BARRU - Dinas Kesehatan (Dinkes) Pemkab Barru menggelar sosialisasi dan advokasi Universal Health Coverage (UHC) di gedung Singkerru Ada’e Jl Sultan Hasanuddin, Kecamatan Barru, Kabupaten Barru, Sulawesi Selatan (Sulsel), Selasa (21/11/2017).

Sosialisasi tersebut dihadiri para pimpinan OPD, camat, kepala desa, serta para pimpinan puskesmas se-Kabupaten Barru. Turut hadir Kepala Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Dr dr H Abdul Latif dan anggota Komisi E DPRD Sulsel, Andi Irfan AB.

Kepala Dinkes Barru, Hj Hasnah Syam Mars mengatakan, sosialisasi dimaksudkan untuk mendapatkan dukungan dari seluruh stakeholder dalam rangka percepatan Barru UHC Paripurna 2019.

“Sekaligus mengevaluasi program JKN yang telah berjalan selama ini. Tujuannya adalah kita ingin mewujudkan percepatan UCH Paripurna tepat sasaran,” katanya.

“Dalam artian seluruh masyarakat yang menjadi peserta JKN baik yang melalui PBI APBD maupun APBN adalah mereka yang memang berhak atau masuk dalam kategori tidak mampu,” lanjutnya.

UHC merupakan sistem penjaminan kesehatan yang memastikan semua masyarakat mendapat layanan kesehatan yang masyakat butuhkan tanpa harus mengalami kesulitan ekonomi. UHC dapat dinyatakan tercapai bilamana lebih dari 95 persen penduduk terlindungi oleh asuransi kesehatan.

“Di Barru saat ini, cakupan JKN sudah mencapai 93 persen dan Insya Allah untuk mencapai target kita harus capai target minimal 96 persen pada Januari 2018,” tambah ketua Tim Penggerak PKK Barru itu.

Sementara itu, Bupati Barru Ir Suardi Saleh meminta agar seluruh stakeholder dapat saling membantu atau menjalin kerja sama yang baik dalam mewujudkan UCH paripurna tersebut.

“Sehingga layanan kesehatan Barru menuju UCH tidak hanya dicapai di 2018 atau 2019 tapi bisa tercapai seterusnya, dan tentu kerja sama seluruh pihak terkait dibutuhkan untuk mewujudkan UHC itu,” tuturnya.(*)

Sumber: tribunnews.com

The Pine Ridge Family Health Center will provide care to low-income Topekans

It’s difficult for many Americans to imagine missing a child’s doctor’s appointment or failing to address an urgent medical issue because there’s no way to get to the clinic. But for low-income families, a lack of transportation is one of the largest obstacles to health care access. While the cost of health care is a heavy burden for most people, low-income Americans often forego trips to the doctor or hospital altogether for fear of the devastating economic consequences they might face. This leaves serious health problems untreated and can lead to even higher costs later on.

The Pine Ridge Family Health Center opened on Nov. 7, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week. The new clinic will provide health services to residents of Pine Ridge Manor – the largest public housing site operated by the Topeka Housing Authority. This is a part of our community where the cost of health care – as well as related issues like paying for transportation to clinics and hospitals – can be debilitating. By establishing a primary care clinic in the area, THA has given the residents of Pine Ridge Manor immediate access to vital health services.

Washburn University’s School of Nursing is providing medical staff for the clinic. Shirley Dinkel is a professor at the School of Nursing, and she explains how the clinic will help low-income Topekans: “Now we have a true community and academic partnership that’s co-creating a new culture of health for the people who live here.”

There’s a reason why Dinkel used the words “culture of health.” Rickquette Eason is the president of the THA resident council, and she has been getting feedback from her fellow residents about “what was most important to them, what kind of clinic they wanted.” According to Eason, the “issue of trusting” is a factor that prevents her neighbors from seeking care. Considering the costly and unnerving issues low-income patients face (a lack of medical insurance, disproportionately high rates of ER visits, etc.), this is no surprise.

Trey George is the executive director of THA, and he identifies the main problem faced by many low-income Americans: “So many of our families, they don’t have a primary care physician, so when they get sick, they go to the emergency department.” This ends up costing far more than the preventive care they could have received at a primary clinic. A 2015 FAIR Health survey found that people with lower levels of education, members of minority groups (particularly African-Americans and Hispanics) and those in low-income brackets were all far “more likely to rely on the ER for nonemergency care” than the rest of the population.

The racial gaps in health care access are particularly stark. A study published in the journal Health Services Research in 2012 reports that 13.2 percent of white Americans live in “zip codes with few or no primary-care physicians” – a proportion that rises to 24.3 percent for Hispanics and 25.6 percent for blacks.

According to a January 2014 report commissioned by Shawnee County, there are 21,000 uninsured residents in our county and 16,000 of them have “unmet primary care need” – a need that’s concentrated in areas like Pine Ridge Manor. THA and Washburn University deserve credit for working to address this disparity by providing care to members of our community who need it most.

Members of The Capital-Journal’s editorial advisory board are Zach Ahrens, Matt Johnson, Ray Beers Jr., Laura Burton, Garry Cushinberry, Mike Hall, Jessica Lucas, Veronica Padilla and John Stauffer.

Source: cjonline.com

KUALA KURUN – Kalangan DPRD Kabupaten Gunung Mas (Gumas) meminta Dinas Kesehatan (Dinkes) dan Puskesmas aktif melakukan pencegahan, sehingga masyarakat dapat terhindar dari ancaman penyakit demam berdarah dengue (DBD).

