• The World Health Organization and partners are considering additional Ebola patient care options, including community care centers (CCCs), small, lightly staffed units that could be used to isolate patients outside the home and get them into care sooner than otherwise possible. (cdc.gov)
  • To date, Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) have been used to isolate patients and provide clinical care. (cdc.gov)
  • One approach is the use of Ebola community care centers (CCCs), which would represent a possible change in operational approach ( 5 - 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Palliative care may be offered by hospitals, home care agencies, cancer centers, and long-term care facilities. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The evaluation was conducted with the participation of 22 geographically representative sites (i.e., hospitals and health centers). (cdc.gov)
  • Prospective, multi-site study of healthcare utilization after actionable monogenic findings from clinical sequencing. (harvard.edu)
  • Challenges and achievements in the utilization of the health system among adolescents in a region of Burkina Faso particularly affected by poverty. (harvard.edu)
  • Telehealth and In-Person Mental Health Service Utilization and Spending, 2019 to 2022. (harvard.edu)
  • Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Patients With Burkitt Lymphoma. (harvard.edu)
  • Changes in Healthcare Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potential Causes-A Cohort Study From Switzerland. (harvard.edu)
  • Healthcare utilization of patients with hereditary angioedema treated with lanadelumab and subcutaneous C1-inhibitor concentrate. (harvard.edu)
  • Turner K, Hong Y, Yadav S, Huo J, Mainous A. Patient portal utilization: before and after stage 2 electronic health record meaningful use. (jmir.org)
  • A retrospective study was made in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory parameters and health care utilization in a group of outpatients with chronic lung diseases other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (who.int)
  • There was a significant improvement in functional exercise capacity as manifested on the 6-minute walking distance and distance on treadmill, bicycle and arm ergometer and significantly better utilization of health care resources (fewer emergency department and outpatient department visits) over the 12 months after completion of the programme. (who.int)
  • Objective: The aim of this non-randomized, mixed-methods observational study was to describe the utilization rate and nurses' experiences of ear acupuncture in a highly specialized clinic for eating disorders in Sweden, in which acupuncture had been implemented as part of routine clinical care. (lu.se)
  • Results: Despite an initially moderate level of trust in acupuncture, the utilization rate of the scheduled acupuncture was 89% and patients asked for extra acupuncture sessions on 28 occasions. (lu.se)
  • Cancer patients are at higher risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 infection due to their disease and therapies that may weaken the immune system. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Now, more than ever, the house of laboratory medicine needs to be publishing clinic studies and evidence that the money spent on appropriate medical laboratory testing is returned tenfold from improved patient outcomes and substantial reductions in the cost per episode of care that can be associated with the use of those lab tests. (darkdaily.com)
  • Outcomes in Patients with History of Cardiac or Vascular Disease (CV) During Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (ABSSSI) with Delafloxacin (DLX) vs Vancomycin/Aztreonam (VAN/AZ), G. Oguchi Et Al. (globenewswire.com)
  • Epidemiology and Outcomes of Carbapenem Resistance Among Patients with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, M. Zilberberg et al. (globenewswire.com)
  • Strategies involving public and private stakeholders should be implemented to eliminate barriers and inequities in oral health care access, reduce cost, and improve both patient-centered care and oral health outcomes. (ada.org)
  • With these ideas in mind, we put together our newest white paper, " How Patient Perception of Care Affects Practice Growth and Treatment Outcomes . (speareducation.com)
  • Under the biopsychosocial model, healthcare providers consider the whole patient when treating illness to achieve the best outcomes. (rehabpub.com)
  • Drive science and discovery of the impact on evidence-based care on patient outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • Analysis of treatment outcomes revealed that 28/113 (25%) patients with TB disease and HIV infection died, compared to 7/145 (5%) non HIV-infected patients with TB (RR= 6.0, 95% CI 2.5-14.5). (cdc.gov)
  • Cassandra A. Hathaway et al, Individual-level factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among U.S. patients with cancer, Vaccine (2022). (medicalxpress.com)
  • CHICAGO, May 25, 2022 - Poor oral health reduces the economic productivity of American society by limiting participation in the workforce, as well as by increasing health care costs. (ada.org)
  • Rapid assessment procedures for nutrition and primary health care : anthropological approaches to improving programme effectiveness / Susan C. M. Scrimshaw, Elena Hurtado. (who.int)
  • Patient Prefer Adherence;17: 1075-1092, 2023. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2 Decision WHA69(9) (see http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA69-REC1/A69_2016_REC1-en.pdf, accessed 15 April 2019). (who.int)
  • The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30th January 2020 and a pandemic on 11th March 2020. (who.int)
  • What are the implications for public health practice? (cdc.gov)
  • How can we create a higher sense of urgency and awareness in our practice to help patients move forward? (nxtbook.com)
  • For more than 16 years, Wendy has helped thousands of dentists take control of their practice and uncover millions of dollars of unseen/ untapped revenue by serving their patients at a higher level. (nxtbook.com)
  • Patients with gingival inflammation are already in your practice. (nxtbook.com)
  • [3] Most patient portals require the practice to have some type of electronic medical record or patient management system, as the patient data needs to be stored in a data repository then retrieved by the patient portal. (wikipedia.org)
  • While lauding its ease-of-use, some physicians note that it is hard to encourage patients to utilize online portals to benefit both themselves and the medical practice staff. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is a key finding in Oral Health in America: Implications for Dental Practice, published today online ahead of print in The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). (ada.org)
