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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.The Saint Louis bridges program: A mental health network of more than one hundred churches and the mental health community
This article describes the history and development of a faith-based mental health network of over one hundred Black churches in North St Louis City and County. The Bridges to Care and Recovery (BCR) program is a joint effort of the Black faith community, three community hospitals, local universities, a school of medicine and funding from the city /state departments of mental health. The mission of BCR is to improve the fragmented mental health services to the Black community and to address the stigma of mental illness. This innovative program provides a blueprint for other metropolitan areas to emulate. The present paper i...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - December 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Barry Hong Susan Scribner Dana Downs Rose Jackson-Beavers Tamela Wright Wendy Orson Booker Rice Karl Wilson Rob Poirier Source Type: research
Racial disparities in the selection of chief resident: A cross-sectional analysis of a national sample of senior residents in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: In as much as CR is an honor that sets one up for future opportunity, our findings suggest that residents of color are disproportionately disadvantaged compared to their White peers.PMID:38052698 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2023.09.001 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - December 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tera Frederick Howard Jordyn Pike William A Grobman Source Type: research
Respiratory Ilness Trends in the United States
J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Dec;115(6):517. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.002.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38049245 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.002 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - December 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Edith Peterson Mitchell Source Type: research
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J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Dec;115(6):518. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.001.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38049246 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.001 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - December 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Delay in prior authorization of biologic therapy: Another possible cause of healthcare disparity in IBD patients
This study evaluated the approval time for biologics in IBD.METHODS: A chart review of IBD patients seen in a university gastroenterology clinic over 5 years was performed. Patient gender, race, IBD subtype, biologic use, and insurance type were recorded. Insurance type was classified as private or public (Medicaid or Medicare). Biologic agents evaluated included infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab and ustekinumab. Length of time to approval (TTA) and length of time to first infusion or administration (TFI) were recorded. Analysis was performed using t-testing, Fisher's exact testing, and ANOVA with significance set at p&l...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - November 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vinay Rao Ishaan Dharia Jessica Gibilisco Danielle Kirelik Scott Baumgartner Katherine Negreira Karan Chawla Jenny Dave Samuel Kallus Omar Ali Belfaqeeh Marie L Borum Source Type: research
Treating black patients as "knowers"
J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Nov 13:S0027-9684(23)00113-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.09.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecent trends in healthcare policy from high-volume service models to "high-value" delivery systems have refocused the need for patient-centered approaches to quality care. However, benchmarks of how to define and evaluate successful patient-centeredness have not been sufficiently established. Such ill-defined evaluation criteria can further exacerbate systemic inequities in maximum quality health care delivery, especially based on the intersectional diversity of various patient populations. In this context, ...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - November 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Justin J Thomas Shaneeta Johnson Kisha B Holden Sonja Hutchins Source Type: research
