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Safety-Net Providers In Some US Communities Have Increasingly Embraced Coordinated Care Models

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Safety-net organizations, which provide health services to uninsured and low-income people, increasingly are looking for ways to coordinate services among providers to improve access to quality of care and to reduce costs. In this analysis, a part o ...

Social Security and Mortality

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

For millions of elderly Americans, Social Security has eliminated the burden of poverty and improved their health.

Comparison of Change in Quality of Care Between Safety-Net and Non-Safety Net Hospitals

May 14, 2008 | Journal Article

Quality of care improvement programs, such as bonuses for top-performing hospitals, could end up penalizing safety-net hospitals and aggravating existing disparities between safety-net and wealthy hospitals. This longitudinal study examined changes in disparities in care quality over time at safety-net and nonsafety-net hospitals.

Model Safety-Net Programs Could Care for the Uninsured at One-Half the Cost of Medicaid or Private Insurance

September 8, 2011 | Journal Article

Because the reforms under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will leave an estimated 20 million or more people still uninsured, some Americans will continue to seek care at low or no cost through existing safety-net systems.

California Hospitals Serving Large Minority Populations Were More Likely Than Others To Employ Ambulance Diversion

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

It is well documented that racial and ethnic minority populations disproportionately use hospital emergency departments for safety-net care. But what is not known is whether emergency department crowding is disproportionately affecting minority popu ...

Expanding the Safety-Net of Specialty Care for the Uninsured

October 18, 2011 | Journal Article

Project Access–New Haven used the principles of community-based participatory research to increase specialty care for vulnerable Latinos

A Novel Approach to Quality Improvement in a Safety-Net Practice

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

A study of the effects of concurrent peer review visits on treatment intensification and control of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes in a community health center found that the visits improved outcomes for hypertension patients and increased treatment intensification for all three conditions.

Free Clinics Helping to Patch the Safety Net

February 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Volunteer-based clinics have existed in the United States for decades providing health care to the uninsured and underinsured. These free clinics all share a common dependence on volunteer staff and philanthropic provision of financial and non-finan ...

Reforming Dental Workforce Education and Practice in the USA

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

An evaluation of the Pipeline program's impact on dental school seniors' public service plans found that while overall the program lacked significant impact, students' access to loan repayment programs was the most significant predictor of their plans for public service.

Altruism in Dental Students

February 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Altruism, a selfless concern for the welfare of others, determines whether dentists are willing to serve disadvantaged populations. This study examined demographic characteristics that influence altruism among dental students the authors evaluated the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Dental Pipeline Program.

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