Category: Healthcare

Cancer Screening Prevalence Among Adults with Disabilities

Featured Topics, Healthcare 11/13/2019 admin

People with disabilities are less likely than people without disabilities to receive recommended cancer screening tests. In 2013, about one in five adults in the United States had a disability. People with disabilities often have trouble getting health care for many reasons, including not being able to schedule an appointment and not having transportation to the clinic. As a result, people with disabilities typically have lower cancer screening rates than people without disabilities, making it […]

Outpatient Services 2020 Medicare Final Rules Released

Featured Topics, Healthcare 11/05/2019 admin

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 final rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System on November 1, 2019. Key issues of interest to audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs)—including coding changes, payment updates, and quality reporting requirements—are summarized below. Full analysis of the finalized rules and national 2020 payment rates will be published on ASHA’s website by 11/18/19. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Audiology and […]

Protecting Youth from Bullying and The Role of the Pediatrician

Featured Topics, Healthcare 11/04/201910/30/2019 admin

By: Wahida Abaza, M.D., Associate at The Family and Youth Institute, and Michael C. Lu, MD, MPH, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Pediatric health care providers are an important, front line, family-trusted group that can not only detect the warning signs of victimization, but are also in a position to advise parents and advocate for their patients. It is important for health care providers to be prepared to screen […]

Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Disabilities

Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Featured Topics, Healthcare, Intellectual Disability, Parenting 10/14/201910/16/2019 admin

Finding Breast Cancer Early Can Save Lives Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Thinking “breast cancer won’t happen to me” is a risk no woman should take. Having a screening mammogram regularly is an important way to maintain good health. A mammogram, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is the best way to find breast cancer […]

Intellectual disability, ADHD and autism tied to early maternal anemia

ADHA, Autism, Featured Topics, Healthcare, Intellectual Disability 09/24/201909/24/2019 admin

Source: Karolinska Institute The timing of anemia, a common condition in late pregnancy, can make a big difference for the developing fetus, according to research at Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Psychiatry. The researchers found a link between early anemia and increased risk of autism, ADHD and intellectual disability in children. Anemia discovered toward the end of pregnancy did not have the same correlation. The findings underscore the importance of early screening for iron status […]