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Community Health Interventions To Reduce The Burden Of Radon-Related Lung Cancer, Benjamin Weaver Jan 2021

Community Health Interventions To Reduce The Burden Of Radon-Related Lung Cancer, Benjamin Weaver

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Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. One in seven homes in Vermont has elevated levels of radon, but most patients are unaware of radon as a risk factor for lung cancer or that radon testing and mitigation services are available to them. To promote increased testing and mitigation of radon we screened patients presenting to a Family Medicine practice in Vermont about whether they had had these services done in their home. We also developed a patient education resource for providers to give to patients who had more questions about radon …

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Onecare Vermont Aco Quality Metric Evaluation, Alexander Braun Jan 2020

Onecare Vermont Aco Quality Metric Evaluation, Alexander Braun

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This project explores OneCare Vermont ACO quality metrics and how they can be used to improve patient care and reimbursement in a Vermont family medicine practice. Perspectives of physicians within the practice and others familiar with OneCare Vermont operations are shared. Several metrics were identified as areas for improvement within the practice by comparing ACO metrics with patient data.

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