ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Partner to Build Trust in US Health Systems
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Leading Internal Medicine Organizations Sponsor $400,000 Grant Program to Build Trust and Advance Health Equity
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ABIM Foundation awards three grants to launch projects focused on trust and equity
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Joint Statement on Dissemination of MisInformation
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A Year in Review Since ABIM Foundation’s Statement on Racial Justice
This year has undeniably changed the way we do things: the way we stay connected to our friends and family, the way we interact with our patients, the way we stand up for one another.
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My experience at a rural HIV clinic taught me about the importance of trustworthy relationships
Kelly Rand, MA, CPH
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Trust: The Evolution of Professionalism
The ABIM Foundation is on a journey to promote trustworthiness in all relationships as a means of achieving excellence in the health care system.
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Videos from 2021 ABIM Foundation Virtual Forum

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Pursuing Trust: Striving for Equitable Health Care

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2021 Kimball Lecture: Where the rubber meets the road, Carladenise Armbrister Edwards, Ph.D.

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2021 Kimball Conversation

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A Conversation with Kimberly Manning and Bob Wachter

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Latest News

ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Partner to Build Trust in US Health Systems

November 22, 2021

The organizations will use an evidence-driven approach to identify behaviors and practices that make health care providers and organizations more worthy of trust, with the goal of replication nationwide

Leading Internal Medicine Organizations Sponsor $400,000 Grant Program to Build Trust and Advance Health Equity

November 1, 2021

ABIM Foundation and other sponsors have announced the second round of grants for internal medicine residents and faculty members, designed to improve the quality of education and training and create a more trustworthy health system that serves everyone.

STUDY: Health systems are using Choosing Wisely® recommendations to reduce use of low-value medical services

September 8, 2021

Health care systems should be optimistic that interventions designed to reduce unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures recommended by specialty societies as part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign can produce meaningful results for their organizations, according to new research published in The Milbank Quarterly.

ABIM Foundation awards grant to increase diversity in the medical field

August 12, 2021

The ABIM Foundation has awarded $15,000 to DiverseMedicine Inc. to evaluate the nationwide impact of its various diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Pursuing Trust and Striving for Equitable Health Care at the 2021 ABIM Foundation Forum

November 3, 2021

This summer, the ABIM Foundation devoted its annual Forum to exploring facets of trust, focusing on how health care organizations can promote equity and become deserving of the trust of—and engage and partner with—marginalized communities.

Choosing Wisely: What we learned and carry forward

October 20, 2021

The lessons learned from Choosing Wisely not only taught us methods to reduce overuse, but also taught us about the key behaviors needed to build trust – one being a simple, well-informed conversation between clinician and patient within an already established relationship.

The love we saw during the 2021 ABIM Foundation Forum

September 21, 2021

At the ABIM Foundation’s annual Forum in early August, more than 130 clinicians, advocates and other leaders in health care came together to discuss how health care organizations can act to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and engender trust among their patients, clinicians, staff, and from the communities they serve. Love was mentioned so many times in conversation, during presentations and in the chat that we lost count.

Joint Statement on Dissemination of Misinformation

September 8, 2021

In times of medical emergency, the community of expert physicians committed to science and evidence collectively shares a responsibility for giving the public the most accurate and timely health information available, so they can make decisions that work best for themselves and their families.

Are money and trust compatible?

August 26, 2021

We must harmonize, or at least deconflict, how health care organizations are paid and how health care benefits are structured. While there are no perfect models for paying for care, there are models that can minimize the potential for harm and perverse incentives.

Examining Fee-for-Service Through a Trust Lens

July 16, 2021

If trust is essential to health care delivery, how we pay for services should also be trustworthy.

Community Update: A Year in Review Since ABIM Foundation's Statement on Racial Justice

July 1, 2021

This year has undeniably changed the way we do things: the way we stay connected to our friends and family, the way we interact with our patients, the way we stand up for one another.

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