  • The ADA remains committed to advancing research, education, practice resources and advocacy on behalf of dental professionals and the public in order to improve oral health, particularly those facing barriers to access to care," Dr. Sabates concluded. (ada.org)
  • Their daily work makes it possible for doctors to practice their profession at the highest levels, and ensures that patients throughout the world are offered an exceptional standard of care. (speareducation.com)
  • The reality of modern dentistry is that you are selling yourself and your practice to every patient who walks in the door. (speareducation.com)
  • In the end, a practice is only as amazing as the patients say it is. (speareducation.com)
  • In fact, we have seen remarkable clinicians with dedicated staff struggle professionally because the patients don't always see or understand what the practice can do for them. (speareducation.com)
  • This paper works to pull together research on patients' satisfaction both inside and outside of dentistry to pull together several key takeaways that each practice can implement to help ensure that they are working to improve patient satisfaction. (speareducation.com)
  • The role that each dental team member plays can positively or negatively influence patients' perceptions of the practice, their trust in the providers, and their treatment acceptance. (rdhmag.com)
  • These subtle actions not only strengthen the patient-provider relationship, but they also help retain patients, contributing to a profitable business and increased referrals for the practice. (rdhmag.com)
  • As a result, midwifery lost its value as a feasible practice in modern medicine, and many women and babies lost access to quality care. (metgroup.com)
  • This series will focus on using the evidence-based practices of qigong and tai chi with patients and how as therapists we have a unique opportunity to learn and teach this extraordinary practice. (rehabpub.com)
  • It also summarizes information on how these acceptance rates vary by select physician characteristics and by state. (cdc.gov)
  • The variables used as predictors were related to the sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, burden related to chronic disease, and the use of the Internet and its perceived usefulness in making personal health-related decisions. (springer.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of Australian adults who seek care for low back pain (LBP), including the type of care they choose and any factors associated with making those choices. (chiroindex.org)
  • The PPV of a clinical diagnosis of acute PID varies depending on epidemiologic characteristics and the clinical setting, with higher PPV among sexually active young (especially teenage) women and among patients attending STD clinics or from settings with high rates of gonorrhea or chlamydia. (cdc.gov)
  • Int J Public Health. (harvard.edu)
  • Front Public Health. (harvard.edu)
  • What strategies should public health and health care officials, health care providers, policymakers, and researchers pursue to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States in order to achieve herd immunity and overcome the pandemic? (rand.org)
  • Additional public health, regulatory, and policy efforts might help decrease barriers to oral antiviral access, particularly in communities with high social vulnerability. (cdc.gov)
  • Am J Public Health 82 (2): 249-51, 1992. (cancer.gov)
  • EFPIA warned on Monday a public health crisis is brewing if there is a Grexit, though the industry will keep importing medicines despite being owed €1.1 billion euros by payers, for the time being. (politico.eu)
  • In the worst-case scenario of 'Grexit', we believe the integrity of the medicines supply chain may be in jeopardy, which would create a risk to public health," the letter to Andriukaitis from Richard Bergstrom, EFPIA director general, first reported by Reuters said. (politico.eu)
  • Vaccine hesitancy is an ongoing public health issue for infectious diseases, including COVID-19. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is the largest pure-play antibiotics company, dedicated to saving lives threatened by the global public health crisis of bacterial infections through the development and commercialization of novel antibiotics that provide new therapeutic solutions. (globenewswire.com)
  • and Judith Albino, Ph.D, professor emerita of public health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. (ada.org)
  • Still, its potential to significantly bring down times and costs of drug development - it focuses on already approved, discontinued, shelved or investigational therapeutics - makes this novel strategy attractive for rare and neglected conditions, cancer, emerging public health threats such as COVID-19 or new drug combinations. (fraunhofer.de)
  • The solution was to bring midwives into the public health system. (metgroup.com)
  • Through collaboration with U.N. agencies, the Federal Health Ministry, 11 state public health systems and midwifery organizations, we engaged early adopters and champions to demonstrate an integrated approach to providing reproductive care using videos and storytelling on social media, and in communication for state-based policy work. (metgroup.com)
  • Despite innovations and advances in modern medicine, the number of people living with chronic disease has increased and healthcare costs continue to be a real public health concern. (rehabpub.com)
  • The 2021 COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for AFR serves as a regional guide for a holistic public health response to COVID19 at regional, national and sub-national levels. (who.int)
  • BMC Public Health. (lu.se)
  • World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • World Health Organization (WHO) and Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) recommend male circumcision (MC) as an additional HIV prevention measure. (nih.gov)
  • thus, the World Health Organization and other partners are looking at additional care options to supplement existing ETCs. (cdc.gov)
  • As envisioned in the World Health Organization approach, CCCs would be small units with 3-5 beds and would be staffed by a small group of health care workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings suggest that similar to the general population, targeted interventions to improve vaccine acceptance in cancer patients should focus on younger individuals, those living with others and those who are more socioeconomic disadvantaged," said study author Cassandra A. Hathaway, MPH, CPH, a member of the Department of Cancer Epidemiology at Moffitt. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Physician acceptance of new Medicaid patients has shown to be lower than acceptance of new Medicare patients or new privately insured patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Using the 2013 National Electronic Health Records Survey, this NCHS report summarizes physician acceptance of new patients with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. (cdc.gov)
