Importance Socioeconomic and behavioral factors can negatively influence posthospital
outcomes among patients of low socioeconomic status (SES). Traditional hospital personnel …

Patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) use more acute hospital care and less primary
care than patients with high socioeconomic status. This low-value pattern of care use is …

Objectives. To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) intervention improved
outcomes in a low-income population with multiple chronic conditions. Methods. We …

BACKGROUND Patients with low socioeconomic status (low-SES) are at risk for poor outcomes
during the post-hospital transition. Few prior studies explore perceived reasons for poor …

Importance Addressing the social determinants of health has been difficult for health
systems to operationalize. Objective To assess a standardized intervention, Individualized …

… Dr Kangovi reported that she provides primary care services at Spectrum Health Services,
a federally qualified health center. Dr Grande reported that he has served as an expert …

Community health workers (CHWs) have worked in a variety of settings in the United States
for more than 70 years and are increasingly recognized as an essential health workforce. …

Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable
attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by …

purpose. To develop a quantitative measure of local damage to the ganglion cells/optic
nerve based on an interocular comparison of multifocal visual evoked potentials (mVEP). …

Many low-income countries, facing shortages of health care professionals, rely on community
health workers (CHWs)—trusted community members who are uniquely positioned to …