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Outcomes of a First Point of Contact Speech Language Therapy Clinic for Patients Requiring Vocal Cord Check Pre and Post Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery
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Jennifer Davis; Elizabeth C. Ward; Marnie Seabrook; Justin Gundara; Bernard C. S. Whitfield – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Introduction: Speech Language Therapy First Point of Contact Clinic (SLT-FPOCC) models can assist assessment of low-risk patient populations referred to ear, nose and throat (ENT) services. To further improve ENT waitlist management and compliance with best-practice care, consideration of other low-risk populations that could be safely managed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Hospitals, Health Conditions
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among All-Payer Claimants with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Phillips, Kimberly G.; Wishengrad, Jeanne S.; Houtenville, Andrew J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Inpatient hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) among beneficiaries with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were examined using Medicaid and commercial claims from 2010-2014 in New Hampshire. IDD was defined with "International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Patients, Hospitals
Hospital Admissions for Physical Health Conditions for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review
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Dunn, Kirsty; Hughes-McCormack, Laura; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: People with intellectual disabilities may have inequalities in hospital admissions compared with the general population. The present authors aimed to investigate admissions for physical health conditions in this population. Methods: The present authors conducted a systematic review, searching six databases using terms on intellectual…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Physical Health, Health Conditions, Intellectual Disability
"Reasonable Adjustments" under the UK's "Equality Act 2010": An Enquiry into the Care and Treatment to Patients with Intellectual Disabilities in Acute Hospital Settings
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Redley, Marcus; Lancaster, Isabella; Pitt, Adam; Holland, Anthony; Thompson, Angela; Bradley, John R.; Glover, Gyles; Thomson, Karen; Jones, Sara; Herbert, Bernadette; Holme, Anita; Clare, Isabel C. H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: To understand the views of qualified medical practitioners regarding "reasonable adjustments" and the quality of the care and treatment provided to adults with intellectual disabilities when admitted to acute hospitals as inpatients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews took place with 14 medical practitioners, seven from each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Disability, Patients
The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Health Service Utilization among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Yamaki, Kiyoshi; Wing, Coady; Mitchell, Dale; Owen, Randall; Heller, Tamar – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are frequent users of health services. We examined how their service utilization of emergency department (ED), inpatient hospitalization, and primary care physicians changed as they transitioned from fee-for-service to Medicaid managed care (MMC). Our results showed that MMC reduced the…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Health Services, Intellectual Disability, Health Needs