  • As this adaptation evolves, the physician can help patients and families adapt to suffering and loss of control by selecting and achieving specific goals such as improvement of the patient's environment in hospital or hospice, pain control, and relief of sleeplessness. (nih.gov)
  • If you are a consumer who chooses to read this professional-level information on Clinical Education Alliance Sites, you should not use or rely on that information as professional medical advice or use it to replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional or any information they may have provided to you. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • New systems, with built in redundancies and alerts have the potential to incentivize complacency and interrupt the patient-physician relationship. (kevinmd.com)
  • A new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and The Kaiser Family Foundation asked primary care providers-physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants-about their experiences with and reactions to recent changes in health care delivery and payment. (kff.org)
  • Universal screening of patients during a health maintenance visit is an ideal opportunity to inquire about unhealthy alcohol use, but screening can be done at any time at the discretion of the physician. (aafp.org)
  • In the care of a patient, the physician should avoid actions that cause harm or produce more harm than good. (medscape.com)
  • This report presents the results of an evaluation of the root causes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy to inform strategies to boost vaccine acceptance among vaccine-hesitant populations in the United States. (rand.org)
  • Strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine acceptance need to be tailored to root causes of hesitancy in different populations. (rand.org)
  • The researchers hope that their findings will help identify specific cancer patient populations to educate about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Mexico faced overcrowded medical facilities, increased hospital costs, reduced quality of reproductive and prenatal care in Indigenous communities, and high rates of infant and maternal deaths. (metgroup.com)
  • Acceptance of midwives as essential to maternal health care is growing. (metgroup.com)
  • They included 5,814 patients with invasive cancer who received care at Moffitt and were surveyed between June 2020 and July 2021. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Health care seeking behaviors of pregnant women in rural Amhara, Ethiopia: a qualitative study of perceptions of pregnant women, community members, and health care providers. (harvard.edu)
  • For patients undergoing cancer treatment, anxiety can also heighten the expectancy of pain,[ 10 - 12 ] other symptoms of distress, and sleep disturbances, and it can be a major factor in anticipatory nausea and vomiting. (cancer.gov)
  • Regardless of its severity, anxiety can substantially interfere with the quality of life of cancer patients and their families, and should be evaluated and treated. (cancer.gov)
  • Patients and their families face stress during illness that can lead to fear, anxiety, hopelessness, or depression. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Patients rated their subjective health using the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and visual analogue scale (VAS), treatment satisfaction with usual care and acupuncture, and health-related quality of life with the RAND36 instrument. (lu.se)
  • Health policies need to focus on addressing this issue, proposing new strategies of adherence to treatments. (bvsalud.org)
  • It can sometimes affect a person's behavior regarding his or her health, contributing to a delay in or neglect of measures that might prevent cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol use is a validated, evidence-based intervention to detect unhealthy drinking in the primary care setting and motivate patients to alter their behavior. (aafp.org)
  • Improve prenatal care and deliveries with mothers whose pregnancies are low risk, with the support of doctors when needed. (metgroup.com)
  • Somewhere along our medical journey, as we agreed to see more patients then we could handle, and developed advanced technologies that separate patients from caregivers - we may have lost sight of a simple fact. (kevinmd.com)
  • However, the use of CCCs has potential risks: the number of cases could be amplified if Ebola virus-negative patients in CCC assessment areas are exposed to infectious persons before admission, and virus could be transmitted between patients and caregivers or others in the community if virus containment within the CCC is not perfect. (cdc.gov)
  • In a new study published online ahead of print in the journal Vaccine , Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identify factors associated with high and low COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among cancer patients. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Crouch E, Gordon N. Prevalence and Factors Influencing Use of Internet and Electronic Health Resources by Middle-Aged and Older Adults in a US Health Plan Population: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. (jmir.org)
  • Telehealth "collapses the barriers of time and distance," making it ideal for providing high-value, patient-centered care, the writing group notes. (medscape.com)
  • The benefits of telehealth are especially important for adults with CVD, which disproportionally affects racial and ethnic minority groups of lower socioeconomic status, who often face barriers to care, they point out. (medscape.com)
  • Acceptance of new Medicaid patients also has shown to be lower in states with lower Medicaid payment rates to physicians. (cdc.gov)
  • The percentage of physicians accepting new Medicaid patients (68.9%) was lower than the percentage accepting new Medicare (83.7%) or new privately insured (84.7%) patients. (cdc.gov)
  • The percentage of physicians accepting new Medicaid and Medicare patients was lower for physicians within metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) compared with physicians outside of MSAs. (cdc.gov)
  • The percentage of physicians who accepted new privately insured, Medicare, and Medicaid patients each varied by state. (cdc.gov)
  • Of these patients 88.5% were Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries. (ada.org)
  • Palliative care is almost always covered by health insurance, including Medicare or Medicaid. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ensuring equitable access to effective COVID-19 therapies is essential to reducing health disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • Screening everyone ensures equitable care, increases patient acceptance, and reduces stigma. (aafp.org)
