Healthcare Access & Delivery

• Nurse practitioners bridge gaps in healthcare access, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
• They administer critical services in places with physician shortages, thereby expanding access to healthcare.
• Economic stability as a social determinant of health encompasses income, employment, and housing stability.
• Socioeconomic factors impact health outcomes because lower income limits access to healthcare, nutrition, and necessities.
• Medicare primarily provides health insurance to those 65 and older, plus certain younger individuals with disabilities.
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was introduced in 2010.
• The primary goal of value-based care is to improve patient outcomes while cutting costs.
• Providing care in underserved areas or telehealth involves preventing illness, managing chronic diseases, and promoting wellness.
• Primary care services led by nurse practitioners are key to providing care in underserved areas or via telehealth.
• Nurse practitioners use their skills to assess, diagnose, and treat patients independently.
• This improves healthcare efficiency, highlighting their role in providing independent, high-quality care.
• Addressing social determinants of health involves connecting patients with community resources, such as food assistance or housing support.
• President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.
• The primary goal of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is Comprehensive, coordinated, and patient-centered care to improve health outcomes.
• Care coordination is enhanced by promoting patient-centered care and improving communication among healthcare providers
• This coordination is vital for positive patient outcomes
• Value-based care is a healthcare model emphasizing payment tied to patient outcomes.
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) focus primarily on coordinated care to improve outcomes and reduce costs.
• Medicare was established in 1965.

Covers nurse practitioners' roles in underserved areas, the impact of economic stability on health, and healthcare programs like Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Explores value-based care and the importance of primary care services in promoting wellness.