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Opportunities for Improving Chronic Care Management to Address Demands for Accessible Accountable Care During and After the Pandemic
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Qualitative Analysis of Health Systems Utilizing Non-Face-to-Face Chronic Care Management for Medicare-Insured Patients With Diabetes
Chronic diseases impact 117 million adults in the United States and account for $3.3 trillion in health care spending. This qualitative study investigated experiences with reimbursement structure for non-face-to-face (NFF) chronic care management (CCM) through diverse health system approaches in primary care settings in Southeastern Louisiana. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 purposively selected key informants, and reflexive thematic analysis was utilized to explore findings. Variation in health system approaches for implementing and quality of NFF CCM programs were identified. Results included differences in he...
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Practice Standards for Effective Telemedicine in Chronic Care Management After COVID-19
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Telehealth, Rural America, and the Digital Divide
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Pharmacists Should Be Part of the Primary Care Team
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Pharmacists as Frontline Responders During COVID-19: Roles and Responsibilities Need to be Revisited
The ongoing pandemic has disrupted the health care system, creating challenges for health care workers and patients alike. As workflows and job responsibilities have been adapted to provide care to coronavirus-infected patients, many primary care services have been postponed. This change has led to significant financial impacts that will be difficult to overcome. Ambulatory care pharmacists can help fill gaps both in access to primary care services and in the financial deficit, if given the opportunity to practice at the top of their skillset and bill for their face-to-face and telehealth services both during and after the...
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Lessons from a Free Clinic During Covid-19: Medical Students Serving Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Using Tele-Health
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Western Hot Spot
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Fighting the COVID-19 Merciless Monster: Lives on the Line—Community Health Representatives' Roles in the Pandemic Battle on the Navajo Nation
This article describes the Navajo CHR role in the pandemic through the lens of an interview with the program's director, Mae-Gilene Begay. (Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management)
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Tall Pines Healthcare COVID-19 Outbreak Experience in Rural Waldo County, Maine, April 2020
As a family physician and a family nurse practitioner in a Federally Qualified Health Center in rural Maine, we experienced a COVID-19 outbreak at our local long-term care facility, which involved 32 patient cases, 11 staff cases, 19 recovered cases, and 13 deaths over 34 days in April 2020. There were many lessons to be learned that may inform and guide others or help prevent facilities from facing some predictable challenges. (Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management)
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Pandemic Notes From a Maine Direct Primary Care Practice
The effects of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic fear and its economic impact in rural primary care are still being felt, as they have affected demand for office visits and how we deliver care. Our finances and our ability to sustainably deliver this care, however, have not yet changed significantly due to the nature of our business model as a direct primary care practice. (Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management)
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Planning for Reactivation of Ambulatory Care Settings Post–COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions
This article discusses a method in which ambulatory leadership can determine the clinic's deficit in patient encounters, set a time period to return to normal operations, planning for space and scheduling changes, balancing in-person virtual visits, and thoughtfully communicating these plans to clinic staff and providers. (Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management)
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A National Pre-Pandemic Survey of Patient-Reported Health Confidence and Implications for Post-Pandemic Practice
Patient-reported health confidence is a valuable indicator of effective patient-clinician communication, which improves outcomes and reduces costly care use. This national survey examines health confidence attainment in the United States before the COVID pandemic strained health care resources. Health confidence was low for both the percentage of respondents who were financially secure (36%) and financially insecure (18%). Persons enrolled in employer- and union-sponsored plans, who had the highest household income, did not report higher levels of health confidence. Health policy should support the measurement and monitori...
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Insights on COVID-19 From Community Health Worker State Leaders
Community health workers (CHWs) leverage their trusting relationships with underresourced populations to promote health equity and social justice in their communities. Little is known about CHWs roles in addressing COVID-19 or how the pandemic may have affected CHWs' ability to interact with and support communities experiencing disparities. A focus group with CHW leaders from 7 states revealed 8 major themes: CHW identity, CHW resiliency, self-care, unintended positives outcomes of COVID-19, technology, resources, stressors, and consequences of COVID-19. Understanding the pandemic's impact on CHWs has implications for work...
Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

From the Editor
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Source: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management - August 27, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research