  • Furthermore, we want others to recognize that there is still work to be done on optimizing different telehealth modalities from the standpoint of policy and infrastructure so that it is effective, equitable, sustainable, and most importantly, beneficial to our patients," he added. (medscape.com)
  • Pan American Health Organization. (who.int)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. (kff.org)
  • The major shortcoming of most patient portals is their linkage to a single health organization. (wikipedia.org)
  • If a patient uses more than one organization for healthcare, the patient normally needs to log on to each organization's portal to access information. (wikipedia.org)
  • With the era of fee-for-service medicine under siege, every clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology organization needs a strategy for getting paid, as new reimbursement models that support patient-centric care will make up a larger portion of lab revenues. (darkdaily.com)
  • APMA is the only organization lobbying for podiatrists and their patients on Capitol Hill. (apma.org)
  • To bolster the AHA's commitment to excellence in telehealth care for CVD, the organization recently acquired the American Board of Telehealth (ABT), a national entity that establishes best practices and standards for telemedicine education. (medscape.com)
  • There is now little disagreement that the U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of a transformation away from reactive and acute care and to proactive, integrated clinical care. (darkdaily.com)
  • However, while you shouldn't have to "sell" dentistry, you do need to think about how to communicate with patients in a way that evokes an attitude change for the benefit of their oral health. (speareducation.com)
  • Dentistry is a profession that has a twofold role: (1) to provide health-care service and (2) to make a profit as a business. (rdhmag.com)
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (harvard.edu)
  • At the same time that medical advances allow immediate, efficient, and direct monitoring of patients, these same technologies can so easily disrupt our watchful attentiveness. (kevinmd.com)
  • I want to be a doctor who can provide care for women: What states must I rule out for my medical education? (kevinmd.com)
  • Founded in 2004 by Kevin Pho, MD , KevinMD.com is the web's leading platform where physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical students, and patients share their insight and tell their stories. (kevinmd.com)
  • Providers' views are generally positive regarding the impact of health information technology on quality of care, but they are more divided on the increased use of medical homes and accountable care organizations. (kff.org)
  • Leong hopes it will spark awareness and discussion about palliative care, a fast-growing medical specialty at Johns Hopkins and nationwide. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • General medical practitioners and chiropractors are the most popular providers of care. (chiroindex.org)
  • Cancer surgery, cancer treatment and investigations is one of the areas that they are focusing on and preserving while they do a whole bunch of other things to build capacity in the health care system to deal with COVID-19," said Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Medical Health Officer for Nova Scotia. (ctvnews.ca)
  • What all of these services share is the ability of patients to interact with their medical information via the Internet. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many portal applications also enable patients to request prescription refills online, order eyeglasses and contact lenses , access medical records , pay bills, review lab results, and schedule medical appointments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evidence is accumulating that "patient-centric" medical laboratory testing services are poised to become one of the most important new paradigms to reshape the house of pathology and clinical laboratory medicine in decades. (darkdaily.com)
  • To help medical laboratories understand how to deliver patient-centric lab testing services, the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) has launched its "Increasing Clinical Effectiveness" (ICE) program. (darkdaily.com)
  • This trend presents medical laboratory managers, pathologists, and clinical chemists who lead the nation's labs with an important question: When is it time to shift the lab's focus away from its traditional "lab-centric" emphasis and position the lab as a " patient-centric " clinical service? (darkdaily.com)
  • The report considers factors affecting oral-care delivery, including the need to integrate oral and medical healthcare, improve insurance coverage and financing, and consider unmet needs in dental workforce planning. (ada.org)
  • increasing integration of oral and medical care delivery. (ada.org)
  • Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), termed a psychiatric "Factitious disorder by proxy", compels individuals to solicit unnecessary medical interventions or commit medical abuses on another, almost always a child in their care. (researchgate.net)
  • Even when the early signs of treatment resistance (TR) are detected, patients must undergo lengthy procedures before medical professionals can prescribe adequate pharmaceutical care. (fraunhofer.de)
  • The project will further create machine learning models that can predict TR risk and patient response to treatment, thus assisting medical professionals in providing more personalised treatment. (fraunhofer.de)
  • For the past 10 years, Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital has been wooing patients from Boston to Bahrain with a combination of lower-cost, state-of-the-art medical care along with service worthy of a five-star hotel. (upenn.edu)
  • But is this what will help offshore medical care go mainstream and gain the acceptance of national policy makers, major insurers and employers? (upenn.edu)
  • People are living longer, thanks to technology and healthier lifestyles, but they're also developing new health problems, and being more proactive about scheduling medical appointments. (deloitte.com)
  • Healthcare needs are increasing, even as we experience a shortage of medical personnel, costs are rising. (deloitte.com)
  • Europe is the fastest-growing market for in-store health clinics - spaces in retail stores that conveniently provide patients with medical services. (deloitte.com)
  • What's more, retail shops have the potential to accommodate specific appointment-time requests, they could adopt technology that enables them to exchange patient/consumer data with healthcare partners, and they can often afford to designate store floorspace for today's compact, user-friendly medical devices. (deloitte.com)
  • Despite the many digitally enabled drivers of health and wellness, those consumer priorities are a reminder of the importance of the human medical professional. (deloitte.com)
  • At the time of diagnosis of a life-ending condition, the specific goal of a long life is dashed, and there may be no medically plausible specific outcome that the patient feels is worth wishing for. (nih.gov)
