Posts tagged healthcare
Patient empowerment before receiving care is the key to lowering healthcare costs

The only way to solve the problem of healthcare costs is to educate, empower, activate, and engage patients. Providers and public health programs need to give patients the information they need about their own health and how to care for themselves, but patients must also be educated about the real costs of healthcare.

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Keith Hovan, Senior Healthcare Executive, Asks for Donations for those in need in Santa Barbara County

Keith Hovan is asking people to consider donating to established organizations helping the people of Santa Barbara County, California.

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 18, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Five years ago on January 9, 2018 deadly debris flows ravaged the town of Montecito in Santa Barbara County. The 2018 mudslide killed 23 people and destroyed more than 100 homes. This week, residents of Santa Barbara, as well as many other communities throughout the state of California, were once again forced to evacuate their homes due a weather event that caused significant damage and disruption , causing at least 19 storm related deaths . With torrential rain impacting the area just five short years after this horrendous event, Keith Hovan would like to spread awareness and gather donations for needy families.

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Climate change impacts the health of our communities

We all need to play a role in reducing the effects of climate change on our planet. All of us. As a clinician and healthcare executive, I have had the opportunity to see the direct impact of climate change on many of the patients we serve.

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To strengthen our health system, we must start with primary care

By Keith Hovan

Thriving primary care practices are foundational to our entire health system, so widespread reports of burnout among primary care physicians (PCPs) are cause for great concern. They are overburdened by the demands placed upon them, and as a result, many PCPs say they no longer find joy in what they do.

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