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Exploring the concept of vulnerability in health care - PMC

(3 days ago) People also askWhat is a vulnerable patient?Definitions of vulnerable patients differ by use case and may further differ by organization and location (e.g., if a natural disaster impacts a population’s ability to access care, the local health system may consider that population vulnerable).Identifying Vulnerable Patients and Why They Matter - Health Catalysthealthcatalyst.comWhat are the short-term and long-term health risks of living in areas with poor air quality, and who are the most vulnerable groups?Dr. Himanshu J. Vats

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860890/#:~:text=KEY%20POINTS%201%20%E2%80%9CVulnerability%E2%80%9D%20is%20a%20term%20commonly,language%20for%20those%20served%20by%20health%20care%20systems.

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Identifying Vulnerable Patients and Why They Matter

(7 days ago) WEBAs value-based payment models continue to incentivize care for the whole patient (versus acute, or episodic, care), health systems are beginning to more effectively address the most vulnerable patients in their populations.. By identifying the social determinants of health, or variables that contribute to overall health (e.g., financial, …

https://www.healthcatalyst.com/insights/identifying-vulnerable-patients-why-they-matter

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Vulnerable Populations, Health Disparities, and Health …

(9 days ago) WEBRead chapter 1 of Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, and Populations, 2e online now, exclusively on AccessMedicine. AccessMedicine is a subscription-based resource from McGraw Hill that features trusted medical content from the best minds in medicine.

https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=119148218

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Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved …

(6 days ago) WEBA comprehensive multiauthored review of principles that are necessary to provide medical care for underserved and vulnerable patients. Recommended Readership Students, residents, fellows, and all health care educators, particularly those interested in the areas of cultural competency and health disparities.

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)61041-0/fulltext

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, …

(7 days ago) WEBUnmet health-related social support needs among people being served by health care systems can contribute to high patient morbidity and poor population health (30,31). However, little is known about the overall impact of screening and referral programs that address unmet health-related social needs on outcomes related to experience of care

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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Respecting and Empowering Vulnerable Populations: …

(4 days ago) WEBEvidence-based contemporary terminology is presented so that nurse practitioners (NPs) can choose respectful and empowering words to ameliorate stigma and health disparities faced by vulnerable populations. Person-first language is advocated, with some exceptions noted where identity-first language may be preferable. Replacing …

https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(18)30944-9/fulltext

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Vulnerable Populations Agency for Healthcare Research …

(5 days ago) WEBAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 427-1364

https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/vulnerable-populations.html

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Nursing and Vulnerable People SpringerLink

(2 days ago) WEB7. Equity in health: importance of assessing patient needs with a focus on improving equity in health and addressing health inequalities. 8. Nursing interventions: role of nurses in identifying and intervening appropriately to minimize health inequalities and improve the quality of life and care for vulnerable patients.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35048-1_10

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Working With Vulnerable Populations as a Nurse Practitioner

(2 days ago) WEBVulnerable populations are at risk for healthcare inequities because of cultural, gender, racial, ethnic, health, or economic characteristics. Yet, caring for vulnerable populations is intrinsic to nursing. Using experiences and knowledge of patient care, wellness, and cost containment, nurses can influence policy.

https://nursejournal.org/resources/nps-vulnerable-populations/

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Vulnerable patients' perceptions of health care quality and quality

(1 days ago) WEBBackground: Little is known about how patients served by safety-net hospitals utilize and respond to hospital quality data. Objective: To understand how vulnerable, lower income patients make health care decisions and define quality of care and whether hospital quality data factor into such decisions and definitions. Methods: Mixed quantitative and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22040832/

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Making Health Care Work Better for Vulnerable Patients

(3 days ago) WEBSince 2013, the Commonwealth Fund’s Health Care Delivery System Reform program has focused on ways to improve health care and outcomes for two populations: high-need, high-cost patients (including frail elders, the disabled, and those with multiple chronic conditions) and vulnerable populations, or those with low incomes. …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2018/making-health-care-work-better-vulnerable-patients

