When patients are empowered to be "self-managers," they are more confident and better prepared to do daily tasks to manage their health conditions.
Medical assistants (MAs) in different health systems have begun to take on expanded roles in planned care and population management for chronic illness.
Primary care plays a crucial role as the backbone of a high-functioning health system, and community health centers (CHCs) provide much needed primary care to millions of people across the country.
Working with KPWA Patient Access, we developed model for predicting visits likely to be no-show or same-day cancellation.
Six champions from safety-net settings across the U.S. participated in the Safety-Net Clinical Value Champions Fellowship training program, led by the ACT Center and a national group of faculty and mentors. During their year-long fellowship, they received training, guidance and implementation support for their work reducing medical overuse.