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>“Consumers bring something special to the table”: Consumer leadership at the National Center

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“Consumers bring something special to the table”: Consumer leadership at the National Center

As we work to coalesce the field of complex care, it is people with complex health and social needs who are best positioned to identify the changes we need: consumer leadership is therefore fundamental to the work of the National Center. In Camden, NJ, we are governed by a Community Advisory Committee and have effected […]

Community & consumer engagement Policy & advocacy

>Office Hours for Complex Care: Making the case for social work in primary care

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Office Hours for Complex Care: Making the case for social work in primary care

This Office Hours for Complex Care features Robyn Golden, Associate Vice President of Population Health and Aging at Rush University Medical Center. Social workers are integral members of healthcare teams, often called upon by providers for their expertise in areas that other medical providers may not be trained to navigate. However, few providers are able […]

Care management & redesign Workforce development

>Moving forward by stepping back: A complex care case study from Adventist Health Hanford

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Moving forward by stepping back: A complex care case study from Adventist Health Hanford

Loretta was in a tough spot. She had violated curfew at the inpatient rehab center where she had been court-ordered to enroll, and as a result had been kicked out of the program and sent to a homeless shelter in another town in California’s Central Valley. It looked like, despite the progress she had made […]

Care management & redesign