scholarly journals Identifying Unaddressed Systemic Health Conditions at Dental Visits: Patients Who Visited Dental Practices but Not General Health Care Providers in 2008

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiela M. Strauss ◽  
Michael C. Alfano ◽  
Donna Shelley ◽  
Terry Fulmer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Systemic Health

Covid-19 and its financial effects on the dental fraternity and health-care workers: A literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 628-631
Author(s):  
Devangi Agrawal ◽  
Namisha Khara ◽  
Bhushan Mundada ◽  
Nitin Bhola ◽  
Rajiv Borle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up

In the wake of the current outbreak of novel Covid-19, which is now declared as a 'pandemic' by the WHO, people around the globe have been dealing with a lot of difficulties. This virus had come into light in December 2019 and since then has only grown exponentially. Amongst the most affected are the ones who have been working extremely hard to eradicate it, which includes the hospitals, dental fraternity and the health-care workers. These people are financially burdened due to limited practise. In the case of dentistry, to avoid the spread of the virus, only emergency treatments are being approved, and the rest of the standard procedures have been put on hold. In some cases, as the number of covid cases is rising, many countries are even trying to eliminate the emergency dental procedures to divert the finances towards the treatment of covid suffering patients. What we need to realise is that this is probably not the last time that we are facing such a situation. Instead of going down, we should set up guidelines with appropriate precautionary measures together with the use of standardised PPEs. The government should also establish specific policies to support dental practices and other health-care providers. Together, we can fight this pandemic and come out stronger.

scholarly journals A FRAMEWORK FOR CARE TRANSITIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH CONDITIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S687-S687
Author(s):  
Paul Stolee ◽  
Jacobi B Elliott ◽  
Kerry Byrne ◽  
Joanie Sims-Gould ◽  
Catherine Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Care Transitions ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
System Level ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Framework Analysis

Abstract For older adults with complex health conditions, transitions between care settings are common and a major risk to quality of care and patient safety. Care transition interventions have shown positive impacts on continuity of care and health service use, however, most require additional human resources (e.g., transition coach), focus on one transition or “handoff”, and provide support for individual patients without addressing underlying challenges of health system integration. We sought to develop a framework for system-level enhancements to care transitions for older adults. We report a secondary framework analysis of an ethnographic investigation (the “InfoRehab” project) of care transitions for older persons who had experienced a hip fracture. The ethnographic study involved interviews, observations, and document reviews for 23 patients, 19 family caregivers, and 92 health care providers. Data were collected at each transition point (1-4/patient) along the care continuum, at three Canadian sites (large urban, mid-size urban, rural). Our framework analysis followed the approach described by Gale et al. (2013), using as cases 12 peer-reviewed papers which had reported InfoRehab results. Two researchers coded findings from each paper, then developed an analytical framework of eight themes by consensus; these include: patient involvement and choice, family caregiver involvement, patient complexity, health care provider coordination, information sharing, documentation, system constraints, and relationships. NVivo 11 was used to index findings into these themes and to generate a matrix. We are working with system stakeholders, including patients and caregivers, to apply this framework in the development of improved systems for care transitions.

scholarly journals Significance of Pharmacist’s Role in Keeping the People Healthy in Pandemic Situations

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Suruchi Singh ◽  
Satish Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
The People ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Front Line Workers

As the lockdown situation progressed in COVID-19 pandemic, national pharmacy role players became major front line workers for maintaining accessibility of health care utilities. Pharmacists have been handling in-house deliveries of essentials, reducing burden on health care, along with attending patients with other ailments. Since pharmacists are representatives directly associated with public health concerns, there is need for disseminating awareness in pharmacists to maintain the health conditions of the people living in the pandemic situation. Pharmacy Colleges and representatives of public health interests were subjected to systematic literature review regarding publicly reported pharmacist positions. It is concluded that respondents having much experience are intended to perceive a pharmacist's position as being essential to health care providers relative to the individuals who have less experience. The findings of this research can be beneficial for educating pharmacists in order to achieve the goal of keeping the people healthy in the pandemic situations.

scholarly journals Health Care Utilization Among Homeless Veterans in Chicago

2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (3-4) ◽  
pp. e335-e339
Author(s):  
Jason H Raad ◽  
Elizabeth Tarlov ◽  
Abel N Kho ◽  
Dustin D French
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Chronic Health

Abstract Introduction The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the single largest health care system in the United States, provides comprehensive medical and behavioral health services to more than 9 million Veterans. The size and scope of the VA’s system of care allow health care providers, policymakers, and community stakeholders to conduct detailed analyses of health care utilization among Veterans; however, these analyses do not include health care encounters that occur outside VA. Although many Veterans obtain care in non-VA settings, understanding health care utilization among vulnerable populations of Veterans, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, is needed to identify potential opportunities to enhance access and reduce fragmentation of care. Materials and Methods VA administrative data were merged with data from the Chicago HealthLNK Data Repository to identify Veterans eligible for VA services who were homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, in the greater Chicago metropolitan area for the years 2010–2012. Results During the 3-year study period, about 208,554 Veterans were registered for care at two VA medical centers located in the City of Chicago and an adjacent suburb. Of those, 13,948 were identified as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Results suggest that 17% (n = 2,309) of Veterans in this sample received some or all of their care in the community. Much of the care these Veterans received was for chronic health conditions, substance use, and mental health disorders. Conclusions Veterans eligible for VA servicers who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, frequently sought care in the community for a variety of chronic health conditions. Health information exchanges and partner-based registries may represent an important tool for identifying vulnerable Veteran populations while reducing duplication of care.

