scholarly journals Update to Internet-only Tables: NAMCS Community Health Centers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Arias ◽  
Jiaquan Xu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Nonphysician Clinicians

This report provides estimates of ambulatory care visits made to both physicians and nonphysician clinicians at community health centers in the United States.

scholarly journals Update to Internet-only Tables: NAMCS Community Health Centers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loredana Santo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Nonphysician Clinicians

This report provides estimates of ambulatory care visits made to both physicians and nonphysician clinicians at community health centers in the United States.

Health Care Delivery Interventions for Hypertension Management in Underserved Populations in the United States: A Systematic Review

Hypertension ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarya Pasha ◽  
LaPrincess C. Brewer ◽  
Susie Sennhauser ◽  
Mouaz Alsawas ◽  
M. Hassan Murad
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Improvement Interventions ◽  
Quality Improvement Interventions

The high prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in underserved populations is a major cause of health disparities in the United States and requires innovative health care delivery interventions. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and comparative observational studies examining the effectiveness of contemporary systems change and quality improvement interventions aimed at improving blood pressure (BP) control published from 2010 to 2020. We included studies evaluating multicomponent practice improvement interventions conducted in the United States in community health centers. We identified 26 studies including 48 187 patients with hypertension with a high proportion of racial/ethnic minorities, low socioeconomic status, and a high burden of chronic illness. Multicomponent interventions led to an average reduction of 5 to 10 mm Hg in systolic BP. Four studies demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating pharmacists into community health centers for BP management and reduced cardiovascular disparities for at-risk populations. Five studies demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating community health workers into care workflows leading to reduction in BP and high patient satisfaction. Five studies used the electronic medical record as a tool for population management and showed only modest reduction in BP. One study demonstrated the effectiveness of incentivizing clinics with higher payments for uninsured and Medicaid patients meeting performance criteria. Very few studies evaluated treatment complications or medications side effects. Multicomponent quality improvement interventions instituted in community health centers are effective in lowering BP. Several components of the interventions were identified as being associated with higher efficacy.

scholarly journals Culturally Effective Practice With Refugees in Community Health Centers: An Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 874-886
Author(s):  
Nicole Dubus ◽  
Ashley Davis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Behavioral Health Services

The global refugee crisis requires providers of health and behavioral health services to develop culturally-effective practices that can meet the needs of the ever-changing demographics of those being resettled. Community health centers in the United States are often asked to provide services during the first year of resettlement for refugees. Social workers are among those professionals who provide the behavioral health services in the community health centers. To better understand the challenges for these providers, this qualitative study examines the experiences of 15 providers of refugee behavioral health services at community health centers in the northeast of the United States. The participants were interviewed, and those transcribed interviews were analyzed for themes. Findings revealed three main themes: client engagement as crucial; collaboration with interpreters; and cultural competence is an imperative but ill-defined. Important implications focus on the need for cultural competence and the challenge to obtain this competence given the resources and demands in community health centers.

scholarly journals Quality and Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care in Community Health Centers in the United States

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e0144075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Richard ◽  
Peter Shin ◽  
Tishra Beeson ◽  
Laura S. Burke ◽  
Susan F. Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
United States ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Centers
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