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Coordinating And Integrating Care For Safety Net Patients: Lessons From Six Communities, Leighton C. Ku, Marsha Regenstein, Peter Shin, Holly Mead, Alice R. Levy, Kate Buchanan, Fraser Rothenberg Byrne
Coordinating And Integrating Care For Safety Net Patients: Lessons From Six Communities, Leighton C. Ku, Marsha Regenstein, Peter Shin, Holly Mead, Alice R. Levy, Kate Buchanan, Fraser Rothenberg Byrne
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report examines efforts to improve the coordination of health care among safety net providers in six communities (Austin, TX; Brooklyn, NY; Indianapolis, IN; Marshfield, WI; San Francisco, CA; and St. Louis, MO), based on case study site visits and a roundtable discussion. Across the communities, we identified three approaches to improving coordination: (1) collaboration of providers using a coordinating organization, (2) coordination facilitated by Medicaid managed care plans, and (3) development of highly integrated care systems. These represent models that could be used by different communities, based on their local circumstances. Successful development of coordination approaches involved shared commitment …
Medical Schools In Sub-Saharan Africa, Fitzhugh Mullan, Seble Frehywot, Francis Omaswa, Eric Buch, Candice Chen, S. Ryan Greysen, Tenagne W. Haile-Mariam, +30 Additional Authors
Medical Schools In Sub-Saharan Africa, Fitzhugh Mullan, Seble Frehywot, Francis Omaswa, Eric Buch, Candice Chen, S. Ryan Greysen, Tenagne W. Haile-Mariam, +30 Additional Authors
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Small numbers of graduates from few medical schools, and emigration of graduates to other countries, contribute to low physician presence in sub-Saharan Africa. The Sub-Saharan African Medical School Study examined the challenges, innovations, and emerging trends in medical education in the region. We identifi ed 168 medical schools; of the 146 surveyed, 105 (72%) responded. Findings from the study showed that countries are prioritising medical education scale-up as part of health-system strengthening, and we identifi ed many innovations in premedical preparation, teambased education, and creative use of scarce research support. The study also drew attention to ubiquitous faculty shortages in …
The Social Mission Of Medical Education: Ranking The Schools, Fitzhugh Mullan, Candice Chen, Stephen Petterson, Gretchen Kolsky, Michael Spagnola
The Social Mission Of Medical Education: Ranking The Schools, Fitzhugh Mullan, Candice Chen, Stephen Petterson, Gretchen Kolsky, Michael Spagnola
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The study proposes a new method of ranking medical schools through the creation of a "social mission" score, reflecting that many believe that medical schools should be accountable to society and have a social mission to train physicians to care for the population as a whole, taking into account such issues as whether schools produce physicians who practice primary care, work in underserved areas, and represent the diversity of the population.
Implementation Of Eaps, Mark Attridge, Patricia Herlihy, Dave Sharar, Tom Amaral, Tracy Mcpherson, Diane Stephenson, Tom Bjornson, Rich Paul, Lisa Teems, Eric Goplerud, Sandra Routledge
Implementation Of Eaps, Mark Attridge, Patricia Herlihy, Dave Sharar, Tom Amaral, Tracy Mcpherson, Diane Stephenson, Tom Bjornson, Rich Paul, Lisa Teems, Eric Goplerud, Sandra Routledge
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This Research Note describes how to effectively implement employee assistance program services in an organization.