  • Survey data was used to develop univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for six outcome variables originating from the items assessing the acceptance of specific types of eHealth applications. (springer.com)
  • The establishment of the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) Programme was an outcome of WHO's reform of its work on outbreaks and emergencies, pursuant to resolution EBSS3.R1,1 adopted by the Executive Board at its 2015 Special Session on the Ebola emergency, and decision WHA69(9)2 adopted by the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly in 2016. (who.int)
  • Nurses' experiences of giving acupuncture as a part of routine care were captured in interviews, and analysed with content analysis. (lu.se)
  • ABSTRACT Pulmonary rehabilitation is a tool that is receiving more acceptance in chronic lung diseases. (who.int)
  • The pulmonary rehabilitation pro- optimize the quality of life of patients tional approval for conducting the study gramme comprised education, exercise with chronic lung diseases (CLD), was obtained from the institutional and psychosocial support. (who.int)
  • of pulmonary rehabilitation in to the asthma, interstitial lung diseases (ILD) Specific exercises for the upper and management of patients with CLD or scoliosis. (who.int)
  • improved quality of life after pulmonary were used to confirm the diagnoses rehabilitation in these patients [5-8]. (who.int)
  • While many studies have addressed vaccine hesitancy in the general population, few studies have analyzed why cancer patients may be reluctant to receive the vaccination series. (medicalxpress.com)
  • But I would like to call on you, given the fact that you said yourself that there is a clear legal basis to act for the Commission when it comes to health care access. (politico.eu)
  • We don't have enough money as a public payor to give more money to patient associations," the Commission's Andrzej Rys said on patient groups in the context of the newly-established EU cooperation with patients and drugmakers in the 'Patient Access Partnership. (politico.eu)
  • Older Adults' Smart Phone Use and Access to Health Information. (jmir.org)
  • There are several reasons why people may be reluctant to be vaccinated, including health behaviors, access to vaccines, age and beliefs and attitudes. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Portal applications for individual practices typically exist in tandem with patient portals, allowing access to patient information and records, as well as schedules, payments, and messages from patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • Telehealth has become a proven and valuable way to deliver cardiovascular disease (CVD) care, but ongoing limitations, including access to technology, hinder widespread adoption, the American Heart Association (AHA) concludes in a new scientific statement. (medscape.com)
  • While routine and nonurgent clinical visits are returning to [being held] in person, telehealth can still play an important role for expeditious diagnosis and remote care monitoring, especially in areas with limited healthcare access," Takahashi said. (medscape.com)
  • Choosing between public and private health-care: a case study of malaria treatment in Brazil. (colorado.edu)
  • Patient involvement in the monitoring and treatment of disease is of crucial importance for the effectiveness of the therapy [ 3 , 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • Our financial strength, scientific capabilities, and deep partnerships with health systems put Exact Sciences in a leading position to deliver innovative tests that help prevent cancer, detect it earlier, and guide treatment to more patients globally. (biospace.com)
  • In the play, Karl, 65, and his 35-year-old fifth wife, Lori, angrily resist filling out a Maryland advance directive that would outline treatment preferences and name a health care agent. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • METHODS: A self-administered, fully structured questionnaire included a series of questions relating to care seeking for LBP, choice of provider, and types of treatment received. (chiroindex.org)
  • Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Oritavancin Multiple Dose Treatment in Patients with Complicated Gram-Positive Infections, M. Sierra-Hoffman et al. (globenewswire.com)
  • The attitude change that the dental professional is trying to affect is simple: persuade the patient that they value the treatment being presenting over alternatives for the allocation of their time and money. (speareducation.com)
  • They focus on the synergy of the dental team and how the patient-provider relationship affects treatment acceptance. (rdhmag.com)
  • Then, following through with patient service beyond the dental appointment, such as a courtesy call after treatment, displays a genuine concern for the patient. (rdhmag.com)
  • 4 Generally speaking, hygienists provide prophylactic services, fluoride treatments, pit-and-fissure sealants, oral hygiene instructions, nutritional counseling, take dental radiographs and clinical photographs, and use the intraoral camera for patient education and as an aid in treatment acceptance. (rdhmag.com)
  • Based on the findings, it will propose treatment strategies for patients at risk of TR. (fraunhofer.de)
  • In what seems far from the hustle and bustle of the streets of Bangkok, more than one million patients, including some 40% from over 190 countries, visit every year for treatment at Bumrungrad's high-tech, upscale facilities. (upenn.edu)
  • The shift toward self-management of disease, illness prevention, and health promotion is increasingly considered a personal responsibility, and patients are expected to act as partners with their healthcare providers rather than passive recipients of treatment. (rehabpub.com)
  • Palliative care helps people with serious illnesses feel better by preventing or treating symptoms and side effects of disease and treatment. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Palliative care may be given when the illness is diagnosed, throughout treatment, during follow-up, and at the end of life. (medlineplus.gov)
  • While receiving palliative care, people can remain under the care of their regular health care provider and still receive treatment for their disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • But palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is stopped and when it is clear that the person is not going to survive the illness. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Prevention of complications and the type of treatment for AS (primarily biological treatment ) can be essential in improving patients ' quality of life . (bvsalud.org)
  • Our review of the TB registries and treatment cards identified 490 patients registered during 10/1/04-12/31/04, with 258 (53%) having a documented HIV test result. (cdc.gov)
