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Health Services Research

Health Management and Policy Presentations

2015

Delivery

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Using Network Analysis To Understand Public Health Delivery Systems & Community Health Initiatives, Glen P. Mays Jun 2015

Using Network Analysis To Understand Public Health Delivery Systems & Community Health Initiatives, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The increasingly connected world of health care delivery relies on an expanding frontier of multi-stakeholder structures and processes, from interdisciplinary patient-centered care teams, to virtual accountable care organizations (ACOs), to complex community-level interventions. This session highlights recent advances in applying social network analysis (SNA) methods to study the implementation and impact of these types of innovations. This methods workshop examines the benefits and limits of novel SNA applications based on the expanding availability of large, linkable electronic clinical and administrative data sources with dependent data structures. This paper profiles examples of using SNA principles and methods to study the implementation …


Geographic Variation In The Delivery Of Public Health Services: Understanding Causes And Consequences, Glen P. Mays Apr 2015

Geographic Variation In The Delivery Of Public Health Services: Understanding Causes And Consequences, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The implementation and reach of evidence-based prevention and public health programs varies widely across the U.S., as does the availability of cross-cutting infrastructure and foundational capabilities required to support these interventions. This talk profiles ongoing research to uncover the causes and consequences of variation in public health delivery. This research points to policy and administrative strategies that can reduce inequities and inefficiencies in public health protections.