Mitchell Katz: What the US health care system assumes about you
Mitchell Katz: Lo que el sistema sanitario estadounidense asume de ti
Mitchell Katz, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, works to eliminate the unfair effects of economic disparities in health care, challenging traditional health care systems to find ways to meet all patients on their own terms. Full bio
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who was a victim of violence.
que era víctima de violencia.
that specialized in trauma survivors.
especializada en traumas.
being the director of the department,
al ser el director del departamento
away from where she lived.
a hora y media de su casa.
and agreed to go.
make it to the clinic.
he explained to me
a un trauma suelen resistirse
issues that they face
con los que se enfrentan
to make appointments for the patients.
hacer estos trámites para los pacientes.
and less Freudian explanation
y mucho menos freudiana
of getting to that clinic appointment?"
de llegar hasta la clínica?"
or called another friend?
o haber llamado a otro amigo?
enough money for an Uber,
dinero suficiente para un Uber
another friend to call.
another appointment,
was an isolated incident,
the safety net systems
los sistemas de red de seguridad
and now New York City,
y ahora en Nueva York,
on a middle-class model
sobre un modelo de clase media
of low-income patients.
las necesidades de los pacientes pobres.
why it's been so difficult
por las que es tan difícil
in health care
en la atención sanitaria
debido a las carencias económicas
de los seguros de salud
the large land expanse of Los Angeles,
poder cruzar el extenso Los Ángeles,
can take off from work
to my East Los Angeles clinic
a mi clínica al Este de Los Ángeles
blindness in both eyes.
con ceguera parcial en ambos ojos.
in order to pay the rent."
si quiero pagar el alquiler".
con una infección aguda
after he had delivered his merchandise.
hasta entregar la mercancía.
by their delays in seeking care.
por tardar en buscar atención médica.
assumes that you speak English
asume que hablas inglés
on the inpatient service
visité a un paciente hospitalizado
and spoke a dialect so unusual
que hablaba un dialecto tan inusual
on the telephonic line
con un intérprete telefónico
one afternoon a week.
trabajaba una tarde a la semana.
translation services every day.
necesitaba ese servicio todos los días.
assumes that you are literate.
asume que sabes leer y escribir.
who spoke English without accent
que hablaba inglés sin acento
a social security disability form for him
un formulario de la Seguridad Social
to the office that same day,
a la oficina ese mismo día
the sole caretaker of his son,
era el único cuidador de su hijo,
to my administrative office.
a mi oficina de administración".
next to the big "X" on the form?
junto a la gran "X" en el documento?
take the two buses back to the office
a tomar los dos autobuses
we could then fax it in for him.
para poder mandárselo por fax.
how I took care of him.
la forma de tratarlo.
instructions verbally with him.
verbalmente las instrucciones.
all of the patients
electronic health record systems,
sistema electrónico de registro
and their treatments,
diagnósticos y tratamientos,
actually can understand
era capaz de entender de verdad
that you have a working telephone
asume que tienes teléfono
of inexpensive cell phones
se quedan sin saldo
to move around a lot by necessity.
a menudo tienen que mudarse por necesidad.
with an abnormality on her mammogram.
que tenía una anomalía en su mamografía.
that three letters were sent to her home,
haberse mandado tres cartas a su casa
come in for follow-up.
volviera para un seguimiento.
si la dirección no es la actual,
you send to that same address.
se manden a esa misma dirección.
that you have a steady supply of food.
que tienes suministros estables de comida.
an issue for diabetics.
especialmente para los diabéticos.
that lower their blood sugar.
que reducen su azúcar en sangre.
for a life-threatening side effect
de hipoglucemia, o bajo azúcar en sangre,
assumes that you have a home
asume que tienes una casa
while you're resting.
mientras estás descansando.
you have to leave at 7 or 8am?
cada mañana a las 7 u 8 am?
if you have congestive heart failure?
si tienes una insuficiencia congestiva?
with health insurance who are homeless
un seguro médico a los sintecho
that you prioritize your health care.
asume que priorizas tu salud.
that you're all taking a medication.
but live on the street,
pero vivir en la calle
but not have your medication.
of the kinds of choices
del tipo de decisiones diarias
have to make every day.
los pacientes de bajos recursos.
