Friday, April 11, 2008
Through secondary data analysis, this study evaluates a program that offered legal services to help patients at a rural hospital address health-related legal issues, including Medicaid reimbursement, Social Security benefits, medication coverage, and divorce. Based on the analysis of reimbursements to expenditures, the medical-legal partnership was cost-effective and thereby economically sustainable....Read More
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
This paper examines how collaborations between law schools and medical practices can provide rich educational and training opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary lawyering....Read More
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
This article suggests that medical care must evolve to include screening for selective social factors into clinical practice to augment public health and social policy changes. This article is the first published reference to the I-HELP social needs screening acronym used by many medical-legal partnerships....Read More
Monday, May 1, 2006
This article describes a medical-legal partnership that integrated legal interventions into cancer care. Patients reported stress reduction, positive effects on family and financial situations, and improved adherence to medical treatment....Read More
