How Should Academic Health Centers Desegregate Health Professions Education?
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.21
Abstract: One expression of structural injustice in the United States is delivery of health care according to patients' race and insurance status. This de facto segregation in academic health centers limits community organizations' and leaders' capacity… read more here.
Keywords: health centers; health; desegregate health; academic health ... See more keywords
Effect of Clinical Decision Support at Community Health Centers on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46519
Abstract: Key Points Question Does a clinical decision support system (CDSS) proven to reduce cardiovascular risk in integrated care settings also reduce cardiovascular risk in community health centers? Findings In this cluster randomized clinical trial of… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk cardiovascular; community health; cardiovascular disease ... See more keywords
Trajectories of Chronic Disease and Multimorbidity Among Middle-aged and Older Patients at Community Health Centers
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7497
Abstract: Key Points Question Do patients seen in community health centers accumulate chronic diseases early in midlife, and do they accumulate complex patterns of chronic disease? Findings In this cohort study of 725 107 patients, those seeking… read more here.
Keywords: chronic disease; disease; health centers; community health ... See more keywords
Workers’ compensation and the working poor: Occupational health experience among low wage workers in federally qualified health centers
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22813
Abstract: BACKGROUND The working poor are at highest risk of work-related injuries and have limited access to occupational health care. OBJECTIVES To explore community health centers (CHCs) as a venue for accessing at risk workers; and… read more here.
Keywords: occupational health; low wage; working poor; workers compensation ... See more keywords
Diagnostic colonoscopy completion after abnormal fecal immunochemical testing and quality of tests used at 8 Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southern California: Opportunities for improving screening outcomes
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32440
Abstract: The effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) of stool blood depends on high rates of colonoscopy follow‐up for abnormal FITs and the use of high‐quality tests. This study characterized colonoscopy referral… read more here.
Keywords: southern california; qualified health; fecal immunochemical; quality tests ... See more keywords
Examining readiness for implementing practice changes in federally qualified health centers: A rapid qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23041
Abstract: Implementing evidence-based interventions remains slow in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The purpose of this study is to qualitatively examine the R = MC2 (Readiness = motivation × innovation specific capacity × general capacity) heuristic subcomponents in the context of implementing general and… read more here.
Keywords: readiness; health centers; practice; federally qualified ... See more keywords
From Dispensaries to Community Health Centers: Health Delivery Change Across the Twentieth Century
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0471-7
Abstract: This piece examines the historical forces and forebears that preceded, and helped shape, community health centers. Though the current iteration of community health centers date from the 1960s, their (deeper) roots go back to the… read more here.
Keywords: health; community health; twentieth century; health centers ... See more keywords
The Yield of Birth Cohort Screening for Hepatitis C in Community Health Centers
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05105-4
Abstract: In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released recommendations to screen all individuals born 1945–1965 for hepatitis C (HCV), regardless of risk factors. In response to this recommendation and in anticipation of a… read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; community health; yield birth; health centers ... See more keywords
Community Health Centers: a Key Partner to Achieve Medicaid Expansion
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05194-1
Abstract: Medicaid expansion is an important feature of the “Affordable Care Act” and also is proposed as a component of some incremental plans for universal healthcare coverage. We describe (1) obstacles encountered with Medicaid coverage, (2)… read more here.
Keywords: medicaid expansion; expansion; community health; care ... See more keywords
Feasibility of Implementing Group Well Baby/Well Woman Dyad Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.011
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Group care has been shown to be effective for delivery of infant well child care. Centering Parenting (CP) is a model of group dyad care for mothers and infants. CP might improve quality and… read more here.
Keywords: qualified health; dyad care; group; care ... See more keywords
Lack of Lipid Screening Disparities in Obese Latino Adults at Health Centers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.12.020
Abstract: INTRODUCTION In cross-sectional survey studies, obese Latinos are less likely to be screened for elevated serum cholesterol, despite their higher risk for hyperlipidemia and coronary artery disease. This study evaluated insurance and racial/ethnic disparities in… read more here.
Keywords: lipid screening; obese latino; study; health centers ... See more keywords