Pharmacists can improve women’s health through better access to care

Can We Improve Access to Quality Pain Care for Patients?

Despite (or perhaps in part because of) these two mechanisms, confusion exists for the public about who is a pain specialist. Chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths and many other providers can claim and – sometimes – advertise expertise in pain management. The American Academy of Pain Management uses an examination to qualify applicants and presents a certificate. While we desperately need...

Sexual and Reproductive mHealth Better Access to Health Care through Mobile phones

Roles Health-System Pharmacists Can Play to Improve Patient Outcomes and Safety

Roles Health-System Pharmacists Can Play to Improve Patient Outcomes and Safety With the changing climate of healthcare focused on cost reduction and patient-centered care, there are many exciting opportunities available for pharmacists within today's hospital setting. In addition, with the advancement of medicine and the development of more complex medication regimens, there exists a demand fo...

Survey and Analysis of Ardabil City Suburbs Access to the Health Care Delivery Services (Health Centers)

Background & objectives: Health care centers are among the most important and essential centers that proper and timely access to them is one of the basic goals of social justice. The health of the individual and the community depends on the centers that provide primary health care. Rapid, timely, and inexpensive access to these centers is very important and necessary, in any community, especial...

Five ways to improve access to care.

One of the fundamental tenets of health care is access. In politics, access is defined as having health insurance, even though access to insurance does not guarantee access to care. HEDIS defines access as getting in to see your doctor at least once per year. A better measure is to ask the patient, “How easy is it for you to get medical care when you need it?” Only about 50 percent of people re...