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View article: Introducing the OUTPACE Framework for Health Care Quality Improvement
Introducing the OUTPACE Framework for Health Care Quality Improvement Open
Equitable, timely, and evidence-based care remains a central goal across health care ecosystems, yet significant quality gaps, care variability, and health disparities persist. Professional societies, including the American Heart Associati…
View article: Primary Care and Public Health – Both Essential for National Health Security and Population Health
Primary Care and Public Health – Both Essential for National Health Security and Population Health Open
The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test that revealed critical weaknesses in the foundation of the US health care delivery system, which left unresolved will ultimately lead to catastrophic population health consequences. Primary care and …
View article: Association of Participation in the Maryland Primary Care Program With COVID-19 Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Association of Participation in the Maryland Primary Care Program With COVID-19 Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Open
Importance Advanced primary care is a team-based approach to providing higher-quality primary care. The association of advanced primary care and COVID-19 outcomes is unknown. Objective To evaluate the association of advanced primary care w…
View article: Predicting avoidable hospital events in Maryland
Predicting avoidable hospital events in Maryland Open
Objective To develop and validate a prediction model of avoidable hospital events among Medicare fee‐for‐service (FFS) beneficiaries in Maryland. Data sources Medicare FFS claims from Maryland from 2017 to 2020 and other publicly available…
View article: The Maryland Primary Care Program—A Blueprint for the Nation?
The Maryland Primary Care Program—A Blueprint for the Nation? Open
Over the past several decades, public health has seen a decline in its role in providing care to vulnerable populations.During this evolution, public health has embraced the 10 essential public health services-with activities to "strengthe…