Community health worker integration into the health care team accomplishes the triple aim in a patient-centered medical home: A bronx tale

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-91

  Findley, Sally ^a   Matos, Sergio ^b   Hicks, April ^c   Chang, Ji ^d   Reich, Douglas ^e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Community Health Worker Network of NYC ^*  (United States)

^c True North Consulting LLC   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84890362555     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: 15503267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000011     Document Type: Article

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