Primary care must innovate to improve health equity and meet the needs of all patients.

ECHO+: An Innovative Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Quality Improvement Program Strengthening Rural Primary Care in Arkansas, West Virginia, and Oklahoma

Schmitt, H.L., Robinson, S.K., Meisinger, K., Phillips, R.S., Fontaine, M., Krueger, J., Eaton, B., Balasubramony, S., Hines, M., Briscoe, K., Duong, D. B., Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Volume 35, Number 2, May 2024. pp. 743-752. 10.1353/hpu.2024.a928644

Completion of Recommended Tests and Referrals in Telehealth vs In-Person Visits

Zhong, A., Amat, M.J., Anderson, T.S., Shafiq, U., Sternberg, S.B., Salant, T., Fernandez, L., Schiff, G.D., Aronson, M.D., Benneyan, J. C., Singer, S.J., Phillips, R.S. Completion of Recommended Tests and Referrals in Telehealth vs In-Person Visits. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2343417. Published 2023 Nov 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43417

Creating Value Through "Accompaniment" in Primary Care: a Call for Advocacy

Phillips, R.S. Creating Value Through "Accompaniment" in Primary Care: a Call for Advocacy [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jul 5]. J Gen Intern Med. 2023;10.1007/s11606-023-08298-x. doi:10.1007/s11606-023-08298-x

Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care

Rotenstein, L.S., Holmgren, A.J., Horn, D.M., Lipsitz, S.,Phillips, R. Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(4):2902. Published 2023 Feb 7. doi:10.3390/ijerph200429023

Telehealth challenges during COVID-19 as reported by primary healthcare physicians in Quebec and Massachusetts

Breton, M., Sullivan, E.E., Deville-Stoetzel, N. et al. Telehealth challenges during COVID-19 as reported by primary healthcare physicians in Quebec and Massachusetts. BMC Fam Pract 22, 192 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01543-4

How digital health care can help prevent chronic diseases like diabetes

Alpert, J. & Sullivan, E. E. (2017). How digital health care can help prevent chronic diseases like diabetes. Harvard Business Review.

The Promotion and Delivery of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings. 

Bailey, G. and Bährer-Kohler, S. (2017). The Promotion and Delivery of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings. Global Mental Health (pp. 183-192). Springer, Cham.

Background Note on Health Information Technology in Primary Care

Case study
Hesketh, M. & Dwiel, K. (2017). Background Note on Health Information Technology in Primary Care. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care.

Primary care collaboration to improve diagnosis and screening for colorectal cancer

Schiff, G.D., Bearden, T., Hunt, L.S., Azzara, J., Larmon, J., Phillips, R.S., Singer, S., Bennett, B., Sugarman, J.R., Bitton, A. & Ellner, A., (2017). Primary care collaboration to improve diagnosis and screening for colorectal cancer. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 43(7):338-350

Background Note on Direct Primary Care

Case study
Alpert, J. & Sullivan, E. E. (2016). Background Note on Direct Primary Care. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care.

Impact of Community Health Workers on Use of Healthcare Services in the United States: A Systematic Review

Jack, H., Arabadjis, S., Sun, L., Sullivan, E. E., & Phillips, R. S. (2016). Impact of Community Health Workers on Use of Healthcare Services in the United States: A Systematic Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1-20.

Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis

Basu, S., Jack, H. E., Arabadjis, S. D., & Phillips, R. S. (2016). Benchmarks for reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations through community health workers integrated into primary care: a cost-benefit analysis. Medical Care.

A population management system for improving colorectal cancer screening in a primary care setting

Wu, C. A., Mulder, A. L., Zai, A. H., Hu, Y., Costa, M., Tishler, L. W., Saltzman, J. R., Ellner, A. L., & Bitton, A. (2015). A population management system for improving colorectal cancer screening in a primary care setting. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 22(3), 319-328.

An integrated approach to surgery and primary care systems strengthening in low-and middle-income countries: building a platform to deliver across the spectrum of disease

Vasan, A., Hudelson, C. E., Greenberg, S. L., & Ellner, A. E. (2015). An integrated approach to surgery and primary care systems strengthening in low-and middle-income countries: building a platform to deliver across the spectrum of disease. Surgery, 157(6), 965-970.

The practice perspective on transformation: experience and learning from the frontlines

Stout, S., & Weeg, S. (2014). The practice perspective on transformation: experience and learning from the frontlines. Medical Care, 52, S23-S25.

Implementation of a collaborative care management program with buprenorphine in primary care: a comparison between opioid-dependent patients and chronic pain patients using opioids non-medically

Suzuki, J., Matthews, M. L., Brick, D., Nguyen, M. T., Jamison, R. N., Ellner, A. L., & Weiss, R. D. (2014). Implementation of a collaborative care management program with buprenorphine in primary care: a comparison between opioid-dependent patients and chronic pain patients using opioids non-medically. Journal of Opioid Management, 10(3), 159.

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