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by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
“It is a very exciting time in Washington. I see us as a state moving forward with approaches that will change the health status of our citizens.” MaryAnne Lindeblad, BSN, MPH, Medicaid Director, Washington State Health Care Authority ...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 21, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
This article is a joint publication initiative between The Permanente Journal and the National Academy of Medicine. Abstract Health care organizations can magnify the impact of their community service and other philanthropic activities by implementing...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 13, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The 20th century saw remarkable improvements in life expectancy (NIA, 2011). Improvements in access to clean water, disease screening and prevention, the discovery of antibiotics and vaccines, development of organ transplantation, and advances in treatment for heart...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Over the past 50-60 years, biomedical science and technology in the United States have advanced at a remarkable pace, allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives. And while we have gained tremendous benefit from continuous...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transported by helicopter from a remote rural community because she had been assaulted by her intoxicated partner. She was early in her third trimester, and the damage to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Patient and family engaged care (PFEC) is care planned, delivered, managed, and continuously improved in active partnership with patients and their families (or care partners as defined by the patient) to ensure integration of their health and health...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 4, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The Global Strategy for Health Workforce 2030 (WHO, 2016) outlines a set of milestones and strategies to expand and strengthen the health workforce that could better position countries to achieve universal health coverage and relevant sustainable development goals...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Responsibility for cognitive, affective, and behavioral (CAB) health of children and adolescents (hereafter “youth”) has traditionally been shared among families, education systems, communities, and the health care delivery system. Within routine child health...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 28, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Health disparities result from multifaceted variables including access to health care and discrimination associated with socioeconomic status, education, social support, insurance, race, ethnicity, and gender. The purpose of this paper is to identify lessons learned...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Health equity, the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, is yet to be realized for many populations in the United States. Health equity focuses on diseases and health care services, but is also broadly linked to social determinants, such as...
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