5 minute read BHC perspective, Portland, OR When our CFHA blog editor reached out to ask for posts on the rapid conversion to telemedicine due to COVID my first thought was, “oh yes, I would like to read those!”. Then I realized that as one of your bloggers it is my job to try to […]
CFHA members (click to join) as usual stepped up to the plate to support each other and to begin to collectively frame a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a service to members and to the general public we will be posting weekly updates of our conversations and resource sharing efforts here. Because these are […]
I hope this Research Review blog post finds you virus-free and in good spirits. We are living through history right now with the COVID pandemic. Perhaps this post will give you a break from the ongoing disruptions. This is the post where I save you time searching the hottest integrated/collaborative care research literature by doing […]
We all have COVID-19 on the brain and it got me thinking about the role of high functioning integrated care teams in responding to the pandemic. Turns out, its pretty important. Here are my top 4 ways that integrated care teams can respond adaptively to the COVID-19 crisis. If you have some ideas of your […]
7 minute read If you provide services at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), or similar health care center, it would be unusual if you did not meet with patients who are Spanish-speaking. I was thrilled to meet-up with an enthusiastic group of professionals at the recent CFHA conference with the goal of establishing a […]
5 minute read During the years I was my mother’s family caregiver, I had widely different interactions with her physicians. Some embraced me as a partner in her care, talking directly to me during my mother’s medical visits about her symptoms and medications—and largely ignoring her. Afterwards, during the car ride home, my mother would […]
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