  • Clarke C, Round J, Morris S, Kharicha K, Ford J, Manthorpe J, Iliffe S, Goodman C, Walters K. Exploring the relationship between frequent internet use and health and social care resource use in a community-based cohort of older adults: an observational study in primary care. (jmir.org)
  • Due to this work he is considered the "father of biosensors," especially with respect to the glucose sensing for diabetes patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • In North America, hospitals resisted adoption of meter glucose measurements for inpatient diabetes care for over a decade. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients with diabetes and their endocrinologists eventually persuaded acceptance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Science has shown today more than ever before the link between periodontal infections and many other serious systemic health risks, heart disease, diabetes, several types of cancers, even Alzheimer's disease. (nxtbook.com)
  • Patient portals are healthcare -related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers, such as physicians and hospitals . (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Some patient portal applications enable patients to register and complete forms online, which can streamline visits to clinics and hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • He believes the long-term signs are "positive" that this will happen, as long as hospitals like Bumrungrad keep the bar high with the same, if not better, standards of care and service found at U.S. and European hospitals. (upenn.edu)
  • The study used the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), the WHOQoL-BREF Quality of Life Scale, and a self -constructed questionnaire of clinical and sociodemographic data. (bvsalud.org)
  • Both disease acceptance and quality of life are influenced by specific sociodemographic and disease -related data. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health providers understand the unique health care needs of LGBTQ persons and can recommend screenings and health advice to keep patients healthy. (nortonhealthcare.com)
  • We offer an inclusive network of providers who understand the needs of the LGBTQ community and provide a safe space to seek care. (nortonhealthcare.com)
  • Her suggestion is to make a dedicated webpage communicating with non-coronavirus patients to let them know how health care providers are processing their concerns. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their services to healthcare providers. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, virtually all patient portals allow patients to interact in some way with health care providers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patient portals benefit both patients and providers by increasing efficiency and productivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patient portals also typically allow patients to communicate directly with healthcare providers by asking questions, leaving comments, or sending e-mail messages. (wikipedia.org)
  • This portfolio provides Melinta with the unique ability to provide providers and patients with a range of solutions that can meet the tremendous need for novel antibiotics treating serious infections. (globenewswire.com)
  • Beyond baseline roles, providers must be proactive in cultivating their patient-provider relationships. (rdhmag.com)
  • Already 14 of 32 state health systems in Mexico have started to bring in midwives to work alongside health providers. (metgroup.com)
  • Create more balanced patient loads for providers. (metgroup.com)
  • Because of the difficulty of diagnosis and the potential for damage to the reproductive health of women even by apparently mild or atypical PID, experts recommend that providers maintain a low threshold of diagnosis for PID. (cdc.gov)
  • The following recommendations for diagnosing PID are intended to help health-care providers recognize when PID should be suspected and when they need to obtain additional information to increase diagnostic certainty. (cdc.gov)
  • It is this credible evidence that can help shape healthcare policy in positive ways, while encouraging government and private payers to recognize the true value of clinical laboratory tests and thus establish adequate reimbursement to insure the continuation of high-quality lab testing services in the United States. (darkdaily.com)
  • Johns Hopkins palliative care doctor Madeline Leong tackles big issues in her new play, Life Support. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The tensions between patient and provider are exactly what she hoped to capture in Life Support , the play inspired by her emotionally wrenching experiences as a palliative care doctor at The Johns Hopkins Hospital . (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The simple and profound mission of palliative care is to relieve pain and distress for people with serious illnesses. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Palliative care can be provided alongside curative treatments, such as chemotherapy. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • It is not limited to people who are close to death, although hospice is a form of palliative care specifically for patients near the end of life. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Smith says palliative care improves patient satisfaction, enhances quality of life and lowers health care costs. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Yet many people, like those in Life Support , equate palliative care with giving up. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Yet palliative care is about giving hope, not taking it away, says Rab Razzak , director of outpatient palliative medicine. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Palliative care experts ask and listen. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The palliative care program at Johns Hopkins Medicine began in 2007 in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • An 11-bed inpatient palliative care unit is scheduled to open in The Johns Hopkins Hospital in November. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Like palliative care itself, the play has no heroes or villains, no easy answers. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Madeline Leong, left, at a rehearsal for Life Support , her play about palliative care. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • What is palliative care? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Palliative care also treats emotional, social, practical, and spiritual problems that illnesses can bring up. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Palliative care can be given at the same time as treatments meant to cure or treat the disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Who Gives Palliative Care? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Any health care provider can give palliative care. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Your provider or hospital can give you the names of palliative care specialists near you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort. (medlineplus.gov)
