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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Dear John,
In the September issue of Health Affairs, read new articles examining
how we care for elders.
Care For Elders
As part of our Age-Friendly Health series, supported by The John A.
Hartford Foundation, the September 2021 issue of Health Affairs includes
three articles exploring how we provide care for elders.
HwaJung Choi and colleagues determined that Black elders with dementia
were significantly less likely than elders of other races to have a
spouse available to provide care, while Hispanic elders with dementia
were more likely to have an adult child living with them at home who
could provide care.
David Auerbach and coauthors examined primary care and geriatrics
practices' staffing models
and found that "practices with [nurse practitioner/physician
assistant] or team staffing, compared with higher proportions of MD
staffing, may be more likely to perform assessments of social needs and
provide a range of services in the office and community that enhance the
care of frail older adults."Â Â
Kali Thomas and coauthors found that states that adopted more specific
regulations regarding direct care worker staffing levels
in assisted living facilities experienced decreased rates of hospital
admissions for their residents, while tightening staffing regulations
regarding licensed practical nurses had the opposite effect.
For all of Health Affairs' Age-Friendly Health articles, blog posts,
and podcasts, visit our website
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Today, we published a set of blog posts related to health equity
.
In the first, David Kim and coauthors explain that value-based insurance
design
is one potential strategy to enhance access to necessary care for
at-risk individuals.
Donna M. Christensen, Jim Manley, and Jason Resendez argue that medical
algorithms
are rife with racial bias and health equity must be built into the
development and deployment of these algorithms.
Rachel Harrington and coauthors discuss how quality measurement
can help narrow racial and ethnic disparities by shedding light on where
current disparities exist.
And, revisit Michele Cohen Marill's August blog post about the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' revision of a
race-based standard
that could lead to undertreatment of anemia in Black pregnant women.
Check out all of our health equity research and content
.
Your Daily Digest
Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care
Used By Adults With Dementia In The US
HwaJung Choi et al.
Optimal Staffing Models To Care For Frail Older Adults In Primary Care
And Geriatrics Practices In The US
David I. Auerbach et al.
The Relationship Between States' Staffing Regulations And
Hospitalizations Of Assisted Living Residents
Kali S. Thomas et al.
Clinically Driven Payment And Benefit Design To Improve Health Equity:
The Case Of Obesity Prevention And Treatment
David D. Kim et al.
Medical Algorithms Are Failing Communities Of Color
Donna Christensen et al.
A New Effort To Address Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Care Through
Quality Measurement
Rachel Harrington et al.
Rethinking Race In Medicine: ACOG Removes A Race-Based Cutoff For Anemia
In Pregnancy
Michele Cohen Marill
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