Clinical community health workers: Linchpin of the medical home

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-233

  Volkmann, Kelly ^a   Castañares, Tina ^a  

^a Benton County Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

accountable care organizations; case management; community health worker; medical home; primary care; primary care team

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OREGON; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79959752270     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31821cb559     Document Type: Article

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