Confronting The Growing Burden Of Chronic Disease: Can The US Health Care Workforce Do The Job?

被引:408
作者
Bodenheimer, Thomas [1 ]
Chen, Ellen [1 ]
Bennett, Heather D.
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
QUALITY; PREVALENCE; BENEFICIARIES; CHALLENGES; MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; IMPROVE; COST; RACE; GAP;
D O I
10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.64
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
The U.S. chronic illness burden is increasing and is felt more strongly in minority and low-income populations: in 2005, 133 million Americans had at least one chronic condition. Prevention and management of chronic disease are best performed by multidisciplinary teams in primary care and public health. However, the future health care workforce is not projected to include an appropriate mix of personnel capable of staffing such teams. To prepare for the growing chronic disease burden, a larger interdisciplinary primary care workforce is needed, and payment for primary care should reward practices that incorporate multidisciplinary teams. [Health Affairs 28, no. 1 (2009): 64-74; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.64]
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页码:64 / 74
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