On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we interview the lead author of a paper in the January issue of Health Affairs about what physicians know and don't know regarding their responsibilities to accommodate patients with disabilities when they come in for an office visit.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physician practices must provide equal access to those with disabilities, must accommodate their disability-related needs, and cannot refuse patients because of a disability. Patients also cannot be required to provide their own accommodations or pay accommodation costs.
However, results of a national survey of US physicians' knowledge of their ADA obligations, published in the January issue of Health Affairs, found that more than a third knew little or nothing about these responsibilities, and a little more than 70% answered incorrectly about who determines reasonable accommodations (which should be a collaborative process between the patient and the physician).
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we interview Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, the lead author of the paper, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a health policy researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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