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ASHA Voices: Confronting Health Care Disparities

WebOn this episode of ASHA Voices, we take on a subject that is timely, but not new. Our guests explain how the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing public attention to …

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Reframing Our Health Care System for Patients With Hearing Loss

WebThe adverse effects of hearing loss are profound and varied, affecting one's ability to perform independent activities of daily living, as well as their quality of life …

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Why Social Determinants of Health Matter So Much to Care

WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists five domains for social determinants of health: economic stability, education access and quality, health …

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The Complexity of Health Disparities: More Than Just Black–White

WebHealth disparities have once again moved to the forefront of America's consciousness with the recent significant observation of dramatically higher death rates …

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Navigating to True Patient-Centered Care

WebPatient-centered care is more important than ever in our efforts to tackle systemic racism in our health care system. Patient-centered care brings focus to and …

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A Focus on Health Beliefs: What Culturally Competent Clinicians …

WebHealth beliefs influence a variety of health-related behaviors and should be regarded as an important dimension of cultural variability. Such variability may explain …

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Oral Hygiene and Dysphagia—Care and Complications

WebAshford: Oral hygiene care for these patients is just as important as if they were orally fed. Lean them forward over a basin and let the oral secretions spill into the …

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Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults: The Effects of a

WebPurpose:This clinical focus article examines the effect of social isolation and loneliness forced by the pandemic on the geriatric population. Since March 11, 2020, …

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Disparities in Health Care Utilization Among Deaf and Hard of …

WebMethod: Using data from the 2021 Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, we compared health care utilization between …

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Is Home Health Care for You

WebThe pros. Working in home health has some definite benefits. Flexibility. The biggest draw for most SLPs is the flexibility in scheduling. Even if you choose full time, …

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The Value of Health Literacy in Communication Sciences and …

WebResults: CSD leaders' description and value of HL and explanations of how they implement HLE are described under three themes: HL as communicating so clients …

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Achieving Quality and Improved Outcomes Through

WebASHA adapted the World Health Organization’s definitions of IPE and IPP to describe their application to educational and health care settings. That is, IPE occurs …

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May is Now National Speech-Language-Hearing Month!

WebMay 2, 2024. National Speech-Language Hearing Month1 (NSLHM ) is an opportunity for ASHA members to come together around the shared goal of helping the …

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Fall Prevention: Patient-Centered Outcomes

WebThe consequences of falls range from physical injury (e.g., fractures) to psychological distress in the form of depression, anxiety, fear of falling, and decline in …

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Retirement and Mental Health: A Contemporary Review of the …

WebMethod. To reflect recent retirement experiences and to establish a contemporary understanding of literature investigating the impact of retirement on mental …

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Creating Healthy Clinical Boundaries With Patients and Clients

WebIn our work helping our clients and patients, creating boundaries can be hard. We audiologists and speech-language pathologists do this work because we care, and …

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Healthcare and Education in the Republic of Cuba

WebCuba has had many challenges to healthcare and education, particularly for its urban poor and rural citizens. The healthcare and education programs were restructured …

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Patient Needs—Not Administrative Mandates—Are Critical to …

WebPatient Needs—Not Administrative Mandates—Are Critical to Patient and Payer Outcomes. It’s well known that tailoring treatment to a patient’s specific speech, …

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Pondering a Move to Home Health

WebHome health care for adults is a rapidly growing industry, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting 21% employment growth in the sector by 2030. Just over 5% …

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Maintenance Therapy—What's Makes Non-Rehabilitative Support …

WebMaintenance therapy goals include preventing unnecessary, avoidable complications from a chronic condition, such as deterioration of communication skills and …

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Adults with Communication Disabilities Face Health Care Obstacles

WebThe disability disparity. A growing body of literature indicates that adults with disabilities face poorer health and medical care outcomes compared to their peers …

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Cash or Private Pay With Medicaid Beneficiaries: Elements to …

WebIf you are a Medicaid-enrolled provider by virtue of your employment—and therefore possibly not allowed to accept cash pay from Medicaid beneficiaries—you can’t …

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