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I spoke with Jill AM MAICD, AM MAICD, from The Australian Financial Review about our death-denying culture and its impact on people, families, health and aged care systems. Put simply, today's systems aren’t serving us well enough. Australia’s public health systems are in crisis. Hospitals nationwide are overwhelmed, dealing with bed blocks, elective surgery delays, ED overcrowding, and ambulance ramping. A new evidence-based review from The Violet Initiative uncovered some startling truths: ✴ At least a quarter of all hospital beds are occupied by patients in their last year of life, predominantly elderly individuals. ✴ Elderly, frail people in the last stage of life often face a distressing cycle of hospitalisation following acute health deterioration. ✴ Nearly one-third of emergency calls involve patients nearing the end of life, most of whom are over 75. ✴ Typically, people are transported by ambulance from home or from residential aged care to the emergency department, admitted to the hospital, and often end up in intensive care on life support. ✴ Ironically, many of these older adults do not wish to be hospitalised and prefer not to die in a hospital setting. ✴ Research shows that dying patients often receive high-intensity care without clear benefits, frequently at odds with their known preferences. This issue affects everyone. I'm calling on federal and state governments to help all Australians talk about and plan for the last stage of life so more people can have the dignified and compassionate experience they want and deserve. Let's make the #laststageoflife the best it can be for everyone involved. Please share this message and don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like to help. Violet's CEO, Melissa Reader, will discuss this on 2GB later this afternoon. Tune in. Link to the article is in the comments. #healthcare #agedcare #compassion #support

This is at the core of improving care for all. By orienting our care to what matters to the individual, and truth telling about what to expect after this episode of care, we can steer our health system in a better direction.

Each week, WGA brings you a roundup of the most important news stories in the West. This week, read about strategies to address a shortage of primary care doctors, repairs to Teton Pass, and much more: https://ow.ly/YISi50SrKSz #west #policy #primarycare #tetonpass

Fortune recently published an excerpt from “Hypochondria: What's Behind the Hidden Costs Healthcare Costs in America,” the most recent book written by our CEO Hal Rosenbluth and CMO Marnie Hall.   The featured chapter focuses on how overwhelming emergency rooms makes quality care less accessible and more expensive. Hal notes that those with hypochondria/illness anxiety disorder, like himself, only exacerbate this process by frequently visiting the ER to address their many health issues, real or imagined.    Hal proposes one way to solve this issue is to employ mobile healthcare programs to divert nonemergency medical issues to urgent cares and primary care physicians to administer a higher, more personal level of care at a lower cost.    At New Ocean Health, it's our goal to empower those with chronic conditions and diseases to be their best physically, mentally, and emotionally by using technology-based solutions. To do that we must make healthcare more accessible and affordable at all levels.     Read the excerpt here: https://lnkd.in/eNqAkBNR

Today is a good Monday. We have 18 open spots out of 24 for patients to be seen today. As we continue to improve I wanted to share our latest progress here as we work to improve how we provide primary care to our patients. For those of you who have been following along our team has made a significant and concerted effort to improve our access and the experience of care for our patients. We currently serve over 2000 patients and families in our practice and over the last 6 week cycle we have made a concerted effort to make our office more easy to access, a calmer workplace for our employees and a place where we effectively team together. What did we do? - install a doorbell for patient check ins to limit interruptions for our secretary - work as a team to triage all patient concerns rather than delegate this to a single team member - emphasize that prebooked appointments are for care that can only be received in person (well baby visits, chronic disease, antenatal visits) - work to optimize all visits before they are seen in clinic: this means lab work or imaging done before we see patients in some cases to ensure we can optimize our time in person - instill the principle of acknowledging receipt of requests vs feeling pressure to complete them the moment they are received - emphasizing to our team that their time and health is critical to our success and that being calm is more important than having an inbox at zero. - we have opened nearly every day to be fully accessible by online booking and patients are able to book as it works for them. Do I anticipate some hiccups into the future - it's likely. Are we now in a better mental space to work through them and develop solutions to problems - absolutely. #primarycare #calmcare #slowproductivity OntarioMD Ontario Health | Santé Ontario Catherine Faulds Kimberly Moran Middlesex London Ontario Health Team A shout out to some of the leaders who have helped me see the way through this too: Jason Fried David Heinemeier Hansson Cal Newport

Not only are we joining the conversation about the #oralhealth care crisis, but we’re leading the path to a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system. TOMORROW: Hear CareQuest Institute President and CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, testify before the Health Education Labor Pension (HELP) Senate Committee on the major issues in #dental care affordability, access, and coverage and how we can work together to address them. https://ow.ly/6CX050RHx8w

Not only are we joining the conversation about the #oralhealth care crisis, but we’re leading the path to a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system. TOMORROW: Hear CareQuest Institute President and CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, testify before the Health Education Labor Pension (HELP) Senate Committee on the major issues in #dental care affordability, access, and coverage and how we can work together to address them. https://ow.ly/qayw50RHwcR

Improving access to dental care is vital for all individuals, especially those facing socioeconomic and racial disparities. Providing care in non-traditional settings like schools, nursing homes, and pharmacies can benefit patients, providers, and employers. It's time to break down barriers and think innovatively about oral health delivery methods. https://lnkd.in/e8biF4Th #DentalCareForAll #HealthEquity

Improving access to dental care is vital for all individuals, especially those facing socioeconomic and racial disparities. Providing care in non-traditional settings like schools, nursing homes, and pharmacies can benefit patients, providers, and employers. It's time to break down barriers and think innovatively about oral health delivery methods. https://lnkd.in/g42h_B_T #DentalCareForAll #HealthEquity

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