WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: June 11, 2015 Featuring:  Gilbert Salinas, MPA, Chief Clinical Officer, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Christopher Duff, MDiv, Executive Director, Disability Practice and Policy Consultant Regina Estela, MPA, Chief Operating Officer, Independence Care System Rachael Stacom, MS, AnP-BC, MSCN, Senior Vice President, Care Management, Independence Care System Rebecca Bills, MSW, LICSW, Clinical Manager, Medica Health Plan A lot of progress has been made the past several decades for people with disabilities. But, there are still barriers and biases that prevent disabled individuals from leading full lives and fully accessing health care. For those with physical disabilities, once you get beyond basic accommodations such as parking spots, ramps, and wide corridors, myriad processes at hospitals and office practices don’t always factor in how someone, say confined to a wheelchair, may need to navigate much of it differently — with more time allotted to see a provider, access to multi