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Access to Care for Elderly Persons.

L. Julian Haywood1

  • 1Department of Medicine and the Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
|June 21, 2001
PubMed
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Ensuring cardiovascular disease care for seniors requires addressing financial barriers, facility shortages, and cultural biases. Solutions involve intergovernmental resource pooling, public and professional education, and establishing practice standards.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Health

Background:

  • Access to cardiovascular disease care for the elderly is a significant issue in specific populations and regions.
  • Barriers include lack of insurance, insufficient healthcare facilities and personnel, and biased withholding of care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and address the multifaceted problems of accessing cardiovascular care for older adults.
  • To propose comprehensive solutions for improving healthcare accessibility and equity.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of access barriers categorized into financial, infrastructural, and discriminatory components.
  • Development of a strategic framework for solutions based on identified problem areas.

Main Results:

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  • Identified three primary barriers: lack of personal financial resources (insurance), inadequate healthcare facilities and personnel, and culturally-based biases leading to care withholding.
  • Proposed solutions require collaboration across federal, state, and local government levels.

Conclusions:

  • Effective solutions necessitate pooling governmental resources, enhancing public and professional education, and implementing standardized practice guidelines.
  • Raising tolerance for substandard practices through peer review and standards promulgation is crucial for equitable care delivery.