Reframing Our Health Care System for Patients With Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Nearly 20% of U.S. Americans report a hearing loss, yet our current health care system is poorly designed and equipped to effectively care for these individuals. Individuals with hearing loss report communication breakdowns, inaccessible health information, reduced awareness and training by health care providers, and decreased satisfaction while struggling with inadequate health literacy. These all contribute to health inequities and increased health care expenditures and inefficiencies. It is time to reframe the health care system for these individuals using existing models of best practices and accessibility to mitigate inequities and improve quality of care.

Method

A review of system-, clinic-, provider-, and patient-level barriers, along with existing and suggest

SUBMITTER: McKee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9802570 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature