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Changes in dental care use patterns due to COVID-19 among insured patients in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: As a result of COVID-19, dental practices experienced substantial decreases in procedure volume, particularly among patients covered by public insurance or residing in underserved areas.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: During economic downturns, state health officials should be encouraged to adopt policies to expand access to oral health care for vulnerable populations via oral health promotion strategies and increasing the supply of dentists or midlevel dental care providers in underserved areas.PMID:34656295 | PMC:PMC8444228 | DOI:10.1016/j.adaj.2021.07.002 (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)
Source: Journal of the American Dental Association - October 17, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sung Eun Choi Lisa Simon Sanjay Basu Jane R Barrow Source Type: research

Changes in dental care use patterns due to COVID-19 among insured patients in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: As a result of COVID-19, dental practices experienced substantial decreases in procedure volume, particularly among patients covered by public insurance or residing in underserved areas.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: During economic downturns, state health officials should be encouraged to adopt policies to expand access to oral health care for vulnerable populations via oral health promotion strategies and increasing the supply of dentists or midlevel dental care providers in underserved areas.PMID:34656295 | DOI:10.1016/j.adaj.2021.07.002 (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)
Source: Journal of the American Dental Association - October 17, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sung Eun Choi Lisa Simon Sanjay Basu Jane R Barrow Source Type: research

Healthcare Accessibility for People with Rheumatic Disease in New Haven, CT
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated wide disparities that exist in the U.S. healthcare system. During the pandemic, the clinical practice in the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), New Haven, Conn., rapidly pivoted from face-to-face visits to telehealth to keep our patients and providers safe. Many patients quickly adapted and... [Read More] (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - October 14, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Vaidehi R. Chowdhary, MD, & Jane E. Dee, BA, MALS Tags: Home Slider Patient Perspective Practice Management Access to care COVID-19 Disparities Dr. Lenore Buckley telehealth Source Type: research

Improving management of sexually transmitted infections in primary care: feasibility and acceptability of a new patient management tool for clinicians
CONCLUSIONS Inclusion of this STI management tool in the electronic patient records system appeared to improve primary care clinicians' delivery and documentation of best practice sexual health care at a practice level. Wider use of a modified version of this tool could facilitate more comprehensive best practice management of bacterial STIs.PMID:34620299 | DOI:10.1071/HC20051 (Source: Journal of Primary Health Care)
Source: Journal of Primary Health Care - October 8, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sally B Rose Susan M Garrett Susan R H Pullon Source Type: research

Improving management of sexually transmitted infections in primary care: feasibility and acceptability of a new patient management tool for clinicians
CONCLUSIONS Inclusion of this STI management tool in the electronic patient records system appeared to improve primary care clinicians' delivery and documentation of best practice sexual health care at a practice level. Wider use of a modified version of this tool could facilitate more comprehensive best practice management of bacterial STIs.PMID:34620299 | DOI:10.1071/HC20051 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - October 8, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sally B Rose Susan M Garrett Susan R H Pullon Source Type: research