Joshua R. Vest, Dennis P. Watson, Nir Menachemi, and Paul Halverson are with the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis. Virginia Caine is with the Marion County Public Health Department, Indianapolis. Lisa E. Harris is with Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis.
Am J Public Health. 2018 May;108(5):649-651. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304345. Epub 2018 Mar 22.
In case conferences, health care providers work together to identify and address patients' complex social and medical needs. Public health nurses from the local health department joined case conference teams at federally qualified health center primary care sites to foster cross-sector collaboration, integration, and mutual learning. Public health nurse participation resulted in frequent referrals to local health department services, greater awareness of public health capabilities, and potential policy interventions to address social determinants of health.
在病例会议中,医疗服务提供者共同努力,确定和解决患者复杂的社会和医疗需求。当地卫生部门的公共卫生护士加入联邦合格健康中心初级保健场所的病例会议团队,以促进跨部门合作、整合和相互学习。公共卫生护士的参与导致频繁转介到当地卫生部门的服务,提高了对公共卫生能力的认识,并有可能采取政策干预措施来解决健康的社会决定因素。