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Primary care clinicians’ perspectives about quality measurements in safety-net clinics and non-safety-net clinics

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Quality metrics, pay for performance (P4P), and value-based payments are prominent aspects of the current and future American healthcare system. However, linking clinic payment to clinic quality measures may financially disadvantage safety-net
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Luis Martin Ortega, Mai See Thao, Shannon L. Pergament, Andrew M. Pattock, Lynne S. Ogawa, Michael Scandrett, David J. Satin   +7 more
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Community-based behavioral health administrator perspectives on sustainability of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: a qualitative evaluation

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020
Background Substantial resources have been invested in evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation in community settings; however, research suggests that EBPs do not always sustain over time. Method This qualitative study explored the perspectives of 13
Lauren B. Quetsch, Amy D. Herschell, Jane N. Kogan, James G. Gavin, Gaven Hale, Bradley D. Stein   +5 more
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Psychosocial stratification of antenatal indicators to guide population-based programs in perinatal depression

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background There is increasing awareness that perinatal psychosocial adversity experienced by mothers, children, and their families, may influence health and well-being across the life course.
E. D. John Eastwood, Andy Wang, Sarah Khanlari, Alicia Montgomery, Jean Yee Hwa Yang   +4 more
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The Development of Community Health Services

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1959
TODAY S PRACTICE of providing community health services through local units was developed nearly a half century ago. It was well suited to the most critical health problems of that time and has continuously proved its value in bringing public health to the people. In recent years.
Jack C. Haldeman, Evelyn Flook
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Development and evaluation of a support program for prostate cancer survivors in Alaska [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2015
Background: Prostate cancer survivors in Alaska and elsewhere have unmet support needs. The Men's Prostate Cancer Survivorship Retreat, or “men's retreat,” was developed targeting Alaska Native and non-Native men who were survivors of prostate cancer ...
Stacy Kelley, Christine DeCourtney, Julia Thorsness   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a Ward level target accountability strategy for hand hygiene

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Hand hygiene is a simple and effective solution in prevention of Multi Drug Resistant Organisms. Hand Hygiene campaigns have mostly taken the form of a generalised hospital approach with visual reminders and rewards for improvement in ...
Surinder M. S. Kaur Pada, Poh Ling Chee, Sarathemani Rathenam, Kim Sim Ng, Lilibeth Silagan Alenton, Lishi Poh, Paul Anatharajah Tambyah   +6 more
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The Future of Community Health Services [PDF]

Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1962
T WENTY years ago, when I first entered the field of public health, I had the good fortune to become an apprentice epidemiologist in the New York State Department of Health. The epidemiologic tradition was very strong in New York at that time; our seniors preferred to be members of the epidemiology section rather than the health officers section of the
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Comparing the effectiveness of Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) with traditional community health worker-led interventions to improve adult diabetes management and outcomes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs have struggled to deliver sustainable, effective support for adults with diabetes (AWDs) to improve self-management behaviors, achieve glycemic goals, and reduce risk for ...
Denise J. Deverts, Michele Heisler, Edith C. Kieffer, Gretchen A. Piatt, Felix Valbuena, Jonathan G. Yabes, Claudia Guajardo, Deliana Ilarraza-Montalvo, Gloria Palmisano, Glory Koerbel, Ann-Marie Rosland   +10 more
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Patient-level predictors of temporal regularity of primary care visits

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Patients with chronic diseases should meet with their primary care doctor regularly to facilitate proactive care. Little is known about what factors are associated with more regular follow-up.
Adam J. Rose, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Faige Spolter, Maram Khazen, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Shlomo Vinker, Ilan Green, Ariel Israel, Eugene Merzon   +8 more
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
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