Health Equity
News, Statements, and Testimony on Health Equity Issues
25th Council session information coming soon.
New Advance Care Planning Solution Available March 8 in CRISP DC Portal
We’re pleased to share that CRISP’s Advance Care Planning solution will launch on Wednesday, March 8!
Through an initiative led by the DC Department of Health Care Finance and DC Health, CRISP DC collaborated with A|D Vault to embed its advance care planning platform, called MyDirectives for Clinicians, in the HIE.
MyDirectives for Clinicians integrated in the CRISP DC HIE
This user-friendly platform allows health care providers to create, upload, and view new digital advance care planning forms whenever and wherever they are needed across all patient care teams with access to the DC HIE. The following advance care planning forms are available through the platform:
- DC MOST
- National POLST
- Psychiatric Advance Directive
- Universal Advance Digital Directive (uADD)
Benefits of accessing MyDirectives for Clinicians
- Scan and upload existing advance care planning documents.
- Display forms in the DC HIE anytime and anywhere across the continuum of care.
- Ensure other care teams, such as ambulatory providers and DC Fire and EMS responders, can access this information to honor the patient’s care decisions.
Search and View Advance Directives in the CRISP Care Coordination tab
Any CRISP DC HIE user will be able to search and view their patient’s most current decisions on future, urgent, and end-of-life care planning goals and objectives.
How do I get credentialed to access MyDirectives for Clinicians in CRISP?
Email the CRISP DC team at dcoutreach@crisphealth.org for more information and to begin the MyDirectives for Clinicians onboarding process.
Learn more
CRISP DC will host the following webinars for the purpose of providing demonstrations of the MyDirectives for Clinicians application in the HIE, along with Q & A sessions. Please register at CRISPDC.org/ACP for the session that works best for you.
- Wednesday, March 8: 8 am, 12 pm, 5 pm
- Friday, March 10: 8 am, 12 pm
- Wednesday, April 5: 8 am, 12 pm, 5 pm
- Friday, April 7: 8 am, 12 pm
If your team is unable to attend, recordings and additional information are available at crispdc.org/acp. To get involved or schedule an individual informational session, please contact the CRISP DC Outreach team at dcoutreach@crisphealth.org.
Sample of Health Equity Legislation MSDC Tracked
What does it say? The bill allows for the administration of medicinal marijuana in schools as well as allows students to bring sunscreen to schools and apply it without a prescription.
MSDC position: MSDC supports the language permitting sunscreen application in schools
Current status: A win for DC physicians and public health! The legislation passed the Council in February and was signed by the Mayor. Previous temporary and emergency legislation permitted students to use sunscreen at schools this school year already.
What does it say? The bill requires DC Health to establish an electronic Medical Order for Scope of Treatment registry (eMOST).
MSDC position: MSDC supports this legislation to more easily allow patients to make their treatment orders known.
Current status: A win for the physician community and our patients! The Council passed the bill in December and the Mayor signed it into law on January 16, 2020.
What does it say? The bill would implement a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on the distribution of "sugary" beverages. The money collected from the tax would establish a Healthy People, Healthy Places Open Spaces Grant Program.
MSDC position: MSDC sent a letter to Council Chair Mendelson asking for a hearing to discuss all of the issues around a beverage tax.
Current status: The bill was introduced October 8, 2019 and referred to the Committee on Business and Economic Development and the Committee of the Whole.
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