3027.0 Integrating CHWs into Health Care Teams: Improving Quality and Containing Costs

Monday, October 29, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Moderator:
Ashley Wennerstrom, MPH

8:30am
Strategic Models for Incorporating CHWs into Health Homes and PCMH
Sally E. Findley, PhD, Sergio Matos, BS, CHW and April Hicks
8:50am
A framework for conducting a cost analysis of a community health worker program in Vermont
Alberta M. Mirambeau, MPH, CHES, Guijing Wang, PhD, Laural Ruggles, MBA, J. Nell Brownstein, PhD and Diane O. Dunet, PhD
9:10am
Feasibility of employing a Patient Navigator to reduce hospital readmissions: A randomized quality improvement study
Richard Balaban, MD and Amanda Horowitz, MSW, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Workers
Endorsed by: Health Administration, Community Health Planning and Policy Development, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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