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Thrilled to share my recent Letter to the Editor featured on cleveland.com, where I discuss the indispensable role Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) like Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) play in our healthcare system. FQHCs are vital, community-based organizations that deliver comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services. We are dedicated to serving those who are underserved, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their ability to pay, has access to essential services including primary care, dental care, behavioral health services, and preventive care. At NFP, our four decades of delivering integrated primary and behavioral health care, along with our commitment to cultural competence, have positioned us as one of the premier healthcare organizations in Northeast Ohio. We serve a diverse population of 22,000 individuals annually, of which 25% have commercial insurance. As we address the complexities and challenges of our healthcare system, it’s clear that FQHCs are more than just safety nets; they are pillars of accessible, affordable, and equitable healthcare. Whether you are insured or not, seeking quality care in Cuyahoga County means considering NFP as your go-to provider. #HealthcareForAll #FQHC #PrimaryCare #BehavioralHealth #CommunityHealthCenters #CommunityHealth #EquitableHealthcare #NortheastOhio #Cleveland #CuyahogaCounty https://lnkd.in/eTBvBzBi

Worth sharing - the ripple effects of a risk that should be identified on every health center’s hazard vulnerability analysis. Unfortunately, it’s most often through a third party cybersecurity attack that PHI can become at risk, claims could get held up and revenue cycle affected. Mitigation and planning efforts create a more resilient CHC.

Listen to the second part of my conversation with Mela Berger about empowering #BIPOC communities and health care providers. We should be working towards getting better representation for our patients. That helps improve care. Join the conversation. https://lnkd.in/ebDUfyXz

🎙 Today, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Committee members like Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto shared their concerns with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about how the cyberattack continues to affect Community Health Centers. Health centers are struggling with delayed payments, unreimbursed costs, and unreasonable filing deadlines. We appreciate that the senators raised health center concerns and also UHG's commitment to addressing those concerns ASAP. #HealthCenters #HealthIT

The Senate Finance Committee's hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack underscores the vulnerabilities community health centers face in cybersecurity. The delay in payments and challenges with administrative processes due to the cyberattack highlight a critical area where cyber security specific technology solutions can play a pivotal role. By enhancing IT infrastructure, implementing robust cybersecurity measures, and streamlining administrative functions, Netgain Technology, LLC helps community health centers mitigate risks and improve their operational resilience, ensuring they can focus on patient care without disruption.

Your Vote, Your Health: Why Voting Matters for the Healthcare Industry Voting in the U.S. isn’t just about picking leaders—it’s also about influencing policies that impact our everyday lives, especially healthcare. From the cost of medications to the availability of mental health services, our votes help shape decisions on critical healthcare issues. When we vote, we have a say in: *Affordable Healthcare: Voting impacts who has access to affordable insurance and what policies cover. Laws like the Affordable Care Act were shaped by elected officials. By voting, you can support leaders who prioritize healthcare accessibility. *Drug Prices: High drug prices affect millions, and elected leaders decide on legislation to address this. Your vote can push for policies that make essential medications affordable. *Mental Health Services: Mental health is a growing need in the U.S., but funding varies widely. Voting allows you to support leaders focused on expanding mental health resources. *Public Health Funding: From pandemic preparedness to community clinics, voting helps decide how much funding public health initiatives receive. Healthcare affects us all, and voting is one way to make sure our healthcare needs are represented. Vote wisely. #homehealth #therapy #PhysicalTherapy #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechTherapy #Homehealth #NY #MentalHealth #Vote2024 #ElectionDay #YourVoteMatters #HealthcareVote #VoteForHealth #EveryVoteCounts #FutureOfHealthcare #VotingRights #VoteForChange #MakeYourVoiceHeard #HealthAndVoting #YourHealthYourVote #Nov5Election #VoteForAmerica

Discover how #Doctoria initiatives are addressing these disparities and improving healthcare access for all. #HealthcareEquity #LanguageAccess #LanguageBarriers #InclusiveHealthcare #ImmigrantHealth #HealthcareAccess #CulturalCompetency #HealthcareInnovation #HealthEquity #Doctoria #LanguageInclusivity #PatientEmpowerment

