Challenges abound for healthcare providers engaged in initiatives directed toward disadvantaged populations, with financial constraints representing one of the most prominent hardships. Society’s less fortunate...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):805
Published on: 13 December 2017
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While quick and easy access to healthcare services is a reality for some, others experience significant hardships, even for receipt of the most basic health and medical care and attention. To those who...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):806
Published on: 13 December 2017
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Healthcare communications directed toward the disadvantaged have the potential to elevate the health status of these underprivileged and highly-challenged individuals. From conveying advice which encourages...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):787
Published on: 13 December 2017
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Characterized by declining populations, high poverty, reduced employment opportunities, and high numbers of uninsured residents, rural communities pose significant challenges for healthcare providers desirous...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):795
Published on: 13 December 2017
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Health and medical providers dedicated to serving the poor face daunting challenges, with the most obvious one pertaining to the provision of services with little or no expectation of remuneration. This hardship...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):791
Published on: 13 December 2017
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Adaptive reuse—the practice of identifying, acquiring, renovating, and placing back into service a building or similar structure for a purpose different than that for which it was originally designed—offers...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 1):451
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Centers of excellence—specialized programs within healthcare institutions which supply exceptionally high concentrations of expertise and related resources centered on particular medical areas and delivered in...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 1):425
Published on: 11 July 2017
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The healthcare industry is characterized by intensive, never-ending change occurring on a multitude of fronts. Success in such tumultuous environments requires healthcare providers to be proficient in myriad a...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 1):457
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Healthcare providers operate in a unique industry characterized by pursuit of perhaps the most noble of missions: the delivery of vital health and medical services to those in need. Distinguishing features...
James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 1):402
Published on: 11 July 2017
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