Sağlık hizmetinin kritik ilk ve son mili | Michael Morris | TEDxLogan Circle

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde sağlık randevularının yaklaşık yarısının kaçırıldığı belirtiliyor ve bunun önemli nedenlerinden biri ulaşım sorunları. Kerico Healthcare'in kurucusu Michael Morris, ulaşımın sağlık hizmetinin temel bir parçası olarak ele alınması gerektiğini savunuyor. Konuşmada, erişimi genişletmeyi ve genel sağlık maliyetlerini düşürmeyi amaçlayan merkezi bir acil olmayan tıbbi ulaşım sistemi anlatılıyor.

• Ulaşım engelleri ABD'de kaçırılan tıbbi randevulara katkı sağlıyor
• Yoksulluk sınırının altındaki hastalar bakıma ulaşım ücretini ödeyemeyebiliyor
• Kapıdan kapıya çalışan merkezi bir acil olmayan tıbbi ulaşım sistemi öneriliyor

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