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Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve health care.

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Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve medical care, not weaken it Source: Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve health care. We Need More Doctors With Disabilities One-fifth of all Americans have a disability, but less than 1 percent of doctors do. That’s slowly starting to change—to the benefit of …

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Opioid Prescribing: Where you live matters

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Source: Opioid Prescribing: Where you live matters Download Opioid Factsheet The amount of opioids prescribed in the US peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015. However, prescribing remains high and vary widely from county to county. Healthcare providers began using opioids in the late 1990s to treat chronic pain (not related to cancer), …

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Ensuring Accessibility of Health Care Facilities and Providers

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Source: CMS.Gov & Florida Disability and Health Program The CMS Office of Minority Health Issue Briefs offer insight and examination into a variety of health and health disparity topics. The briefs are a concise summary of a particular issue and examine policies that impact the quality of and access to health care for minority and disadvantaged populations. Issue …

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Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 | MMWR

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Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 Source: Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 | MMWR Abstract Background: Although the overall life expectancy at birth has increased for both blacks and whites and the gap between these populations …

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Lessons from High Performing Hospitals: Achieving Patient and Family-Centered Care

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Source: Lessons from High Performing Hospitals Lessons from High Performing Hospitals: Achieving Patient and Family-Centered Care Patient-Centered Care In A Nutshell Providers partner with patients to anticipate and satisfy the full range of patient needs and preferences Hospitals support staff in achieving their professional aspirations and personal goals A Consistent Finding: It’s All About Culture …

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“Bite Sized” Exercises and Discussion Prompts to Reinforce Culture

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Source: Planetree.org “Bite Sized” Exercises and Discussion Prompts to Reinforce Culture Below is a collection of discussion prompts and exercises designed to engage the hearts and minds of all members of the team in the practice patient-centered transformation effort. These exercises are designed to be concise enough to be incorporated into brief huddles or team meetings. …

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Questions to ask your doctor about patient-centered care

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Source: Planetree.org Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) Questions to ask your doctor about patient-centered care Sample questions: What type of information will you provide to me about my condition and treatment options? Will you provide me with decision aids that will help me to make the best individualized care decisions? Am I able to access a …

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Improving Your Person and Family Engagement Metrics in TCPI | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

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Source: Improving Your Person and Family Engagement Metrics in TCPI | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative Support and Alignment Network (PCPCC SAN) was created to assist staff and leaders in Practice Transformation Networks, along with enrolled clinicians, to successfully transform their practices to deliver person and family centered care. In …

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Increasing physical activity among adults with disabilities

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Doctors and other health professionals can use these steps in the Infographic for Increasing Physical Activity among Adults with Disabilities to recommend aerobic physical activity options that match each person’s specific abilities and connect him or her to resources that can help each person be physically active.

Atlas on the Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario

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Download: Atlas on the Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario Source: ICES Lunsky Y, Klein-Geltink JE, Yates EA, editors. December 2013 The Issue Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care focuses on becoming healthier, with improved access to integrated family/primary care and a major emphasis on the provision of the right care at the right time …

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