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By ‘n By Hard Times Comes A-Knocking
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped people living in low-income areas of Kentucky, reducing income-related health disparities. Specifically, people living in zip codes with the highest concentrations of poverty reported the largest improvements in obtaining insurance coverage and delaying care Continue Reading …
Striking a Balance Between Access and Cost
In the 1970s, the freestanding emergency department (FSED) emerged in rural areas to provide access to emergency care for residents living without a nearby acute care hospital. FSEDs offer emergency medical care at locations independent from hospitals. Growth in the Continue Reading …
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Health
Thomas Jefferson included the health of the American people as a specific right when he uttered, “Without health there is no happiness.” Yet, among these inalienable rights – life and the pursuit of happiness – appear to be denied by Continue Reading …
Docs Spend Too Much Time Behind a Computer
For years, the US has worked toward fully integrating electronic health records (EHRs) into healthcare systems in order to improve outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness, otherwise known as the Triple Aim. However, from physicians’ anecdotal experiences with EHRs, they Continue Reading …
Is the PCMH Movement the Solution?
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) has been lauded as an innovative approach to improvements in the healthcare system that include reducing cost of care, improving quality of care and the patient experience, and reducing instability in the primary care workforce. Continue Reading …
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