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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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IN THE JOURNAL
GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY
Primary Care Physicians’ Role In Coordinating Medical And Health-Related Social Needs In Eleven
Countries
By Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Arnav Shah, and Eric C. Schneider
Primary care physicians are increasingly tasked with coordinating services delivered not just by specialists and hospitals but also by home care professionals and social service agencies. To inform efforts to improve care coordination, the 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians queried primary care physicians in eleven high-income countries about their ability to coordinate patients’ medical care with specialists, across settings of care, and with social service providers. Read More >>
The Effect Of Home-Based Hypertension Screening On Blood Pressure Change Over Time In South Africa
By Nikkil Sudharsanan, Simiao Chen, Michael Garber, Till Bärnighausen, and Pascal Geldsetzer
There is considerable policy interest in home-based screening campaigns for hypertension
in many low- and middle-income countries. Nikkil Sudharsanan and coauthors evaluated the real-world impact of home-based hypertension screening on two-year change in blood pressure in a nationally representative cohort of South African adults. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–PAST EVENT: Aging & Health
Health Affairs and The
John A. Hartford Foundation hosted a robust policy conversation featuring authors from the journal’s Aging & Health series, as well as other experts in the field discussing topics including Moving
Serious Illness Care from Hospital to Home, Disparities in Home- and Community-Based Care, and Impact of Caregiving on Spouses and Need for Support. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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