  • What Does Palliative Care Include? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Palliative care can address these effects of a person's illness. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ask your provider what palliative care services are available to you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Download this resource with key information on health disparities in gynecologic cancers, including important information about the role of genetic testing and resources, assistance programs, questions to ask, when to call your provider, and clinical trials. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • Use of the Clinical Education Alliance Sites after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the amended Terms of Use. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • It now includes inpatient consults, outpatient care and provider education throughout Johns Hopkins. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Gordon N, Hornbrook M. Older adults' readiness to engage with eHealth patient education and self-care resources: a cross-sectional survey. (jmir.org)
  • This has been the mission of our entire suite of case acceptance tools - from our research-driven patient education platform to our team trainings on effective patient communication . (speareducation.com)
  • Too many times, the newly hired hygienist and other team members are not given a thorough enough education into the dental practice's goals and patient management procedures, which can lead to confusion and potential team failure. (rdhmag.com)
  • But health professionals distrusted the education and preparation of professional midwives. (metgroup.com)
  • Support patients with education about telehealth and the actions they can take to fully maximize their care experience. (medscape.com)
  • For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicineHealth's Mental Health Center . (medscape.com)
  • Also, see eMedicineHealth's patient education article Grief and Bereavement . (medscape.com)
  • [1] For example, Intuit Health and Microsoft HealthVault describe themselves as personal health records (PHRs), but they can interface with EMRs and communicate through the Continuity of Care Record standard, displaying patient data on the Internet so it can be viewed through a patient portal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dental teams get to know families and understand their lives in great detail through continuity of care, often over many years, and in some cases across generations of the same family. (rdhmag.com)
  • The continuity of essential health services has also been disrupted in many African countries resulting from an imbalance of the demand and supply factors. (who.int)
  • 5. Provides a road map for mitigating potential resurgence in the Region as economies reopen and ensure country level continuity of other essential health services. (who.int)
  • Provision of care to patients with chronic diseases remains a great challenge for modern health care systems. (springer.com)
  • Patients with chronic diseases require care for prolonged periods. (springer.com)
  • Furthermore, expenditures related to care provided to patients with chronic diseases are a significant part of health care budgets [ 2 ]. (springer.com)
  • The growing incidence of chronic diseases can lead to a shortage of health care resources available to patients and their families. (springer.com)
  • All these circumstances trigger intensive searches for new models of care which would enable an adequate and cost-effective support offered to patients with chronic diseases. (springer.com)
  • These medications received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2021 † and were made available at no cost to recipients through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on December 23, 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • The main objective of this study was to assess determinants of the acceptance of the Internet use for provision of chosen health care services remaining in the scope of current nationwide eHealth initiative in Poland. (springer.com)
  • Shim H, Ailshire J, Zelinski E, Crimmins E. The Health and Retirement Study: Analysis of Associations Between Use of the Internet for Health Information and Use of Health Services at Multiple Time Points. (jmir.org)
  • Maybe have a website or a link or some way of reaching those patients to say we see you, we hear you, you are in the queue for services we will get to you when we can get to you," she said. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Accordingly, NMDHB breached Rights 4(1) and 4(5) of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code). (hdc.org.nz)
  • Better yet, patient-centric lab services will earn more revenue for those labs that move fastest to incorporate these capabilities into their service mix. (darkdaily.com)
  • The paradigm of patient-center lab testing services couldn't come at a better time for the clinical laboratory industry. (darkdaily.com)
  • Clinical diagnostic laboratories , pathology groups and healthcare institutions are carrying significant and potentially unsustainable levels of unreimbursed services. (darkdaily.com)
  • 1 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) "recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18 years or older, including pregnant women, and providing persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. (aafp.org)
  • The platform will link up multiple public and private data sources and implement interoperable tools and services to enable key groups, such as doctors, patients, and researchers, to use the data. (fraunhofer.de)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Acceptance of Health Care" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Patient Acceptance of Health Care" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Acceptance of Health Care" by people in Profiles. (harvard.edu)
  • however, some people do not receive quality care because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. (nortonhealthcare.com)
  • these are things some people might not think are important but they go hand in hand with health. (healingwell.com)
  • CONCLUSION: This study shows that a majority of people did not seek care for their LBP. (chiroindex.org)
  • By the late 1990s, many ACT UP veterans had been lost to AIDS, effective new treatments began to restore health and allow HIV-positive people to resume normal lives, many activists had joined AIDS service organizations, and having a Democrat in the White House encouraged an "insider" strategy. (ebar.com)
  • Where can we find the opportunity to provide more care, by qualified people, for fair prices? (deloitte.com)
