dc.contributor.author |
Johnson, Magnus Barlow |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-12-15T17:15:27Z |
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dc.date.available |
2018-12-15T17:15:27Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-06 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24022 |
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dc.description |
88 pages. Presented to the Department of Biology and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science June 2018 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Introduction: In Oregon, Medicaid benefits are managed by Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) that assist Medicaid members in navigating the healthcare system. A common form of assistance provided by CCOs is a Community Health Worker (CHW) program. There is a growing body of evidence that suggests CHW programs improve appointment-keeping behaviors, patient engagement, patient-provider communication, and health outcomes in a wide variety of clinics. However, this has yet to be examined in an orthopedic setting. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of a CHW program implemented by a CCO at an orthopedic clinic and surgical center. The study aims (1) to determine whether CHW outreach effectively reduced no-show rates among the CCO-member patient population and (2) to better understand the characteristics of CCO-member patients who are more likely to miss appointments as well as the characteristics of appointments that are more likely to be missed by CCO-member patients. |
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en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
Biology |
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dc.subject |
Orthopedic Medicaid |
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dc.subject |
Medicaid |
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dc.subject |
Orthopedic |
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dc.subject |
Health Worker |
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dc.subject |
Patients |
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dc.subject |
Appointment Keeping |
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dc.subject |
No-show |
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dc.title |
Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Program Targeting Medicaid Recipients in an Orthopedic Clinic |
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dc.type |
Thesis/Dissertation |
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