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February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
The practice of patient-centered care remains in its developmental stages—hampered, in part, by limited evidence of its effectiveness.
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper from the Urban Institute on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) places new emphasis on measuring patients' experiences of care and using that information to improve care.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Achieving a meaningful definition and shared understanding of consumer engagement is a critical step in making real progress as the nation works to transform its health care system to make care more efficient, affordable, effective, and patient-cent ...
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study exploring the association of socioeconomic factors and acculturation with cancer screening use among older Mexican-American women found that socioeconomic factors and insurance coverage, but not acculturation, determine women's use of cancer screening.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The patient-centered medical home, an approach to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youth and adults, has been identified as a model that can offer high-quality health care.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
An analysis of community level influences on access to health care for Mexican-Americans.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the health of older Mexican-American immigrants relative to the health of older U.S.-born Mexican-Americans. While younger Mexican-American immigrants are healthier than their U.S.-born Mexican-American counterparts, this relationship has not been established among older Mexican-Americans.
June 28, 2010 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Florida conducted a two-phase study designed to address health care disparities both through the development and testing of culturally sensitive assessment tools (phase one) and through a health promotion model program (phase two).
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Frailty status is dynamic and elderly people move into and out of frailty over time.
September 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Foundation for Accountability drafted a strategic plan and developed Web-based resources to advance the goals of making U.S. health care more patient-centered.