Transforming the delivery of care in the post-health reform era: What role will community health workers play?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Martinez, Jacqueline ^a   Ro, Marguerite ^b   Villa, Normandy William ^a   Powell, Wayne ^c   Knickman, James R ^a  

^a New York State Office of Alcoholism   (United States)

^b Policy Development and Evaluation Unit   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; CAPITATION FEE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555222539     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300335     Document Type: Review

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