Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Curriculum includes training modules on particular areas of patient need including housing, education, domestic violence and public benefits, and uses stories and role playing to demonstrate the impact of detection and appropriate services. ...Read More
Friday, August 9, 2013
During a 3-year period, health care providers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's made 1,808 referrals to its MLP for legal services, Positive legal outcomes were achieved in 89 percent of referrals affecting nearly 6,000 cohabitating children and adults, and translating into nearly $200,000 in recovered back benefits for those individuals....Read More
Monday, June 10, 2013
This article proposes a framework for how social determinants interventions in the health care system can be construed across three tiers—patient, institution, and broader population—and describes ways to collect data and target interventions at these levels. The authors include medical-legal partnership in this discussion....Read More
Friday, June 7, 2013
During a seven-year study period, a medical-legal partnership at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta addressed legal problems of asthma patients and their families. As a result of these services, families experienced reduced stress and received a total of $501,209 in financial benefits....Read More
