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Body Mass Index (Bmi) And Healthcare Utilization Among Us Adults With Asthma In 2016, Saleh Khateeb Sep 2019

Body Mass Index (Bmi) And Healthcare Utilization Among Us Adults With Asthma In 2016, Saleh Khateeb

Annual SHSP Student Research and Scholarship Day

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Deploying Care Managers From Care Management Agencies Into Primary Care: A Pilot Study, Lauren Klein Levine Apr 2019

Deploying Care Managers From Care Management Agencies Into Primary Care: A Pilot Study, Lauren Klein Levine

NYMC Student Theses and Dissertations

Background: As the nation shifts to value based payment programs (VBP), financial incentives drive primary care providers (PCPs) to improve outcomes and reduce costs. One method to drive physicians to focus their practices and to increase time working at the top of their licenses is the use of care management (CM) services to meet these goals but the resources needed to implement CM are a barrier. In the Hudson Valley, PCPs embedded local CM staff to provide CM services. This study assesses the provider and care manager perceived patient outcomes from CM, barriers to successful implementation, resources required, total cost …