Sentences with phrase «improve medical access»

Today he directs the Innovations in International Health program at MIT, and his inventions (including an inhalable measles vaccine and a system that monitors tuberculosis treatment) are helping to improve medical access in the developing world.

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Other measures include: • remove rule limiting Child Tax Credit (CTC) to one claimant per household (to allow two or more families sharing a house to claim the CTC); • repeal $ 10,000 cap on medical expense tax credit claims made on medical costs incurred for an eligible dependent; • easier access to funds in Registered Disability Savings Plans for beneficiaries with shortened life spans; • improved Employment Insurance benefits to parents of gravely ill, murdered, or missing children; and • enhanced ability to make transfers between individual RESPs, and better access to RESP funds for post-secondary students studying outside Canada.

In a statement, Beaumont Health's Paul E. LaCasse said, «This is precisely what we needed to improve access to medical care at Beaumont's facilities for our patients who are elderly, in wheelchairs or have mobility challenges.»

Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, increase access to medicine and medical supplies, improve and expand clinical services, prevent disease and promote good health.

As it stands NAC operates as a health - care company — consulting with patients, and improving access to prescription medical marijuana.

«Many of the winners for 2018 are truly groundbreaking, such as helping to simplify a complex electrical process, improve access to a key medical product, or creating stunning closure designs using crossover technology.

The government is also improving access to primary health services, strengthening maternal and perinatal death surveillance, and supplying more ambulances to transport patients to medical facilities.

Improves access to care by requiring insurers to use recognized, evidence - based and peer - reviewed clinical review criteria, approved by the State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), when making decisions regarding the medical necessity of treatment.

Placing CPS employees in hospitals will improve investigations by allowing employees immediate access to medical records after receiving the referral from the State Child Abuse Hotline.»

«We are improving access to medical marijuana for patients in need across New York state,» said Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

The rulings stem from the need to improve access to, as well as the security and confidentiality of, medical information and scientific findings that are maintained electronically.

«Our findings suggest that despite the insurance expansion under the Massachusetts reform, access to timely outpatient visits to a doctor may not have improved much,,» said Danny McCormick, MD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a primary care physician at Cambridge Health Alliance, and the study's lead author.

«This continuing gap is disappointing because improving racial and ethnic disparities in access was a key objective of the reform,» said Amresh Hanchate, PhD, of the section of General Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, and a study co-author.

Thanks to medical advances and improved access to care, overall health and well - being has improved for these patients; for example, life expectancy has increased from 35 years in 1985 to 53 years in 2007.

In a letter to the Medical Journal of Australia published today, a Monash University - led team is asking for hepatitis C virus patients to gain improved access to drugs to prevent liver related deaths.

Another need that he said he recognizes because of his academic background, first at Harvard Medical School in Boston and later at Dartmouth, is to expand access to and improve education in developing countries.

The faster rate of improvement in lung function and nutrition in the United States, the researchers suggested, may be due to earlier implementation of newborn screening or quality improvement initiatives for the disease and improved access to medical care under the Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the United States.

However, the study highlights opportunities to improve access to care for patients older than 85, who are likely to have several medical ailments, Periyakoil said.

The study showed the quality of asthma care improved after clinicians were equipped with streamlined patient care decision tools, an electronic medical record system, and access to a mobile phone application to guide each patient's personalized care.

Palomar Pomerado Health, UC San Diego Medical School Partnership Improves North County Access to Clinical Trial

Dr. Romy Quijano, a medical doctor who heads the Philippine Action Network, also believes that the sensible approach to preventing vitamin A deficiency is to see that the vulnerable sectors of the population are empowered enough to access natural sources of vitamin A. «Effective nutrition education is much better than adding yet another source of vitamin A which most likely will not be equitably distributed anyway; improving livelihood; providing better health care system; addressing malnutrition, communicable diseases and other illnesses that make children more vulnerable to vitamin A deficiency.

We expect results in the form of improved academic achievement for all students, greater public access to great art and architecture and groundbreaking advances in scientific and medical research.

«When completed, the Maryland Purple Line will connect residents in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, MD with improved access to jobs, education, and medical care and, overall, will help improve the quality of life.»

My older dog has had significant medical issues over the past two years and having Healthy Paws insurance has allowed us access to medical care that has extended and improved the quality of her life.

«Prevention is key: Access to affordable veterinary care so medical conditions can be treated sooner; education on proper training and socialization before behavior problems develop and / or progress; education on resources available to keep pets in homes; more resources for Chicago Animal Care and Control so they have the capacity to care for the volume of animals that they arerequired to house; and improved legislation.»

More efficient energy use can also improve public health, bringing much - needed medical services to people in areas with limited energy access.

«With this recovery, there is a substantial likelihood that Re'Ayah's quality of life will improve in years to come, as she will now have access to the medical care she deserves,» Jed said after the jury awarded the $ 30.5 million verdict.

Most importantly, improved access helps patients receive immediate medical attention, which minimizes the duration and severity of an illness, and reduces the amount of time wasted in waiting rooms and ERs.

ConnectingCare integrates blockchain technology to allow users to securely access medical data, reducing friction in the system and improving outcomes.

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Boston, MA About Blog Proximie builds augmented reality technologies for surgeons and other medical professionals to improve training, education and access to medical care.

Professional Experience Columbia University — Teachers College (New York, NY) 7/2007 — 12/2010 Public Safety Officer • Ensure the execution of security and fire protection operations to promote a safe and secure environment, working closely with school management to implement and improve policies and procedures in accordance with security procedures • Possess and implement the knowledge of all related regulations to comply with government standards and procedures • Utilize strong customer service and communications skills to interact daily with employees, personnel, and other parties • Coordinate all response efforts to emergencies while on location to allow timely access for other law enforcement professionals, medical / fire first responders, and other parties

Our mission is to improve children's lives and help families gain access to the care they need through medical grants.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) said it is encouraging that the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Checks have increased, Indigenous peoples» access to medicines has improved, and there have been improvements in infant and child health outcomes but the number of targets not on track were «a clear signal that we have to put politics aside».

Dr Milroy's post was first published for onthewards on 3 July 2016 and can be read at its original location at Everyday closing the gap. onthewards.org is a free open access medical education website and not for profit organisation that aims to improve the availability of resources for medical students and junior doctors.

Home visitors may well be essential members of these teams and augment the services of the traditional medical home.34 Home visitors can be health care advocates and improve access to providers of health care.

Improving Mood Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) for those experiencing depression while receiving medical care

IUIH represents a partnership between local Aboriginal Medical Services and is part of the community controlled health sector — a sector which has reduced unintentional racism, barriers to access to health care, and are progressively improving individual health outcomes for Aboriginal people (Holland, 2014; NACCHO, 2014b; Panaretto, Wenitong, Button, & Ring, 2014).

Transport: Partnerships should focus on community access to appropriate transport, particularly for the more isolated communities and for improved medical transport.

Strategies: Education of parents and community; culturally accessible health services; improved transport to medical services; education and training in health and nutrition for adults; access to mental health counselling provide education.

HSP mothers reported less neglectful behavior, related to decreased preoccupation with problems and improved access to medical care at one agency studied.