scholarly journals Alzheimer's Disease and Oral-Systemic Health: Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne O. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Integration ◽  
Systemic Health ◽  
Dental Providers

Dentistry is an effective healthcare field that can impact Alzheimer's disease through prevention and education. Every day dental providers use an arsenal of assessment protocols directly coinciding with modifiable Alzheimer's risk factors. An innovative way to help in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease is to utilize oral health professionals who reach the public in ways other health care providers may not. Bidirectional care integration is needed to stifle many systemic diseases and Alzheimer's disease is no different. Ultimately with collaborative care the patient reaps the benefits. Alzheimer's is associated with many etiologies and pathophysiological processes. These include cardiovascular health, smoking, sleep, inflammatory pathogens, and diabetes. In the United States, dental providers assess each of these factors daily and can be instrumental in educating patients on the influence of these factors for dementia prevention. Globally, by 2025, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease is expected to rise by at least 14%. Such increases will strain local and national health care systems, but for the US if Medicare were expanded to include dental services, many older adults could be spared needless suffering. The goal of this perspective article is to highlight existing practices being used in the field of dentistry that can easily be adapted to educate patients in preventive care and treat risk factors. It is the duty of healthcare professionals to explore all opportunities to stem the advance of this disease and by integrating oral and systemic health into transdisciplinary science, health care and policy may do just that.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Care during a National Lockdown: A Retrospective Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7963
Author(s):  
Elias Walter ◽  
Leonard von Bronk ◽  
Reinhard Hickel ◽  
Karin Christine Huth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Practices

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has challenged dental health professions. This study analyzes its impact on urgent dental care in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital Munich and Bavaria, Germany. Patient numbers without and with positive/suspected COVID-19 infection, their reasons for attendance, and treatments were retrospectively recorded (February–July 2020) and linked to local COVID-19 infection numbers, control measures, and numbers/reasons for closures of private dental practices in Bavaria, Germany. Patient numbers decreased within the urgent care unit and the private dental practices followed by a complete recovery by the end of July. While non-emergency visits dropped to almost zero during the first lockdown, pain-related treatments were administered invariably also in patients with positive/suspected COVID-19 infections. Reasons for practice closures were lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), lack of employees, staff’s increased health risks, and infected staff, which accounted for 0.72% (3.6% closures in total). Pain-driven urgent dental care remains a constant necessity even in times of high infection risk, and measures established at the beginning of the pandemic seem to have provided a safe environment for patients as well as oral health care providers. PPE storage is important to ensure patients’ treatment under high-risk conditions, and its storage and provision by regulatory units might guarantee a stable and safe oral health care system in the future.

scholarly journals A New Approach for Lifestyle Medicine Payment

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Beckman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
Wide Range

With more than 85% of health care costs attributable to chronic health conditions, an emphasis on treating the underlying causes of these conditions is imperative. Lifestyle medicine offers treatments that can reverse a wide range of chronic health conditions at minimal cost and without negative side effects. Although one might expect its use to be widespread among health care professionals, it is far from common in everyday practice. A significant contributing factor is the lack of financial incentives for health care providers who practice lifestyle medicine. Current practitioners generally do not receive remuneration consistent with the cost savings resulting from reversing chronic health conditions using lifestyle medicine. The Actuarial Patient Value model offers a new approach to encourage the practice of lifestyle medicine through the use of cash financial incentives based on actual patient health outcomes. This model aligns the incentives of the 3 primary stakeholders in the health care system by offering providers increased compensation, giving patients the opportunity to learn about and achieve optimal health, and reducing costs for health care payers.

scholarly journals Incidental Findings of Sickle Cell Trait From an Everyday Diabetes Test: Should General Health Care Providers and Testing Centers Report, Retest, or Refer?

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Anna Cronin de Chavez ◽  
Karl M. Atkin ◽  
Fiona Babbington ◽  
Maria J. Berghs ◽  
Simon M. Dyson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
General Health ◽  
Incidental Findings ◽  
Sickle Cell Trait ◽  
Care Providers

scholarly journals Community-based Skill Building Intervention to Enhance Health Literacy Among Older Rural Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 019394592095801
Author(s):  
Jean Shreffler-Grant ◽  
Elizabeth G. Nichols ◽  
Clarann Weinert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
General Health ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Skill Building ◽  
Rural Adults

The purpose of this article is to report the outcomes of a skill building intervention to improve general health literacy and health literacy about complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) among older rural adults. The intervention was implemented in eight rural communities. Descriptive statistics and general linear modeling were used for analysis. A total of 127 older adults completed the initial session and Time 1 questionnaire, 67 (51%) completed the intervention sessions and Time 2 questionnaire, and 52 (40.9%) completed the Time 3 questionnaire five months later. CAM health literacy scores and scores on one general health literacy measure were significantly higher at Time 2 compared to Time 1 and 3. The decline in scores over time suggests a need for continuing strategies to support older adults’ health literacy. Assisting older adults to make safe health care choices is a critical role for investigators, nurses, and other health care providers.

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