24-1302m Register Today! Learn How to Reduce Implicit Bias and Promote Equitable Care
Date: 12/17/24
Stay compliant with California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act (SB 464)
In an effort to further increase awareness of implicit bias among maternity care professionals and spur behavioral change, Health Net encourages physicians and other providers to engage in the Strengthening Cultural Humility, Dismantling Implicit Bias in the Healthcare Setting online training presented by Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson. The role of implicit biases on healthcare outcomes has become a concern as some cite that implicit biases contribute to health disparities, professionals' attitudes toward and interactions with patients, quality of care, diagnoses, and treatment decisions.
Complete the no cost online training course for implicit bias
This training will focus on increasing cultural conscientiousness, sensitivity and humility. It will also broaden participants’ awareness of their own implicit biases (subtle, unconscious assumptions about others) and equip them with tools to engage with patients/clients, in more open, respectful and empathetic ways.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify implicit and explicit biases
- Define types of biases including confirmation bias, affinity bias and halo effect
- Describe principles of cultural humility and cultural safety
- Practice skills for cross-cultural communication
This course meets the requirements of California State Laws on implicit bias training for:
- AB-1407: Nursing schools and programs to include implicit bias training as a core part of their curriculum.
- AB-241: Physicians and surgeons.
- SB-464: Perinatal care staff at hospitals.
Register for training
Physicians and other providers may access the Strengthening Cultural Humility, Dismantling Implicit Bias in the Healthcare Setting online course and complete your registration as follows:
- Create an account, then click on “Sign up for free” to access the training course.
- Once you have signed up, you will be automatically directed to “My Course Library.”
- Scroll down to find the Implicit Bias course.
- Click on “View Product.”
For additional instructions on how to access the course, please refer to provider flyer 24-1305, Strengthening Cultural Humility, Dismantling Implicit Bias in the Healthcare Setting (PDF).
Maternal social disparities create unsafe conditions
Pregnancy-related deaths and life-threatening pregnancy-related complications are higher in the United States than other high-income countries1. In the United States, Black women are three times more likely to experience severe maternal morbidity, and twice as likely to suffer from short or long-term complications than women of other racial and ethnic groups2.
Access maternal health equity trainings and resources available online
The California Health Care Foundation supported the development of a free one-hour e-learning course from Diversity Science. This training meets requirements in SB 464, the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act (Health and Safety Code, section 123630.3), that perinatal care providers receive implicit bias training.
Individual providers can access trainings at Diversity Science Institute website.
Additional resources
Additional links to maternal health equity trainings and resources can be found below. Please reach out to your provider network administrator with any questions.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HEAR HER Campaign.
- California Department of Public Health, Centering Black Mothers in California.
- Equity training from Diversity Science, Diversity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Project sponsored by the California Health Care Foundation.
- California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, Perinatal Equity.
- National Institutes of Health, Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Web Portal.
- Health Net’s Quality Improvement HEDIS measures and billing codes provider tip sheets.
References
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021.
2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality.
Provider Services
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Ambetter from Health Net IFP Ambetter PPO | ||
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Health Net Employer Group HMO, POS, & PPO | ||
Medi-Cal (including CS and ECM providers) | N/A |
This information applies to Physicians.
For Medi-Cal, this information applies to Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Los Angeles, Molina, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties.