Las primeras y últimas millas críticas de la atención médica | Michael Morris | TEDxLogan Circle

Se informa que cerca de la mitad de las citas médicas en Estados Unidos no se cumplen, y el transporte suele ser una de las causas. Michael Morris, fundador de Kerico Healthcare, sostiene que el transporte debe tratarse como un aspecto central de la atención sanitaria y no como una idea secundaria. Presenta un modelo centralizado de transporte médico no urgente de puerta a puerta, orientado a ampliar el acceso y reducir los costos generales.

• Las barreras de transporte contribuyen a las citas médicas perdidas en EE. UU.
• Muchos pacientes de bajos ingresos no pueden pagar el traslado a la consulta
• Se propone un sistema centralizado de transporte médico no urgente de puerta a puerta

Roughly half of all health care appointments in the United States are missed — and transportation is often the culprit. The importance of transportation in healthcare is wildly overlooked. Insurance companies and hospitals don’t see it as their problem. A large percentage of patients live below the poverty line, and can’t afford transportation at all. As a result, patients miss out on preventative care, end up sicker, die sooner, and cost the system huge sums of money. We have to treat transportation as a primary aspect of health care rather than an afterthought. Michael’s talk details how, by creating a centralized non-emergency medical transportation system, we can combine the best of commercial rideshare and private emergency transportation for a new systemic solution. This door-to-door medical transportation model expands the range of transportation while reducing healthcare costs across the board. Michael Morris is a Nigerian-born entrepreneur operating at the intersection of healthcare, energy, and live entertainment. Following the loss of his mother, he founded Kerico Healthcare, a non-emergency medical transportation provider serving patients across five states. Michael also directs renewable energy ventures, leads 125 Entertainment to produce cultural music festivals, and manages philanthropic initiatives supporting Haitian refugee communities in the Dominican Republic and transportation access programs for U.S. seniors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx