Reinschmidt Kerstin M, Ingram Maia, Morales Stephanie, Sabo Samantha J, Blackburn John, Murrieta Lucy, David Cassalyn, Carvajal Scott C
Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson (Drs Reinschmidt, Carvajal, and Sabo and Mss Ingram and Morales); El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, Arizona (Mr Blackburn); Sunset Community Health Center, Somerton, Arizona (Ms Murrieta); and Mariposa Community Health Center, Nogales, Arizona (Ms David).
J Ambul Care Manage. 2017 Oct/Dec;40(4):305-315. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000178.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided community health workers (CHWs) with new opportunities, and current efforts develop evidence-based guidelines for CHW integration into clinical teams. This qualitative study documents CHW roles and activities in 3 federally qualified health care centers in southern Arizona. Community health worker clinical roles, activities, and integration varied by health center and were in flux. Integration included complementary roles, scheduled and everyday communications with team members, and documentation in the electronic health records. These findings contribute to evidence-based guidelines for CHW integration into clinical teams that are critical to maximizing CHW contributions to patient health improvements.
《患者保护与平价医疗法案》为社区卫生工作者(CHW)提供了新机遇,目前人们正在努力制定将社区卫生工作者纳入临床团队的循证指南。这项定性研究记录了亚利桑那州南部3家联邦合格医疗中心中社区卫生工作者的角色和活动。社区卫生工作者的临床角色、活动及整合情况因医疗中心而异,且处于不断变化之中。整合包括互补性角色、与团队成员的定期及日常沟通,以及在电子健康记录中的记录。这些发现有助于制定将社区卫生工作者纳入临床团队的循证指南,这对于最大限度地发挥社区卫生工作者对改善患者健康的作用至关重要。