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A Change-Management Approach to Closing Care Gaps in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Rural Kentucky Case Study

Description
Case study focused on application of the proactive office encounter (POE) model to understand how a rural Appalachian Kentucky Federally Qualified Health Center implemented changes to improve delivery of preventive care services, close care gaps, and reduce health disparities among patients.
Author(s)
Angela L. Carman, Robin C. Vanderpool, Lindsay R. Stradtman, Emily A. Edmiston
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 16
Date
08/2019
Type
Document
Tagged as
Appalachia · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health disparities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky