Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare: Promoting Wellness for All
September 4, 2024
What is Healthcare?
Healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health through the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of illness or injuries.
Holistic Preventive Care
- Vaccinations
- Regular Check-ups
- Mental Health Visits
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Counseling & Education
Barriers to Seeking Healthcare
- Busy schedules, time constraints
- Unable to get appointment
- Healthcare Professionals Shortages
- Negative stigmas
- Finances
- Fear
Care your way, at your preferred time
- Convenient Self-Scheduling
- Access to care 7 days/week
- Comprehensive services
- Top quality clinicians
- Virtual & In-person visits
Patient self-scheduling increases patient satisfaction, patient time-saving, and convenience (Woodcock, 2022).
Fighting the Stigma
Stigma can be a significant barrier to accessing healthcare, especially for those with mental illness or substance use issues.
Many individuals have been judged for various reasons or mistreated in the past, causing fear of seeking care.
Comfortable human-centered medical office designs can enhance the patient experience and aid mental health recovery (Sui et al., 2023).
Finances
Healthcare can be expensive, and costs are rising. Affordability can reduce the challenges.
- In network with many major insurances
- Fair, straightforward pricing
- Self-pay pricing lower than primary care or urgent cares
- HSA/FSA accepted
Patient-Centered Care
Working together with you to optimize your health!
References
Sui, T.Y., McDermott, S., Harris, B., Hsin, H. The impact of physical environments on outpatient mental health recovery: A design-oriented qualitative study of patient perspectives. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 19;18(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283962.
Woodcock, E.W. Barriers to and Facilitators of Automated Patient Self-scheduling for Health Care Organizations: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Jan 11;24(1). doi: 10.2196/28323.
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