Advancing Health Equity Through Issue Spotting in Primary Care: A Case for Medical-legal Partnerships.

Autor: Moss KJ, Bondurant J, Gievers L, Mutrie L
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners [J Pediatr Health Care] 2024 Mar-Apr; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 279-284.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.11.002
Abstrakt: Social and legal determinants of health have been shown to have substantial impacts on the health outcomes of individual patients and the population as a whole. This case report highlights the importance of screening for social needs as well as having appropriate interventions to address their impact. One intervention is medical-legal partnerships. The case presented describes the use of social screening tools and medical-legal partnerships to address health concerns, reduce health care spending, and promote optimal health outcomes. The case provided is a patient who was evaluated for bilateral lower extremity swelling in a primary care setting.
Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST None to report.
(Copyright © 2023 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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