”Dinkes Gumas dan setiap puskesmas harus berperan aktif memantau daerah untuk mencegah penyebaran penyakit DBD,” kata Ketua DPRD Gumas H Gumer, Senin (28/8).

Selain itu, kata dia, antara Dinkes dan puskesmas harus terus berkoordinasi dan komunikasi terkait penyakit DBD tersebut. Apabila ada daerah yang banyak warganya terserang DBD, harus segera melakukan survei. Bahkan, jika diperlukan, segera melakukan fogging.

”Sekarang ini kan hujan masih terjadi di daerah kita. Tentunya banyak genangan air yang dikhawatirkan dapat menjadi tempat nyamuk untuk berkembang biak,” tuturnya.

Politisi PDIP ini juga mengingatkan masyarakat agar rutin menguras tempat penampungan air, serta membersihkan tempat yang dijadikan penampungan air, seperti bak mandi, ember, dan lainnya.

”Apabila sudah dikuras, jangan lupa menutupnya. Ini untuk menghindari nyamuk dalam berkembang biak,” katanya.

Dia mengimbau masyarakat agar menggunakan kelambu saat tidur. Penggunaan kelambu tersebut sangat berguna untuk mencegah masyarakat terjangkit DBD.

”Lebih baik kita melakukan tindakan pencegahan sebelum terkena penyakit tersebut,” tandasnya. (arm/ign)

Sumber: sampit.prokal.co

Community health centers, which offer primary care to approximately 24.3 million low-income individuals, are known for their high rates of employee turnover because of the stress associated with caring for complex patients on a fee-for-service pay model.

But efforts to transform care delivery at these centers to value-based approaches also contribute to workplace dissatisfaction and burnout, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.

Researchers found that clinicians and support staff at community health centers working to achieve medical home recognition reported over a one-year period that their professional satisfaction declined by 10% and feeling burned out increased by 8%. More staff members also said they would leave.

“Things got worse across the board over a short period of time, which is concerning,” said Mark Friedberg, an author of the study and a senior natural scientist at the RAND Corp.

The study evaluated workplace satisfaction at 296 centers that were part of the CMS’ Advanced Primary Care Demonstration in which the centers were expected to achieve medical home recognition. In the medical home model, primary-care physicians lead a team of professionals—including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, health educators and medical assistants—who take responsibility for providing or facilitating comprehensive, coordinated and accessible care for a panel of patients, looking at the health of the individuals and of the whole group. Team members also work closely with patients to engage them in taking care of themselves.

Friedberg said the CMS demonstration centers were particularly targeted because the agency was curious to see how it affected staff as they grappled with delivery model changes.

To understand how workplace satisfaction changed over time, Friedberg and his co-authors sent out one set of surveys in 2013 and another set in 2014. In total, 236 clinicians and 328 support staff responded.

The study found that overall satisfaction declined from 84.2% to 74.4% and rates of burnout increased from 23% to 31.5%. The number of respondents who said they were likely to leave within two years increased from 29.3% to 38.2%. In addition, the proportion of respondents who said the practice atmosphere was hectic or chaotic rose from 31.6% to 40.1%.

In order to achieve the medical home designation, the centers sometimes had to make practice changes that could be stressful, such as upgrading their electronic-health records and taking on a more coordinated-care approach.

Although Friedberg said it’s impossible to know from just the surveys if the CMS demonstration was the sole cause of dissatisfaction or if there were other factors at play, it’s important to look at the issues of burnout and dissatisfaction among clinicians as value-based care continues to take hold.

“We need to be tackling the kinds of things we surveyed on a more ongoing basis,” he said. “As we do things like MACRA, it could make circumstances better or worse for clinicians.”

Source: modernhealthcare.com

ENREKANG - Badan Narkotika Nasional (BNN) Sulsel dan Dinas Kesehatan Enrekang menggelar workshop dukungan aksebilitas layanan rehabilitasi melalui pojok konseling adiksi.

Workshop tersebut digelar di Aula Hotel Sabindo, Jl Arif Rahman Hakim, Kelurahan Juppandang, Kecamatan Enrekang, Selasa (8/8/2017).

Acara dihadiri oleh Kepala Bidang rehabilitasi BNN Sulsel, Sudarianto dan diikuti oleh kepala puskesmas se-Kabupaten Enrekang, pemegang program Nafza dan bidan desa.

Dalam acara tersebut, Kepala Dinkes Marwan Ganoko mengatakan, Enrekang adalah kabupaten yang rawan kasus narkoba.

Itu dikarenakan posisinya diapit oleh kabupaten yang terindikasi sebagai pemasok narkoba yaitu Kabupaten Sidrap, Pinrang dan Tana Toraja.

“Kita harus fokus melakukan pencegahan dan penanganan narkoba menuju Enrekang Bebas Narkoba,” kata Marwan Ganoko.

Ia menjelaskan, setiap tahun kasus narkoba di Enrekang terus meningkat, untuk itu akan dibuat Pojok Konseling Adiksi di setiap desa.

Kabid Rehabilitasi BNN Sulsel Sudarianto berharap keberadaan pojok konseling adiksi dapat membantu pecandu lepas belenggu narkoba.

“Pondok ini sangat penting, untuk membantu para korban lepas dari masalahnya,” ujarnya.

Dalam kegiatan itu, para peserta diajarkan cara menangani para korban adiksi di pojok konseling sebelum direhabilitasi.(*)

Sumber: tribunnews.com