One Payer States' statement on the killing of health care CEO in New York City: Many of you are likely tracking the news of the December 4th murder of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson.   Our sympathies go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. Thompson. His murder is an unfortunate example of the continuing public health crisis in our country due to widespread access to guns and a stressed society that increasingly accepts violence as a means of dealing with political and societal problems. Murder, other violence, and even threats of violence are an inappropriate way to deal with such difficulties.   We at the 25-state consortium of One Payer States (.org) will continue our critical work to achieve a universal single-payer health care system in the states and in the country at the earliest possible time. We know from experience, and from studies of other countries around the world, that the single-payer solution dramatically reduces frustration and anger by providing timely, quality access to needed care; it saves money for individuals, families, businesses, and communities; and it produces far better healthcare outcomes for all. We encourage others to join and support our campaign. One Payer States info@onepayerstates.org

Here are the ten reasons why being an advocate for healthcare is important: 1. Improving Patient Outcomes: Advocacy helps ensure that patients receive the best possible care, leading to better health outcomes and improved quality of life. #PatientCare #BetterHealth 🏥 2. Access to Care: Advocates work to break down barriers to healthcare, ensuring that all individuals have access to necessary medical services, regardless of their socio-economic status. #HealthcareAccess #HealthForAll 🌍 3. Patient Rights: Advocacy protects patients’ rights, ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect, and their privacy and autonomy are maintained. #PatientRights #Respect 🙌 4. Healthcare Equity: Advocates strive to reduce disparities in healthcare, ensuring that marginalized and underserved populations receive equitable treatment and resources. #HealthcareEquity #EqualityForAll 🤝 5. Policy Change: Advocacy can influence healthcare policy, leading to systemic changes that benefit the broader population, such as improved healthcare funding, better insurance coverage, and stronger public health initiatives. #HealthPolicy #ChangeMakers 🏛️ 6. Education and Awareness: Advocates raise awareness about health issues and educate the public on how to prevent and manage diseases, promoting healthier communities. #HealthEducation #Awareness 📚 7. Support for Healthcare Providers: Advocacy can also support healthcare providers by pushing for better working conditions, adequate staffing, and resources, which in turn improves patient care. #SupportHealthcareWorkers #BetterConditions 👩⚕️👨⚕️ 8. Mental Health Support: Advocates work to destigmatize mental health issues and ensure that mental health services are accessible and integrated into overall healthcare. #MentalHealth #EndStigma 🧠 9. Patient Empowerment: Advocacy empowers patients to take an active role in their healthcare decisions, leading to more personalized and effective treatment plans. #PatientEmpowerment #TakeControl 💪 10. Innovation and Research: Advocacy supports funding and policies that promote medical research and the development of new treatments and technologies, advancing the overall field of healthcare. #MedicalResearch #Innovation 💡

As a lived experience worker, it is part the job description to identify ways in which the system is hurting people. From what I’ve seen/experienced, the values-action gap seems to happen through a combination of: 1. Hierarchical power 2. Personalities over principles (health harbours it’s fair share of sociopathic leaders the same as any other industry or sector. Bob Hare’s Snakes in Suits unpacks this beautifully). 3. A preference for all things to be transactional rather than relational - which in a human service is just, well, bizarre. 4. Policies and guidelines that imply people are homogeneous and individuality/uniqueness isn’t a thing - thus forever missing the mark of person(human)-centredness. 5. Wilful disregard - e.g.: Fill in this staff experience survey and tell us what you like about your job. Then following this with the removal/alteration of all the things people value and appreciate most, while whitewashing and doing NOTHING about the things people are unhappy about. 6. Gaslighting techniques eg: I’m/we’re not the problem YOU are. As a lived experience worker that points these things out?Here are a couple of real-life consequences I’ve experienced: - Actual verbal abuse eg “you have no knowledge of what you are talking about except your own fucking madness” (a psychiatry registrar in front of five other staff). And “You really piss me off with your constant negativity and hand-wringing” (clinical director of a MHS). “Just shut up and listen” (general manager of a MHS). - Problemetising me. Rather than see what I’m saying as rightful advocacy in accordance with the PD they wrote, everything I say becomes an illustration of why I’m a difficult employee that needs to be contained and managed. - Tucking my work so far off to the side I can be ignored - Exclusion - Quiet punishment in small incremental doses that ultimately result in constructive dismissal. In any other relationship context, people would point and say “that’s abuse”. Here I’m politely calling it a values-action gap because it’s safer to paddle around the edges of the truth, than it is to speak up and name it.