Perceptions of Medical and Surgical Health Care Providers Toward Orthogeriatric Care Delivery: An Exploratory Survey

Discovering the genetic basis of a particular disease is not only of great interest to the medical community; private health insurers are also anxiously awaiting the results of genetic linkage studies. Apart from the scientific value of DNA studies, the results of genetic linkage research are relevant to health care delivery in two principal ways. First, identifying the genetic origin of a disease may allow doctors to detect the disease earlier. If doctors know that an individual is genetically predisposed to a particular disease, then health care providers can increase screening efforts and watch for early symptoms. Second, if an individual has a genetic predisposition to a particular disease, health care providers may employ preventive or “prophylactic" measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of developing the disease or condition to which the individual is genetically predisposed. Genetic linkage studies will soon allow more individuals to learn of their own genetic predispositions to certain diseases. Currently genetic predisposition tests (both pedigrees of family history and DNA analysis) can indicate that an individual is at high risk for developing a disease.

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Nurse Practitioner Challenges to the Orthodox Structure of Health Care Delivery: Regulation and Restraints on Trade

American Journal of Law & Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0098858800008686 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 195-225

Author(s):

Karla Kelly

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Health Care Delivery ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Nurse Practitioner ◽

Allied Health ◽

Care Delivery ◽

The United States ◽

Care Providers ◽

Allied Health Care

AbstractUntil recently, physicians have been the primary health care providers in the United States. In response to the rising health care costs and public demand of the past decade, allied health care providers have challenged this orthodox structure of health care delivery. Among these allied health care providers are nurse practitioners, who have attempted to expand traditional roles of the registered nurse.This article focuses on the legal issues raised by several major obstacles to the expansion of nurse practitioner services: licensing restrictions, third party reimbursement policies, and denial of access to medical facilities and physician back-up services. The successful judicial challenges to discriminatory practices against other allied health care providers will be explored as a solution to the nurse practitioners’ dilemma.

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Challenges of Providing Health Care in Complex Emergencies: A Systematic Review

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2021.312 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Hesam Seyedin ◽

Morteza Rostamian ◽

Fahimeh Barghi Shirazi ◽

Haleh Adibi Larijani

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Health Care Delivery ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Information Access ◽

Care Providers ◽

Complex Emergencies

Abstract Providing health care in times of complex emergencies (CEs) is one of the most vital needs of people. CEs are situations in which a large part of the population is affected by social unrest, wars, and food shortages. This systematic review study was conducted to identify the challenges of health-care delivery in CEs. We searched terms related to health-care delivery and CEs in PubMed, Web of Sciences, Science Direct, and Google scholar databases, as well as Persian databases SID and Magiran. The searching keywords included: “Health Care, Complex Crises, War, Humanitarian, Refugees, Displaced Persons, Health Services, and Challenges.” Of 409 records, we selected 6 articles based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) checklist. Studies were analyzed through qualitative content analysis. The results show that CEs affect health-care delivery in 4 primary areas: the workforce, infrastructure, information access, and organization of health services. These areas can pose potential threats for health-care providers and planners at times of emergencies. Thus, they should be informed about these challenges to strengthen the health-care system.

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Continuity of care in Ghana: the promise of smart-med

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v3i4.3569 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 473

Author(s):

Henry Ogoe ◽

Odame Agyapong ◽

Fredrick Troas Lutterodt

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Continuity Of Care ◽

Medical Information ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Personal Health Records ◽

Personal Health ◽

Care Providers ◽

Health Records ◽

Fragmentation Of Care

Individuals tend to receive medical care from different health care providers as they drift from one location to another. Oftentimes, multiple providers operate disparate systems of managing patients medical records. These disparate systems, which are unable to share and/or exchange information, have the propensity to create fragmentation of care, which poses a serious threat to the realization of continuity of care in the Ghanaian health care delivery. Continuity of care, which is the ability to seamlessly access, update, and manage patients medical information as they visit multiple providers, is a crucial component of quality of care in any health delivery system. The current system of managing patients records in Ghanapaper-basedmakes continuity of care difficult to actualize. To this end, we have developed a smartcard based personal health records system, SMART-MED, which can effectively promote continuity of care in Ghana. SMART-MED is platform-independent; it can run as standalone or configured to plug into any Java-based electronic medical record system. Results of a lab simulation test suggest that it can effectively promote continuity of care through improved data security, support interoperability for disparate systems, and seamless access and update of patients health records. Keywords: Continuity of Care, Fragmentation of Care, Interoperability, Personal Health Records, Smartcard.

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Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of Virtual Clinics in General Surgery: Pilot Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.12491 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Emily Rutherford ◽

Roghinio Noray ◽

Caolán Ó HEarráin ◽

Kevin Quinlan ◽

Aisling Hegarty ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Day Surgery ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tertiary Center ◽

Specialist Health Care ◽

Outpatient Settings

BACKGROUND Escalating demand for specialist health care puts considerable demand on hospital services. Technology offers a means by which health care providers may increase the efficiency of health care delivery. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot study of the feasibility, benefits, and drawbacks of a virtual clinic (VC) in the general surgical service of a busy tertiary center. METHODS Patient satisfaction with current care and attitudes to VC were surveyed prospectively in the general surgical outpatient department (OPD; n=223). A subset of patients who had undergone endoscopy and day surgery were recruited to follow-up in a VC and subsequently surveyed with regard to their satisfaction (20/243). Other outcomes measured included a comparison of consultation times in traditional and virtual outpatient settings and financial cost to both patients and the institution. RESULTS Almost half of the patients reported barriers to prospective use of VCs. However, within the cohort who had been followed-up in the VC, satisfaction was higher than the traditional OPD (100% as compared with 187/223, 83.9%). Significant savings in both time (<italic>P</italic>=.003) and financial costs to patients and the institution were found. CONCLUSIONS For an appropriately selected group of patients, VCs offer a viable alternative to traditional OPD. This alternative can improve both patient satisfaction and efficiency of patient care.

