WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Health & Fitness:Medicine
Date: October 15, 2015
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Of all the people who can make a difference in the lives of patients these days, one group that’s rising in importance is community health workers, or CHWs. CHWs are increasingly being utilized by community health centers, office practices, and hospitals to bridge gaps for patients between health care, home, and the community. Since many CHWs come from the same neighborhoods as the patients themselves, there’s a lot of mutual trust right off the bat. This is true whether a CHW is helping a patient manage a chronic illness, develop healthier behaviors, or act on information from a medical appointment that might otherwise be misunderstood or forgotten.
For community health workers and the patients and populations they serve, the questions are many. What are the particular skills and training needed to be an effective CHW? How can CHWs gain greater professional recognition? Largely grant-funded now, how can the work of CHWs become part of standard reimbursement? Where is research underway on the best deployment of CHWs and the contribution they can make to population health? What can be learned from the use of CHWs in other countries?
The growing interest in CHWs is sparking some important discussions and the development of innovative programs. We explored both on this WIHI.
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WIHI: Connecting Patient Experience to Strategic Aims
WIHI: How to Build Better Behavioral Health in the Emergency Department
WIHI: Addiction Treatment Demystified: Proven, Practical Steps for Complex Care.
WIHI: Strategic Pathways to Population Health
WIHI: Giving Patients and Families the Tools to be Health Care Improvers
WIHI: How to Make Change Happen: An Introduction to IHI's Psychology of Change Framework
WIHI: Pursuing Health Equity in North Carolina
WIHI: Sustaining and Strengthening Safety Huddles
WIHI: Mobility Matters for Age-Friendly Care
WIHI: Mindfulness and Patient Safety
WIHI - Aging in Place with a Disability and Dignity
WIHI: Practicing More Careful and Thoughtful Diagnosis
WIHI: What's in a Name? Health Care's Chief Quality Officer.
WIHI: Opioid Crisis: Changing Habits and Improving Pain Management
WIHI: Discovering Your Way to Greatness
WIHI: The Careful and Kind Patient Revolution
WIHI: Health Care Innovation and R&D - Taking Stock at Ten Years
WIHI: A New Emergency Checklist for Office-Based Surgery
WIHI: QI Takes on Veteran and Chronic Homelessness
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