More Than Ramps: A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for People with DisabilitiesOxford University Press, 2006 - 366 páginas Nearly twenty percent of Americans live today with some sort of disability, and this number will grow in coming decades as the population ages. Despite this, the U.S. health care system is not set up to provide care comfortably, safely, and efficiently to persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities can therefore face significant barriers to obtaining high quality health care. Some barriers result from obvious impediments, such as doors without automatic openers and examining tables that are too high. Other barriers arise from faulty communication between patients and health care professionals, including misconceptions among clinicians about the daily lives, preferences, values, and abilities of persons with disabilities. Yet additional barriers relate to health insurance limits on items and services essential to maximizing health and independence. This book examines the health care experiences of persons who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or who have difficulties using their legs, arms, or hands. The book then outlines strategies for overcoming or circumventing barriers to care, starting by just asking persons with disabilities about workable solutions. Creating safe and accessible health care for persons with disabilities will likely benefit everyone at some point. This book has three parts. The first part looks at the historical roots of healthcare access for persons with disabilities in the United States. The second part discusses the current situation and the special challenges for those with disabilities. The third part looks forward to discuss the ways in which healthcare quality and access can improve. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 82
Página vii
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página viii
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página ix
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página xi
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Página xii
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Lo sentimos, el contenido de esta página está restringido..
Contenido
Health Care Experiences of People with Disabilities | 51 |
Improving Health Care for People with Disabilities | 161 |
Appendix 1 Internet Resources Addressing General Disability and Health Care Topics | 273 |
Appendix 2 Internet Resources Addressing Specific Disabilities Diseases and Disorders | 278 |
Appendix 3 Suggestions for Improving Accessibility of Health Care Services | 286 |
Appendix 4 Identifying Disability Using National Survey Data | 296 |
Notes | 301 |
333 | |
355 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
More than Ramps: A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for ... Lisa I. Iezzoni,Bonnie L. O'Day Vista previa limitada - 2010 |
More Than Ramps: A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for ... Lisa I. Iezzoni,Bonnie O'Day Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |
Términos y frases comunes
abilities accommodations activities aids American assistive barriers benefits blind building called Center chapter chronic clinical clinicians communication complete concerns costs deaf described diabetes difficulty disease doctor door effective ensure equipment especially examining experiences facilities feel functional groups hard of hearing health care health insurance Hearing impairments hospital impairments improve individuals injury instance Institute Internet interpreter interviewees issues less limited living lower major Medicare mobility needs numbers nursing offer organizations pain patients percent persons with disabilities physical physicians plans potential practice primary problems professionals programs questions requires respondents risks self-management sensory settings social sometimes specific staff standard survey technical technologies telephone tions understand universal users vision visits waiting walk wheelchair women