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Patient-Centered Care: Definition and Examples

Tulane Public Health Blog

A growing number of people believe that healthcare organizations can improve the quality of care they provide and the health outcomes of their patients by adopting a patient-centered care model. Providing patient-centered care could include allowing a patient to choose when they have visitors at the hospital after a procedure.

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

The metric is used by public health officials, governments, healthcare systems, epidemiologists, and many more to estimate the overall health of a given population. Public health interventions that have been shown to be effective in reducing maternal mortality include strengthening the health care system and improving nutrition.

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NCUIH Joins Coalition in Urging Bipartisan Support for Medicaid and CHIP Programs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

It plays a key role in ensuring that people have access to doctors, hospitals, and treatment when they need it. Medicaid is a major source of health care funding, particularly for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs), which provide essential healthcare services to Native people living in urban areas. In 2023, approximately 2.7

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Pneumonia: A Disease of the Ancients

Gideon

Vaccines work by stimulating the body’s immune system to produce antibodies against a pathogen or infection. Clinicians typically classify pneumonia into two main categories: community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP).

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How community programs are working to ease New York’s maternal health crisis

HEALTHBEAT

Woodhull Medical Center is an NYC Health + Hospitals facility between Brooklyns Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods. In September, a pregnant woman who emigrated from Latin America six years ago arrived at Brooklyns Woodhull Medical Center, one of 11 city-run public hospitals.