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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. An integrated care champion could be selected to represent the clinic in meetings with community agencies, and community representatives should be included on the Clinic Advisory Boards.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Beyond the Screen: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Patient Learning and the Patient‑Physician Relationship. Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash The post Artificial Intelligence in Health Care appeared first on Integrated Care News. Anderson, E. E., & Henderson, R. Cureus , 17(1), e76825.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Introduction The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) recognizes the utility and potential for Measurement Based Care (MBC) as a core feature of high-quality integrated healthcare. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. What is MBC?

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Evaluation of the Aloft Collaborative Behavioral Model [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Collaborative behavioral care models (CBCM) in primary care often struggle to integrate care processes and sustain themselves financially. Following a pilot study, the model appears to be feasible with potential for high impact.

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Personalized medicine in a community health system: the Endeavor Health experience [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Genomic and personalized medicine implementation efforts have largely centered on specialty care in tertiary health systems. There are few examples of fully integrated care systems that span the healthcare continuum. More than 35,000 patients completed clinical genetic testing following GWA or BHA completion.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

She has held a variety of leadership positions within the organization dedicated to maintaining and advancing high-quality care that delivers value and superior outcomes for patients. The post Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation appeared first on Permanente Medicine.

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How value-based care can transform health care for older adults

Permanente Medicine

Increase better outcomes and manage resources through health care innovations that reduce the need for emergency medicine and in-hospital surgery recovery, allowing better treatment for conditions faced by older adults and supporting more more advanced care-at-home delivery.