BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM
As a Black woman and healthcare professional, I struggle with words like stigma used in the same sentence as Blacks, minorities and mental health. When I read this combination of words, I instinctively sense there is an assignment of blame and responsibility to the victims –Black people.
BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM Blacks in the United States are less likely to engage in advance care planning (ACP) conversations with healthcare providers and less likely to complete advance directives (ADs). Disparities also result in underuse of palliative care during serious illness and hospice services near the end of…
BY FRANK MICCICHE Certainty is, to say the least, a limited commodity these days. But a genuine consensus across healthcare has emerged that telehealth, done right, can be an important tool for providing care more effectively to more people. And tracking the quality of the care provided via telehealth is imperative.…