AIMC Topic: Health Services Accessibility

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[Formula: see text] : explainable attentive transformers for identifying the factors influencing dental visits to enhance dental data completeness.

BMC oral health
BACKGROUND: Access to routine dental care is a cornerstone of preventive healthcare. Regular dental check-ups, which include professional cleanings, examinations, and preventive treatments, play a crucial role in preventing advanced dental diseases s...

The ethics of using virtual assistants to help people in vulnerable positions access care.

Journal of medical ethics
People in vulnerable positions who need support in their daily lives often face challenges in receiving timely access to care; for instance, due to disabilities or individual and situational vulnerabilities. There has been an increasing turn to techn...

Perceptions of portable dentistry in Asia using machine learning models.

Scientific reports
Access to healthcare is a significant challenge for individuals with limited mobility, particularly in developing countries and among vulnerable populations in Asia. Portable dentistry offers an innovative solution by delivering essential dental serv...

Optimizing machine learning models for predicting health service access and determinants among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia.

Scientific reports
Pregnant women in rural Ethiopia face substantial barriers to accessing adequate healthcare services, contributing to adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Traditional statistical approaches often fall short in capturing the complex, nonline...

Implementing an integrated multidisciplinary telehealth platform: a case study at Taichung Veterans General Hospital.

BMJ health & care informatics
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of implementing a multidisciplinary integrated telehealth platform in central Taiwan on healthcare accessibility, emergency response and chronic disease management.

Capitalizing on Digital Health Care for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professions to Be Contextually Relevant, Responsive, and Responsible in South Africa: A Narrative Review.

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
BACKGROUND: The integration of digital health care technologies into speech-language pathology and audiology is rapidly transforming service delivery. In South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), digital tools offer significant...

Equalizing access: How robotics and AI can transform surgical care worldwide.

Science robotics
The integration of robotics and artificial intelligence holds promise for improving access to surgical care worldwide.

Integrating artificial intelligence in community-based diabetes care programmes: enhancing inclusiveness, diversity, equity and accessibility a realist review protocol.

BMJ open
INTRODUCTION: Marginalised populations-such as racialised groups, low-income individuals, newcomers and those in rural areas-disproportionately experience severe diabetes-related complications, including diabetic foot ulcers, retinopathy and amputati...

Using Natural Language Processing to Describe the Use of an Online Community for Abortion During 2022: Dynamic Topic Modeling Analysis of Reddit Posts.

JMIR infodemiology
BACKGROUND: Abortion access in the United States has been in a state of rapid change and increasing restriction since the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision from the US Supreme Court in June 2022. With further constraints on access ...

Diabetic retinopathy in rural communities: a review of barriers to access of care and potential solutions.

Annals of medicine
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss. With an estimated 38.4 million Americans diagnosed with DM, the disease exerts a significant burden on healthcare systems, especially in rural areas where access to care is li...