A5080933379- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
2017-2020
Parental concerns about vaccine safety have grown in the United States and abroad, resulting delayed or skipped immunizations (often called "vaccine hesitancy"). To address hesitancy Washington State, a public-private partnership of health organizations implemented evaluated 3-year community intervention, "Immunity Community." The intervention mobilized parents who value immunization provided them with tools to engage positive dialogue their communities. evaluation used qualitative...
Recognition is growing that to create truly patient-centred care, health-care organizations need partner with patients around care design. More research into the benefits of engaging and most effective ways partnering them needed.This study assessed process impact a collaborative effort design new clinic service balanced number patient clinical provider/staff codesigners involved recruited represent diverse perspectives. Data sources included interviews participants, event observation...
Health systems increasingly recognize the impact of social determinants health such as access to housing, transportation, and nutritious food. Lay workers have been used address patients' through resource referral goal setting in targeted populations, individuals with diabetes. However, we know no studies that evaluate this type role for a general primary care population.To assess implementation Community Resource Specialist (CRS) Kaiser Permanente Washington.We analyzed data from staff...
Kaiser Permanente (KP) Mid-Atlantic States has partnered with communities in its service area since 2011 to provide health services underserved individuals. As part of KP's Community Benefit investment, the Ambassador Program places KP advanced-practice clinicians safety-net clinics share best practices and improve access quality care.To report program outcomes disseminate lessons learned.Using data from participating clinics, we retrospectively evaluated estimated Ambassadors' contributions...
Background/Aims: Social determinants of health play a critical role in both the prevalence and outcomes wide range chronic illnesses. The growing recognition that social population need to address these requires stronger partnerships between primary care teams community organizations. In support this goal, Learning Integrate Neighborhoods Clinical Care (LINCC) project, funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute implemented at Group Health, convened patients staff co-design new on...