shake their heads and say,
sacuden la cabeza y dicen:
didn't keep his follow-up appointments,"
ha continuado con sus visitas",
for that exam that I ordered,"
se ha hecho la prueba que le pedí"
su transporte nunca llegó
more important that day
hubo algo más importante
or a screening colonoscopy.
o hacerse una colonoscopia.
with an abusive spouse
lidiaba con un marido abusivo
and drug-addicted
echaron de la escuela.
their bicycle through an intersection
con su bicicleta por un cruce
and have very limited mobility.
y tienen movilidad muy reducida.
to middle-class people.
pasa a la gente de clase media.
to deal with these problems.
enfrentarnos a estos problemas.
will live out our normal lifespans.
nuestra esperanza de vida.
con los de bajos recursos.
and relatives die young
y amigos morir jóvenes
been diagnosed at an earlier stage.
haberse diagnosticado antes.
of the care of low-income patients.
la asistencia a estos pacientes.
how rewarding I find it
lo gratificante que encuentro
de red de seguridad
make the system responsive
podemos hacer un sistema sensible
to meet patients where they are,
a donde están ellos,
to take good care of a patient
dar buena asistencia a un paciente
for a homeless patient is housing.
para un paciente sin techo es un hogar.
homeless persons
4700 enfermos crónicos
mental illness, addiction.
clínicas, mentales y adicción.
that overall health care costs,
el coste de toda la asistencia,
many fewer hospital visits,
menos visitas al hospital,
and on the inpatient service.
en el servicio de hospitalización.
a steady supply of food,
un suministro estable de comida,
with a variety of solutions,
experimentan con varias soluciones,
at primary care clinics
en clínicas de atención primaria
food banks and soup kitchens.
bancos de comida y comedores.
the supplemental nutrition program
en el programa de nutrición complementaria
por la mayoría de ellos.
don't understand each other,
no se entienden entre ellos
as a prescription pad.
como un talonario de recetas.
cost anything more
at the level of fourth-grade reading,
de lectura de cuarto grado
what's being said.
entienda lo que se está diciendo.
I think low-income patients
creo que los pacientes de pocos recursos
médico de atención primaria.
people also benefit
la clase media se beneficia igual
to quarterback their care.
who can advocate for them,
tienen a otros que pueden defenderlos,
la tarjeta de discapacidad
application is completed.
el formulario de discapacidad.
a team of people who can help them
necesitan gente que los ayuden
services that they need.
médicos y no médicos que necesitan.
are disenfranchised
and continuity provided by primary care.
de la asistencia de la atención primaria.
I particularly admire
a la que admiro en particular
that her relationship with a patient
que su relación con una paciente
that that patient had in her life.
que esa paciente tenía.
actually have to be a doctor
no tienes que ser médico
of care and continuity.
especial de cuidados y continuidad.
when one of my own long-term patients
uno de mis pacientes más antiguos
and nurses in my clinic
mis médicos y enfermeros
in another part of our clinic,
en otra parte de la clínica,
relationship with my patient
una relación muy especial con él
that he had died,
in my examining room,
and the memories that she had of him,
y los recuerdos que tenía de él
about their lives together.
que habían tenido sobre sus vidas.
amount of time in prison.
he rarely missed a visit,
apenas se perdía una cita
he knew at our clinic that he was loved.
porque sabía que aquí era querido.
commitment to low-income patients
tenga el mismo compromiso
to the needs of low-income people.
a las necesidades de los más necesitados.
it will meet their schedules,
the kind of care
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mitchell Katz - Physician, public health advocateMitchell Katz, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, works to eliminate the unfair effects of economic disparities in health care, challenging traditional health care systems to find ways to meet all patients on their own terms.
Why you should listen
Mitchell Katz has spent his career shaping and implementing policies that improve health outcomes for some of the most vulnerable patients in urban settings. As the current leader of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the United States, Katz ensures that more than one million New Yorkers receive essential inpatient, outpatient and home-based health services every year. Previously, he directed the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the country's second largest public safety net system, where he created the ambulatory care network, eliminated the department deficit, updated the city's electronic health system and moved more than 1,000 medically complex patients into independent housing.
Katz is the Deputy Editor of JAMA Internal Medicine, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of the Los Angeles County Medical Association 2015 Healthcare Champion of the year.
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