Saturday, March 15, 2014
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership developed a toolkit to guide health care and legal institutions and practitioners through the process of coordinating care and developing an MLP. The toolkit is designed both to aid in the development of a new program as well as to help existing medical-legal partnerships...Read More
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The moment you’re exposed to the HIV virus, a clock starts ticking. You have 72-hours to begin taking medication that greatly reduces your risk of contracting the virus, and the sooner you start taking it, the more effective it is. If you go to Whitman-Walker Health in Washington, D.C. and...Read More
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Mt. Sinai Health System, Lancaster General Health, and Centura Health are addressing patients' complex needs with medical-legal partnerships. By focusing on outcomes, and not just patient discharge, legal services can be a part of avoiding preventable hospital readmissions. Hospitals Now Tap Lawyers To Fulfill Patients’ Legal Needs By Michelle Andrews...Read More
Friday, February 14, 2014
A number of national organizations have developed policies and started initiatives to help health organizations adopt legal services as a strategy for addressing communities' health-related social needs. Implementation Partners Health Resources and Services Administration The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and...Read More