Can The Deployment Of Community Health Workers For The Delivery Of Hiv Services Represent An Effective And Sustainable Response To Health Workforce Shortages? Results Of A Multicountry Study, Francesca Celletti, Anna Wright, John Palen, Seble Frehywot, Anne R. Markus, Alan E. Greenberg, Rafael Augusto Teixeira De Aguiar, Francisco Campos, Eric Buch, Badara Samb
Can The Deployment Of Community Health Workers For The Delivery Of Hiv Services Represent An Effective And Sustainable Response To Health Workforce Shortages? Results Of A Multicountry Study, Francesca Celletti, Anna Wright, John Palen, Seble Frehywot, Anne R. Markus, Alan E. Greenberg, Rafael Augusto Teixeira De Aguiar, Francisco Campos, Eric Buch, Badara Samb
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In countries severely affected by HIV/AIDS, shortages of health workers present a major obstacle to scaling up HIV services. Adopting a task shifting approach for the deployment of community health workers (CHWs) represents one strategy for rapid expansion of the health workforce. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of CHWs with a focus on identifying the critical elements of an enabling environment that can ensure they provide quality services in a manner that is sustainable. The method of work included a collection of primary data in five countries: Brazil, Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, and Uganda. The findings show that delegation …
Fair Process In Physician Performance Rating Systems: Overview And Analysis Of Colorado's Physician Designation Disclosure Act, Lara Cartwright-Smith, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Fair Process In Physician Performance Rating Systems: Overview And Analysis Of Colorado's Physician Designation Disclosure Act, Lara Cartwright-Smith, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Programs to rate, grade, rank, or tier physicians based on quality or other measures are becoming more commonplace as the demand for greater transparency and accountability in the nation’s health care system intensifies. For many years, the preferred provider organization (PPO) reflected the most basic form of tiering—physicians were either included or excluded from the PPO network. However, this approach has become more refined as the tools for evaluating physician performance have evolved.
Access Transformed: Building A Primary Care Workforce For The 21st Century, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Access Transformed: Building A Primary Care Workforce For The 21st Century, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Though access to primary care protects health and cuts costs, this report shows there aren't enough primary care doctors and nurses at health centers to meet the need, with some areas having almost none – a situation that cannot be solved just by expanding health insurance coverage. The report indicates the availability of a primary care workforce depends on where you live, and primary care clinicians are not locating in areas that need them most, especially low-income communities. The study includes state-level projections of growing patient needs expected to stretch the health care system in years ahead. It was conducted …
Health Centers Reauthorization: An Overview Of Achievements And Challenges, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Centers Reauthorization: An Overview Of Achievements And Challenges, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Since the establishment of the first health center in 1965, health centers have evolved into an essential component of the health care safety net. Today, over 1,000 federally funded and "look-alike" health centers serve 14.3 million people, three-quarters of whom are uninsured or covered by Medicaid. As the nation's largest primary care system, health centers care for one in five low-income uninsured persons and one in nine Medicaid beneficiaries.
Medicaid's Role In Treating Children In Military Families, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery
Medicaid's Role In Treating Children In Military Families, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This analysis examines Medicaid's role in meeting the health care needs of children in military families who receive their health insurance coverage through TRICARE. TRICARE is the Department of Defense's worldwide health insurance program for active duty and retired military service members and their families. The 2000-2002 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, as well as a series of semi-structured telephone interviews, were used to assess Medicaid's role as a supplemental insurer for military children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
A Nation's Health At Risk Iii: Growing Uninsured, Budget Cutbacks Challenge President's Initiative To Put A Health Center In Every Poor County, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Dan Hawkins
A Nation's Health At Risk Iii: Growing Uninsured, Budget Cutbacks Challenge President's Initiative To Put A Health Center In Every Poor County, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Dan Hawkins
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
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Health Centers As Safety Net Providers: An Overview And Assessment Of Medicaid's Role, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Centers As Safety Net Providers: An Overview And Assessment Of Medicaid's Role, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In 2001, health centers provided health care services to nearly 12 million people at more than 4,000 sites across the United States. As such, the health center program is a crucial part of the health care safety net for low-income individuals and medically underserved communities. This policy brief looks at health centers in detail in order to illuminate the role they play as providers of care and to document the important nexus between health centers and Medicaid.
The Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act Of 1999: Implications For The Design And Support Of Comprehensive Integrated Health Systems For Persons With Mental Illness And Addiction Disorder Disabilities, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum, Brian Kamoie
The Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act Of 1999: Implications For The Design And Support Of Comprehensive Integrated Health Systems For Persons With Mental Illness And Addiction Disorder Disabilities, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Joel B. Teitelbaum, Brian Kamoie
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report is designed to provide an overview of the Medicaid provisions of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 106-170. This report considers the implications of the Act for the design and support of comprehensive, Medicaid-financed systems of health care for workers with severe disabilities and impairments, with a specific focus on persons with mental illness and addiction disorder disabilities. The Act, described by advocates for persons with disabilities as the most important piece of disability-related legislation since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, expands the availability of health …