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Instilling the core concept of inter professional education

Health Renaissance ◽

10.3126/hren.v9i3.5591 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 201-206

Author(s):

S Bhattacharya ◽

SK Bhattacharya ◽

AP Gautam

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Professional ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Professional Education ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Care Providers ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Innovative Teaching ◽

Centered Care ◽

Teaching Learning

The Inter Professional Education (IPE) is an innovative teaching learning intervention in Health Professions’ Education during which members of more than one health profession learn interactively together to improve collaborative practice and/health of the patients. Thus this approach provides positive outcomes for students enhancing their awareness towards other professional groups, improving knowledge and understanding of how to work in an inter professional team and strengthening their communication and collaboration skills. Within the hierarchical nature of many clinical settings, the aims of IPE courses intersect with socialization of health professional (HP) students into roles of responsibility and authority. The IPE in HP courses emphasizes the practice of frequent high quality communication, strong relationships and partnerships among health care providers to maximize the quality of care thus improving the efficiency of care thereby improving clinical outcomes. Health Professional Schools are this motivated to opt for inter professional education to improve the learning of the students, health care delivery and patient outcomes. Keywords: Inter professional relations; patient centered care; education DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v9i3.5591 HR 2011; 9(3): 201-206

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The Partners HealthCare Settlement and the Future of Health Care Organizations

The Economists Voice ◽

10.1515/ev-2014-0005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Market Power ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Federal Trade Commission ◽

Health Care Organizations ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Health Sector ◽

Care Providers ◽

Unique Challenge ◽

Delivery Models

AbstractA recent settlement between Massachusetts and Partners HealthCare, along with successful antitrust actions by the Federal Trade Commission, may signal the beginning of the end of two decades of consolidation of health care providers. This consolidation has been associated with higher prices resulting from market power, justifying the antitrust actions. However, the appropriate remedy for the health sector is a unique challenge. The proposed settlement appears to lock into place the legacy of the hospital-based delivery model, rather than orchestrating a pathway to a new care delivery models. Clearly, we need a regulatory framework that will introduce innovative alternatives into the market, not enshrine the current costly paradigm.

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“Breaking the Silence” to Improve Cancer Survivorship Care for First Nations Peoples

International Journal of Qualitative Methods ◽

10.1177/1609406918774133 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 160940691877413

Author(s):

Wendy Gifford ◽

Roanne Thomas ◽

Gwen Barton ◽

Viviane Grandpierre ◽

Ian D. Graham

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

First Nations ◽

Cancer Survivorship ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Large Scale ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Survivorship Care ◽

Care Providers ◽

Community Based ◽

Knowledge To Action

There is a significant knowledge-to-action gap in cancer survivorship care for First Nations (FN) communities. To date, many approaches to survivorship have not been culturally responsive or community-based. This study is using an Indigenous knowledge translation (KT) approach to mobilize community-based knowledge about cancer survivorship into health-care programs. Our team includes health-care providers and cancer survivors from an FN community in Canada and an urban hospital that delivers Cancer Care Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Program. Together, we will study the knowledge-to-action process to inform future KT research with Indigenous peoples for improving health-care delivery and outcomes. The study will be conducted in settings where research relations and partnerships have been established through our parent study, The National Picture Project. The inclusion of community liaisons and the continued engagement of participants from our parent study will foster inclusiveness and far-reaching messaging. Knowledge about unique cancer survivorship needs co-created with FN people in the parent study will be mobilized to improve cancer follow-up care and to enhance quality of life. Findings will be used to plan a large-scale implementation study across Canada.

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Treatment Persistence Among Insured Patients Newly Starting Buprenorphine/Naloxone for Opioid Use Disorder

Annals of Pharmacotherapy ◽

10.1177/1060028017751913 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (5) ◽

pp. 405-414 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Natalia Shcherbakova ◽

Gary Tereso ◽

Jacqueline Spain ◽

Robert J. Roose

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Opioid Use Disorder ◽

Prescription Opioid ◽

Care Providers ◽

Opioid Use ◽

Treatment Persistence ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Insured Patients

Background: Persistence with medication-assisted therapy among patients with opioid use disorder has been associated with reduced likelihood of illicit opioid use. Objective: We aimed to describe treatment persistence and identify factors associated with 1-year persistence among insured patients newly initiating buprenorphine-containing pharmacotherapy. Methods: The retrospective observational cohort included employer-sponsored and managed Medicaid patients newly started on buprenorphine-containing therapy between June 30, 2010, and January 1, 2015. Persistence was measured as both a continuous and dichotomous variable (proportion of patients persistent for 1 year). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with 1-year persistence. Results: A total of 302 patients met inclusion criteria. The median [range] number of treatment episodes was 1 [1-4]. Mean number of days on therapy during the first episode was 206 (SD = 152) days, with 40.4% (n = 122) of patients persisting for 1 year. Presence of concomitant fills of prescription opioid analgesics (odds ratio [OR] = 0.25; 95% CI = 0.12-0.51), being in care of an addiction specialist (OR = 0.40; 95% CI = 0.21-0.76), and Medicaid insurance coverage (OR = 0.33; 95% CI = 0.13-0.84) were significantly and negatively associated with 1-year persistence. There was also a strong inverse relationship between persistence and inpatient hospitalization (OR = 0.30; 95% CI = 0.12-0.76). Conclusions: Several health care delivery and use variables were significantly associated with nonpersistence. Concomitant use of prescription opioids is the most easily modifiable risk factor that health care providers and policy makers may act on to improve treatment continuation.

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