For our second video, we dig into the U.S. sickcare system and what that means for patients with chronic disease.
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Episode 2
The U.S. “Sickcare” System: Navigating a Fragmented System not designed for complex care
- “Sickcare” vs “Healthcare”
- Reactionary medicine vs. preventative care
- How to utilize a primary care provider
- Insurance dictates prescribing behavior
- No incentive for metacognition
- Revolving door phenomenon in clinical visits
- What it means to be complex
- Navigating multi-specialists
- Navigating hospital admission/ER
- How to practice shared medicine to be an active voice in care
- To-go bag
- Labs
- Polypharmacy
- Don’t neglect/delay care due to COVID
- Barriers
- Punt-Punt-Pass (
- The ugly T word
- Lack of willingness to say “I don’t know”
- Knife fight in a phone booth
- Solutions Moving Forward
- Collaborative Care
- Access resources
- Clinical Coordination of Care (pharmacy, nurse navigator, case manager, social work, financial assistance-insurance/drug manufacturers
- Virtual training platforms
- Pediatric Immunology/Rheumatology as a better model
- Quality of Life (QOL) and Outcomes
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