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Vulnerabilities: applying All Our Health - GOV.UK

(2 days ago) WEBVulnerability is complex and multifaceted, below are examples of some of the impacts vulnerability can have on an individual: more likely to have lower educational attainment. poor mental and

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vulnerabilities-applying-all-our-health/vulnerabilities-applying-all-our-health

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Shattering Healthcare Barriers for Vulnerable Patient Populations

(5 days ago) WEBA Closer Look at Patient Barriers to Care While vulnerable patients face a variety of barriers to care, below are some of the most common obstacles: Resources: People may avoid or delay care due to a lack of money or health insurance. Gallup found that 18% of U.S. adults could not afford quality healthcare. Among Black adults, 29% could not

https://www.coverys.com/expert-insights/shattering-healthcare-barriers-for-vulnerable-patient-populations

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What is a Vulnerable Patient & Vulnerable Patient Population?

(8 days ago) WEBWhile much is said about the monetary cost of fraud in health care, the danger to patients is more than just financial. Between 2012 and 2015, 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries were defrauded by health care providers, and many were from vulnerable populations.. In 1966, more than three-fourths of Americans had great confidence in …

https://verisys.com/protecting-and-serving-vulnerable-health-care-populations/

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Voices for health: driving universal health coverage through social

(9 days ago) WEBThe Coalition of Partnerships for UHC and Global Health urges Member States to support the resolution on social participation for universal health coverage and well-being at the 77th WHA and turn their commitments into tangible action. Authors: Svetlana Akselrod, Michael Adekunle Charles, Pamela Cipriano, Katie Dain, Rajat …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/22-05-2024-voices-for-health-driving-universal-health-coverage-through-social-participation

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5 strategies to manage vulnerable patient populations - Fierce …

(7 days ago) WEBA panel of healthcare leaders discussed five key strategies organizations can use to manage the health of vulnerable patient populations during a session yesterday at the sixth annual National

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/5-strategies-to-manage-vulnerable-patient-populations

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A multi-site exploration of barriers faced by vulnerable patient

(3 days ago) WEBKey words: primary care, vulnerable patients, healthcare delivery, patient barriers, population health. Background. Healthcare in the United States is often complex (2013) Abstract P1-09-11: Can patient navigation help overcome barriers to breast cancer treatment in patients with health care disparities? Cancer Research 73, (Suppl …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8512591/

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AstraZeneca's COVID prevention drug cuts risk of disease in …

(8 days ago) WEBAstraZeneca's COVID-19 prevention therapy reduced the risk of infection in patients with weaker immunity in a late-stage trial, meeting its primary goal, the drugmaker said on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/astrazenecas-investigational-covid-drug-meets-primary-goals-late-stage-study-2024-05-16/

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Protect nursing home residents from future pandemics - STAT

(4 days ago) WEBThe surge in nursing home cases and deaths in the spring of 2020 made clear that nursing home residents were especially vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Yet even after

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/24/pandemic-lessons-spur-federal-action-protect-nursing-home-residents/

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Nurse who abused mental health patients struck off - MSN

(1 days ago) WEBA “callous” and “cruel” nurse who physically abused vulnerable patients on a mental health unit in north Wales has been struck off. Robert Lang worked on the Tawel Fan ward at Ysbyty Glan

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/nurse-who-abused-mental-health-patients-struck-off/ar-BB1n0mTc

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Nurses are pushing back on AI in healthcare. Here's why.

(9 days ago) WEBDaily Briefing. Nurses are pushing back on AI in healthcare. Here's why. According to a new survey from National Nurses United (NNU), 60% of nurses don't trust their employers to prioritize patient safety when implementing new artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Conversation guide: The top 3 concerns staff have about AI — and how to

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2024/05/21/nurse-ai

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