equity at Maven Clinic.

Measuring quality of care with Violet Benchmarks.

What you need to know about Medi-Cal’s DEI training requirements.

Stand out to employers and payors for your commitment to inclusive care.

What New York’s new CON law and health equity assessment means for you.

What are Violet Benchmarks?

How to decrease no-show rates & improve patient retention.

The Dos and Don’ts of building an inclusive digital health org.

The value of quality interventions for health care.

Is cultural competence the right term?

We’ve talked with hundreds of leaders in digital health. This is what they care about.

The Black maternal health crisis needs health equity.

Top technologies to build health equity.

How to incorporate DEIB into L&D at hospitals.

Health equity and antiracism master class for clinicians.

Black and Transgender people are tired of death statistics.

Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

Tips for marketing health equity.

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.

What are social determinants of health?

Misinformation and homophobia in the time of monkeypox (MPV).

Doctors didn’t speak their language, so I became my parents’ translator.

What does BIPOC mean?

Doctors, can you identify monkeypox (MPV) in dark skin tones?

How clinicians can honor Indigenous patients.

Violet’s Abortion Access Toolkit for health care providers.

I’m celebrating this Disability Pride Month by coming out.

Cultural competence in health care is a top priority.

Post-Roe: A worsening Black maternal health crisis.

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month for inclusive care.

Health equity definition and history.

Is your sexual history intake process inclusive?

Celebrating AAPI with culturally competent care.

All therapists can work with clients of the BIPOC community.

Why I created a framework to measure cultural competence.

3 ways to provide better health care to women.

Supporting diverse communities.

The cultural competence umbrella.

The therapist lens.

Addressing stigma in mental health care.

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What it means to be a Verified Inclusive Organization

Grow Therapy partners with Violet to deliver culturally responsive mental health care.

Violet and Northeast Health Partners join forces to advance health equity in rural and frontier communities in Colorado.

The importance of culturally competent care for older adult patients.

3 takeaways from the American Psychological Association’s 2024 convention.