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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Summary -- Key Characteristics of High-Need Patients -- The Patient Taxonomy and Implications for Care Delivery -- Care Models that Deliver -- Policy to Support the Spread and Scale of Care Models -- Common Themes and Opportunities for Action -- References -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- Partner Organizations -- The National Academy of Medicine -- Scope and Activities -- Recurring Themes -- References -- 2 Key Characteristics of High-Need Patients -- Identifying High-Need Patient Populations -- The Overlap of High-Need and High-Cost Definitions -- The Impact of Being a High-Need Patient -- References -- 3 Patient Taxonomy and Implications for Care Delivery -- Purpose and Operation of Patient Segmentation -- Developing a Taxonomy -- Identifying Segments -- A Conceptual "Starter"Taxonomy -- High-Impact Social Risk and Behavioral Health Variables -- Advancing the Use of a Taxonomy -- References -- 4 Care Models That Deliver -- Characterizing Successful Models -- Focus of Service Setting -- Care and Condition Attributes -- Delivery Features -- Organizational Culture -- Care Models that Deliver and the Patient Taxonomy -- Denver Health:A"Real-World"Application -- References -- 5 Policy to Support the Spread and Scale of Care Models -- Spreading and Scaling Successful Care Models -- Integration of Social Supports and Medical Care -- Expand and Align Payment Policies -- Workforce For Comprehensive Health Care -- Reexamine Quality Measurement -- Improve Data Infrastructure -- References -- 6 Common Themes and Opportunities for Action -- Main Themes and Lessons -- Opportunities for Stakeholder Action -- Conclusion -- References -- APPENDIXES -- A Care Model Case Studies -- B Workshop Agendas -- C Workshop Participants -- D Biographical Sketche…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Box, Figures, and Tables -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Do Sponsoring Organizations Influence Research? -- 3 Example of Funder Influence on Health Research -- 4 Protection of Research Integrity -- 5 Considering Models, Processes, and Principles to Protect Research Independence and Quality -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Moderators and Speakers -- Appendix C: Workshop Speaker Disclosures…”

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