Difference between revisions of "Medical Intervention Access"
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[[Medical Interventions]] Access are [[Health Determinants|health determinants]] that impact patients health. | [[Medical Interventions]] Access are [[Health Determinants|health determinants]] that impact patients health. | ||
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| + | Behavioral Health Access <br> | ||
| + | * [http://kcur.org/post/shortage-psychiatrists-leads-patients-costly-er-hospitalization#stream/0 Shortage of Psychiatrists Leads Patients to Costly ER, Hospitalization (5/23/17)] | ||
| + | * [http://blog.acphospitalist.org/2016/12/suicide-psychiatric-care-and-inadequate.html Suicide rate in America has risen by 24% in the last 15 years associated with a significant reduction in the numbers of psychiatric beds available. (12/28/16)] | ||
| + | * [http://khn.org/news/scarcity-of-mental-health-care-means-patients-especially-kids-land-in-er/amp/ Scarcity Of Mental Health Care Means Patients — Especially Kids — Land In ER (10/17/16)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-flow/suicidal-patients-often-wait-hours-for-hospital-beds.html Suicidal patients often wait hours for hospital beds (9/20/16)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-flow/amid-shortage-number-of-psychiatric-beds-in-us-down-13-from-2010.html Number of psychiatric beds in US down 13% from 2010. (8/2/16)] | ||
| + | * [http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/7/1271.abstract Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care (7/2016)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/07/troubling-deficiencies-mental-health-system.html The troubling deficiencies in our mental health system (7/4/14)] | ||
| + | * [http://mashable.com/2014/05/01/get-help-anonymously/#XcWpnilo6uq7 4 Ways to Reach Out for Mental Health Help Anonymously (5/1/14)] | ||
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| + | Medical Care Access<br> | ||
| + | * [http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2017/aug/state-variation-high-need-adults High-need adults faced significant barriers accessing needed care in many states. In Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, and South Carolina, for example, 40 percent or more of high-need adults reported not seeing a doctor when needed or not filling a prescription because of cost. (8/7/17)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-engagement/10-statistics-about-treating-patients-with-complex-needs.html In a survey of high-need patients (2 or more major chronic conditions like heart failure, stroke or diabetes requiring insulin, among other factors), 19% used the ED instead of a physician's office or a clinic, 44% delayed care in the past year because of inhibited access. 22% reported a lack of transportation as a reason for delaying care. 95% have a regular physician or place of care, only 35% said it was somewhat or very easy to get medical care after hours without visiting an ED, compared to 53% of other adults (12/9/16)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2016/07/07/how-the-immense-gap-between-physicians-and-patients-threatens-all-of-us/#1f7cd3ca67f8 Access to medical care in the evenings and on weekends. 32% of doctors say they see patients in person and only 58% say they provide advice by telephone 24/7. Only 38% of patients say they can obtain medical advice by telephone during off-hours. 2% of patients are able to engage in a video visit with their physicians. (7/7/16)] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 18 February 2019
Medical Interventions Access are health determinants that impact patients health.
Behavioral Health Access
- Shortage of Psychiatrists Leads Patients to Costly ER, Hospitalization (5/23/17)
- Suicide rate in America has risen by 24% in the last 15 years associated with a significant reduction in the numbers of psychiatric beds available. (12/28/16)
- Scarcity Of Mental Health Care Means Patients — Especially Kids — Land In ER (10/17/16)
- Suicidal patients often wait hours for hospital beds (9/20/16)
- Number of psychiatric beds in US down 13% from 2010. (8/2/16)
- Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care (7/2016)
- The troubling deficiencies in our mental health system (7/4/14)
- 4 Ways to Reach Out for Mental Health Help Anonymously (5/1/14)
Medical Care Access
- High-need adults faced significant barriers accessing needed care in many states. In Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, and South Carolina, for example, 40 percent or more of high-need adults reported not seeing a doctor when needed or not filling a prescription because of cost. (8/7/17)
- In a survey of high-need patients (2 or more major chronic conditions like heart failure, stroke or diabetes requiring insulin, among other factors), 19% used the ED instead of a physician's office or a clinic, 44% delayed care in the past year because of inhibited access. 22% reported a lack of transportation as a reason for delaying care. 95% have a regular physician or place of care, only 35% said it was somewhat or very easy to get medical care after hours without visiting an ED, compared to 53% of other adults (12/9/16)
- Access to medical care in the evenings and on weekends. 32% of doctors say they see patients in person and only 58% say they provide advice by telephone 24/7. Only 38% of patients say they can obtain medical advice by telephone during off-hours. 2% of patients are able to engage in a video visit with their physicians. (7/7/16)
