What's New | February 02, 2009

Using the Pathways Model to Increase Access to Health Care

The featured innovations describe "pathways" programs involving community health workers or counselors who implement action steps to connect at-risk people to needed health care care and services.

Featured Innovations:

• Michigan Pathways Project Links Ex-Prisoners to Medical Services, Contributing to a Decline in Recidivism

• Pathway Helps Massachusetts Residents Develop and Implement Debt-Reduction Strategies, Leading to 60-Percent Reduction in Medical Debt

Featured QualityTools:

• Alaska Community Health Aide Program Library
Developed by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

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Also in This Issue:

Innovations >

• Church-Based Program Encourages African-American Congregants to Increase Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables

• Emergency Department Tracks and Streamlines Patient and Staff Flow, Leading to Shorter Treatment Time, Fewer Walkouts, and Higher Patient Satisfaction

• Increasing Patient Health Literacy Leads to Improved Reporting of Medication Allergies

• Refugee Trauma Program Uses Novel Approach to Promote Recovery for Victims of Violence, Other Trauma

QualityTools >

• Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide
Developed by Picker Institute, Inc.; Planetree, Inc.

• Percent Energy From Fat Screener
Developed by National Cancer Institute, Mission of the Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods Branch (RFMMB)

• Speak Up Campaign
Developed by The Joint Commission