Date of Award
Spring 4-16-2024
Embargo Period
4-30-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Health Administration
Department
Health Administration
First Advisor
Dunc Williams
Second Advisor
Kit Simpson
Third Advisor
Laura Carpenter
Abstract
Two healthcare issues plague the population of intellectually and developmentally disabled (I/DD) population in the United States. First, research has documented that people with I/DD are high utilizers of non-emergent healthcare services and are frequently hospitalized for conditions that are treatable by a primary care provider (PCP) in an office setting (Yamaki et al., 2019). Furthermore, despite a considerable percentage of the I/DD population qualifying for Medicaid, access to primary care is inadequate and inequitable (Yamaki et al., 2019).
Recommended Citation
Dean, Daphanie, "Potential for Telehealth Support to Improve Access to Care: A Needs Assessment Using Heat Maps of Ed Use and Avoidable Hospitalizations for the I/Dd Population in South Carolina" (2024). MUSC Theses and Dissertations. 873.
https://medica-musc.researchcommons.org/theses/873
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