Health Care Access
Despite challenges, mental health care has bright outlook
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, highlighted several points about the field of mental health as it stands today.
VIDEO: Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, on equitable access to medication
SEATTLE — April is National Minority Health Month. In this video from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference, Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, discusses the concept of “pharmaco-equity.”
AHA: Consider adverse social factors, racism when assessing CVD risk for women
Clinicians must consider adverse social factors and nonbiological variables, such as language barriers, health care access and discrimination, to better address CVD risk among women from underrepresented backgrounds, researchers reported.
Multiple obstacles make hereditary angioedema diagnosis, treatment difficult
Clinical and economic factors make hereditary angioedema difficult to diagnose and treat, particularly among patients who live in rural areas, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Limited data on social determinants of health, provider bias lead to transplant inequity
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Inequities in transplantation can be attributed to limited data on patients’ social determinants of health and provider bias, according to a presenter at the Cutting Edge of Transplantation Summit.
NPs could improve access to care, but practice expansions remain controversial
Allowing nurse practitioners full practice authority may help diversify the workforce and increase access to primary care, according to experts, but there are many factors in the benefit-risk balance to consider.
First national primary care scorecard shows the field is 'headed for a crisis'
Due to a combination of chronic underinvestment, diminishing access and more, primary care is in peril, according to results of the first national primary care scorecard.
Standardized telehealth framework increases patient access to cardiologists
Implementing a structured cardiology telehealth framework increased patient access to cardiologists by more than 200%, with participating providers reported increased confidence in delivering virtual care, researchers reported.
VIDEO: Areas of unmet need in dry eye
In these videos, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, FACS, associate professor of ophthalmology at Duke University, talks about the various treatment options for dry eye, both approved and in the pipeline, as well as challenges in diagnosis.
VIDEO: DME care impacted by disparities in health care access
Healio spoke with Rishi P. Singh, MD, about the impact of health care access on diabetic macular edema care.