  • 4. provides the indicative resource requirements to reinforce WHO planned interventions in the frican Region to enhance countries' capacities to suppress transmission, save lives and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on people and health systems. (who.int)
  • Download this slideset summarizing best practices for transgender patient interactions. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • Many other large healthcare organizations including hospital systems, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Global Wellness Institute have promoted the use of mindful movement practices as "medicine" in promoting health and preventing disease. (rehabpub.com)
  • Handbook of Psychooncology: Psychological Care of the Patient With Cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • The prevalence and predictors of psychological distress in patients with early localized prostate cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Lauver D, Ho CH: Explaining delay in care seeking for breast cancer symptoms. (cancer.gov)
  • Davis-Ali SH, Chesler MA, Chesney BK: Recognizing cancer as a family disease: worries and support reported by patients and spouses. (cancer.gov)
  • Survey results revealed that most cancer patients (86.8%) were high accepters of COVID-19 vaccines. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Alternatively, cancer patients who were less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination were more likely to be living with more than one other person and were more socioeconomically disadvantaged. (medicalxpress.com)
  • After she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, she detailed her journey in her award-winning book, 'The Cancer Olympics,' which was aimed at helping other patients understand the system. (ctvnews.ca)
  • While acknowledging pressures on care delivery in Nova Scotia, where McGee lives, health leaders insist cancer care continues much as it had before. (ctvnews.ca)
  • McGee believes there still needs to be more communication between the province and cancer patients. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Concomitantly the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHE Programme (IOAC)3 was created to provide independent scrutiny of WHO's implementation of the reform, and its management of health emergencies. (who.int)
  • Patient data were coded programme included a combination of pulmonary disease (COPD), through at inclusion in the database to preserve a stationary cycle, treadmill, arm ergom- an individually tailored programme of confidentiality. (who.int)
  • Launch an individual telehealth certification for healthcare professionals interested in demonstrating their commitment to virtual care. (medscape.com)
  • Lagevrio and Paxlovid are oral antiviral drugs effective at preventing hospitalization and death in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for progression to severe disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) are oral antiviral agents effective at preventing hospitalization and death in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk* for progression to severe COVID-19 when initiated within 5 days of symptom onset. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, the duration of chronic disease and hospitalization due to chronic disease predicted the acceptance of some of eHealth applications. (springer.com)
  • At present in Sierra Leone, the average time from symptom onset to hospitalization for Ebola virus disease patients is 4.6 days, which means patients remain in the community until the late stage of the disease ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Kang H, An S. Do websites contain factors to aid older adults' adoption of health-related information and communication technology? (jmir.org)
  • If more than 60 million adults have some form of periodontal disease, why are they not accepting and receiving the care they need? (nxtbook.com)
  • Many low-income and minority adults lack dental insurance, and as a consequence seek care only for emergency needs," the authors write. (ada.org)
  • I'm of the firm belief that the use of mindful movement in physical and occupational therapy can bring tremendous benefit to the patient and gives the therapist another set of skillful tools. (rehabpub.com)
  • Patients with severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and clinical depression often develop resistance to drug therapy. (fraunhofer.de)
  • I am not arguing the nature and necessity of our modern system, rather I hope to ask a major question: Do we get so caught up in the delivery of our health care, that we sometimes neglect the care itself? (kevinmd.com)
  • Again, I am not arguing that our current system is ineffective in delivering health, nor am I contending the decisions of my peers and superiors. (kevinmd.com)
  • I have a profound respect for the urgencies and constraints of our modern health system. (kevinmd.com)
  • The performance of the health care system in Poland is a continuous source of frustration for patients. (springer.com)
  • If the health system is ultimately overwhelmed by COVID-19 and there's no path forward, that's the worry of patients," McGee said. (ctvnews.ca)
  • The central feature that makes any system a patient portal is the ability to expose individual patient health information in a secure manner through the Internet. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the voice of podiatric medicine to your legislators and regulators, APMA is active on a variety of critical issues affecting podiatry and the entire health-care system. (apma.org)
  • Clearly a new narrative was needed to support an emerging movement to bring back midwifery to a health system pushing to institutionalize childbirth. (metgroup.com)
  • Also essential was communicating the mutual benefits for women and families as well as the health system. (metgroup.com)
  • Although no European country's healthcare system is similar to that in the US, their patients share a common interest: receiving fast, convenient appointments and test results. (deloitte.com)
  • Our current healthcare system encourages patients to take on active roles in self-care. (rehabpub.com)
  • t https://unctad.org/system/files/official- document/aldcmisc2020d3_en.pdf. (who.int)
  • I believe it will be nice to discuss the possibility to change the European Union treaties in the future," Vytenis Andriukaitis, the European commissioner for health, told the meeting. (politico.eu)
  • In recent years, the provision of care to patients with chronic conditions has become one of the greatest challenges faced by health care systems. (springer.com)
  • Chronic care requires regular interactions between patients and health care systems. (springer.com)
  • In the health sector, the pre-existing fragile health systems were overwhelmed with the surge in cases at the peak of the outbreak. (who.int)
  • The patient exhibited symptoms of meningoradicular irritation. (who.int)