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Impact of Community Health Workers in Primary Care

Year:
2015
State:
AZ
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
Yes
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Evidence Generation:
Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, Surveys and assessment tools to define and develop workforce, White papers
Policy:
Sustainable Financing:​
Workforce Development:

Summary

Results and summary of the Community Health Worker Utilization and Impact in the Primary Care Setting Survey which assesses general attitudes, barriers, and impact CHWs among Arizona licensed health care providers. Suggests great value in the integration of CHWs into the primary care setting to improve health outcomes, reduce cost of care, and save provider time.