Publisher's Synopsis
There is an ongoing great debate regarding the access and availability of and to healthcare. The uniqueness of the debate regarding this topic is premised upon a simple but complex question, "Is healthcare a right or a privilege? Depending upon your economic philosophy, political orientation and social standing, the answer to the prevailing question will vary. Another dependent variable is the cultural identity factors along with your overall social orientation and personal value belief system.
The preamble to the United States Constitution has the words "...that all men and (women) are created equal." Equality and parity are noble absolute panacea thoughts. With direct reference to healthcare access and/or delivery can simply is premised upon the ability to pay for the services one is seeking. For background and familiarity purposes here are some of the more common economic, revenue and related operational terms associated with healthcare.
Terms ranging from but not limited to co-payment, deductible, reimbursement, indigent, self-pay, denial, pre-existing, etc.
Healthcare disparities pose a major challenge to the diverse 21st century America. Demographic trends indicate that the number of Americans who are vulnerable to suffering the effects of healthcare disparities will rise over the next half century. These trends pose a daunting challenge for policymakers and the healthcare system. Wide disparities exist among groups on the basis of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography.
Healthcare disparities have occurred across different regional populations, economic cohorts, and racial/ethnic groups as well as between men and women. Education and income related disparities have also been seen. Social, cultural and economic factors are responsible for inequalities in the healthcare system.
The issue of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare have exploded onto the public stage. The causes of these disparities have been divided into health system factors and patient-provider factors. Health system factors include language and cultural barriers, the tendency for racial minorities to have lower-end health plans, and the lack of community resources, such as adequately stocked pharmacies in minority neighborhoods.
Patient-provider factors include provider bias against minority patients, greater clinical uncertainty when treating minority patients, stereotypes about minority health behaviors and compliance, and mistrust and refusal of care by minority patients themselves who have had previous negative experiences with the healthcare system, and many more.
This book is an eye opener for you, few of the things you'll learn includes:
- -Few of ѕеvеrаl fасtоrѕ that lеаd tо these disparities
- -Health Dіѕраrіtіеѕ Wіdgеt
- -DISPARITIES IN A COMMUNITY CONTEXT
- -Clіnісаl and community approaches to hеаlth.
- -Policy-Centered/-Driven Hybrid Aррrоасhеѕ
- -Research-Centered Hуbrіd Approaches іn the Community
- -SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- -Aproach to eliminate disparities
- -Overview оf Sеlесtеd Aррrоасhеѕ
- -Health Prоvіdеr-Tаrgеtеd Prоgrаmѕ
- -Cultural аnd Linguistic Competency Training
- -Pаtіеnt аnd Cоmmunіtу Tаrgеtеd Prоgrаmѕ
- -Health Sуѕtеm Policies and Aррrоасhеѕ
- -Fеdеrаl Inіtіаtіvе tо Eliminate Dіѕраrіtіеѕ
- -Mаnаgеd Cаrе аnd Culturаl Cоmреtеnсу
- -Mоnіtоrіng аnd Enforcement of Civil Rіghtѕ Lаwѕ
- -Mоnіtоrіng аnd Enforcement of Civil Rіghtѕ Lаwѕ
- -Barriers to evaluations
- -Thе Nееd For A Dіѕраrіtіеѕ Action Plаn.
- -Education and early childhood and many more
