SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Press Release...
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United States of America v. Genesis Healthcare System - Settlement Agreement
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Websites
In the preamble to the rule implementing Section 1557, OCR provided an example of the application of Section 1557 to a health program or activity that uses a website: “a Health Insurance...
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C. Costs and Benefits
As such, the final rule does not directly impose any obligations on health care providers or medical device manufacturers....
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Physical Barriers
People with disabilities may find it difficult to access their health care provider because of the physical space or architecture of the medical office....
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Elevator Exemption (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
A "professional office of a health care provider'' is defined as a location where a person or entity regulated by a State to provide professional services related to the physical or mental...
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Provider knowledge
As we see in Jack’s story above, a provider’s lack of knowledge is one barrier to accessing health care for patients with physical disabilities....
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Attitudinal Barriers
Health care providers may view physical disability as an illness or an abnormality that needs to be “fixed” rather than a natural condition of a person’s life....
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Communication Barriers
Poor communication between a provider and a person with a disability inhibits accurate diagnosis and treatment. (The limited time that doctors spend during visits is also a barrier.)...
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Social Policy
Policies that prevent people from having access to comprehensive health care can be a huge barrier. Many people with disabilities are on Medicaid, with limited health care coverage...
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How Can You Overcome These Barriers to Work with Your Providers?
There are many things that a person with a disability can do to improve his or her quality of health care and break down the barriers that compromise care. The following suggestions...
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Physical Barriers
Call your transportation provider and the health care office before your visit if you need to answer the following questions....
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Attitudinal Barriers
People with disabilities need to be able to recognize health care providers’ unintentional yet unproductive attitudes towards them. ...
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Communication Barriers
Effective communication helps to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment. Planning for your visit can improve communication. Ask if you can bring your aide or a friend to take...
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Social Policy Barriers
Study your Medicaid/Medicare or private insurance coverage. Learn about which health care services are covered and which are not. Ask your doctor or the person in the...
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A. Final Regulatory Assessment (EO 13563 and EO 12866)
specific guidance concerning accessible medical diagnostic equipment that can be used by service providers in a voluntary manner....
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Medical Kiosks
Medical Kiosks Healthcare kiosks include, but are not limited to, self check-in kiosks, physician videoconferencing systems, diagnostic kiosks, health/medication information dispensaries...
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2. IMPROVING PHYSICAL ACCESS
People with disabilities should be able to travel to a health care site, approach and enter and move around the building as conveniently as everyone else. Access issues that should...
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2. Getting To, Into and Through a Health Care Facility
You can encounter barriers even before you get to your medical appointment. While this paper will not address all the possible issues related to access to the facility, here are a...
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2. a. Accessible route into and throughout the facility
At least one accessible route within the boundary of the site shall be provided from public transportation stops, accessible parking, and accessible passenger loading zones, and public streets...
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2. a. i. Accessible parking
Accessible Parking vi “A greater number of accessible parking spaces is required at facilities providing medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments....
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2. a. ii. Accessible entrance and exit route
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2. a. iii. Clear (Path-of-Travel) Floor Space
Access also includes how people will move into and around lobby and office reception areas, and determine the unobstructed floor or ground space to accommodate a wheelchair user....
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2. a. iv. Path-of-Travel (wheelchair) space allowances
Path-of-Travel (wheelchair) space allowances.xii In general, a 36” wide accessible route is needed with a slightly larger space provided at corners....
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2. b. WIDE AND EASY TO OPEN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DOORS