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Practices like better diversity training, introspection of biases, "cultural humility and curiosity", and a full commitment to changing the culture of healthcare and the impact of stereotypes can work to lessen the effects that unconscious bias can have on patients. [3] Some medical schools assist medical students in recognizing and addressing ...
Through its more than 80 disease-specific financial assistance programs, PAN serves well over 100,000 patients each year from every US state and territory. [4] Without the PAN Foundation’s support, these patients would have faced impossible choices—with many simply going without their life-saving treatment.
Providing patients with information is central to patient-centered health care and this has been shown to have some positive effects on health outcomes. [20] Providing patients with access to their health records including medical histories and test results via an electronic health record is a legal right in some parts of the world. [20]
Low-income Californians would have an easier time purchasing hormonal birth control pills at their local pharmacy under a new bill. The bill, which was recently introduced to the California State ...
Critics argue the PCEHR initiative can only work, if a safe, effective continuum of care within a trusting patient/clinician relationship is established. If patients lose trust in the confidentiality of their eHealth information, they may withhold sensitive information from their health care providers.
She was one of 11 special needs students who were turned away from dine-in service at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Waldorf, Maryland during a field trip on Dec. 3, parents and school officials ...
By assisting eligible patients with applications to federally funded health coverage like Medicaid, CHCs lay the groundwork for expanding access to critical health services. This foundation is particularly important for cancer-focused navigation programs, which rely on Medicaid and similar resources to help patients overcome financial barriers ...