CHIME Foundation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Survey- 2021

Thank you for taking the time to share about your organization's approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). This survey helps CHIME to capture where our Foundation member organizations stand in terms of their efforts/programs/work towards DE&I. Gathering this data will allow CHIME's Diversity and Inclusion Committee to view trends and guide our future actions, and assess progress towards strengthening DE&I across the Healthcare IT field. Survey should take 3-5 minutes to complete.

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* 1. Does your organization have a shared definition of Diversity?

Yes

If 'Yes', please share definition here:

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* 2. Does your organization have a shared definition of Equity?

Yes

If 'Yes', please share definition here:

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* 3. Does your organization have a shared definition of Inclusion?

Yes

If 'Yes', please share definition here:

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* 4. Does your organization have a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) program?

Yes

I'm not sure

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* 5. If you DO have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program, at what level does it exist? (check all that apply)

At the Leadership/Board level

At the Staff level

For my specific department

Organizational-wide program

Other (please specify):

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* 6. Are you currently involved in DE&I efforts within your organization?

Yes, organization wide

Yes, linked to my department only

Not yet

Not interested

N/A- Not aware of diversity and inclusion efforts at my organization

Other (please specify):

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* 7. What would be most helpful/informative in furthering your organization’s DE&I efforts?

Access to chat forum with other healthcare IT C-Suite peers

Database of suggested readings

Training programs

Benchmarking data

Playbook

Other (please specify):

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* 8. How has your organization assessed DE&I needs? (Check all that apply)

Surveys

Town halls

Do not know

Other (please specify):

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* 9. What realms of DE&I could your organization better address/what types of programs would be beneficial to add?

Establish a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program (do not currently have one)

Support program to strengthen the talent pipeline

Improved hiring practices to better reflect diversity of the community

More Inclusion-focused programs to ensure that diverse voices are heard and valued

Advancement program/Leadership Development

Other (please specify):

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* 10. What do you see as potential barriers to increased diversity, equity and inclusion in your organization?

Lack of a diverse talent pipeline

Lack of diverse sources/approaches when hiring

Lack of a shared definition of diversity/inclusion- makes it hard to get started

Lack of a shared belief that this is a priority our organization should address

Lack of support from Leadership/Board

Lack of organizational resources and time to devote

Other (please specify):

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* 11. Since 2019 (when we ran our our first survey), what changes have you seen in your organzation's approach to/programming related to diversity, equity and inclusion?

A large increase in programs/offerings

A small increase in programs/offerings

No observed increase in programs/offerings

A small decrease in programs/offerings

A large decrease in programs/offerings

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If you do not have a DE&I program or are not aware of one, the survey will end for you at this time. Thank you for your input! If you do have a program of some kind, survey continues on next page.