Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness - Proceedings of a Workshop (Paperback)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness that limits their daily activities. These illnesses include heart and lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. However, significant disparities exist across different communities in the quality and access to care for these illnesses. Factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, geography, socioeconomic status, or insurance status exacerbate these complex disparities. It is critical to reevaluate the current models of care delivery across diverse communities and vulnerable populations. On April 4, 2019, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to investigate barriers, policy initiatives, and opportunities for improving access to and equity of care for people living with a serious illness. Discussions explored the current climate of health care and opportunities to improve access to care using organizational, community, patient and family, and clinician perspectives. This publication summarizes the discussions and presentations from the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter Proceedings of a Workshop Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Workshop Agenda

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine • Health and Medicine Division • Board on Health Sciences Policy • Board on Health Care Services • Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Editors:	Joe Alper • Sylara Marie Cruz • Laurene Graig
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	106
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-49589-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-309-49589-X
Barcode:	9780309495899

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!