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
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Low-income individuals with cancer diagnoses commonly experience psychosocial barriers to care. This article describes how legal solutions can help to minimize these obstacles, yet how patients rarely have access to legal services. The authors suggest that training patient navigators to appropriately screen for legal issues and collaborate with attorneys can help prevent, rather than just react to, legal issues by addressing them as a part of a treatment plan....Read More
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
This white paper summarizes the salient literature on medical-legal partnership (MLP), and presents the need for legal and health services integration. It describes the essential components of the MLP approach as well as the process for delivering integrated services, and finally, explores the state of preliminary evidence of MLP impact on patients, providers, and communities at large....Read More
