Year: 2025
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Strategies for enhancing healthcare access involve a multifaceted approach aimed at improving the availability, affordability, and quality of healthcare services for all individuals. These strategies may include initiatives to reduce financial barriers such as subsidies or insurance coverage, improve infrastructure and healthcare facilities in underserved areas, implement telemedicine and mobile health technologies to reach remote populations, foster community engagement and education to promote health literacy, and advocate for policy changes to address systemic inequalities. The aim of enhancing healthcare access is to overcome barriers such as geographic distance, financial constraints, lack of healthcare infrastructure, and limited availability of healthcare providers. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure that everyone can access essential healthcare services when needed, regardless of their socioeconomic status, geographical location, or other factors that may limit access. By implementing these strategies, healthcare access can be expanded, leading to improved health outcomes and greater equity in healthcare delivery.
Source: IntechOpen eBooks
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407761237