April 19, 2010

Impact Of The Specialty Care Access Project on Serving Uninsured Patients

Impact of the Specialty Care Access Project on Serving Uninsured Patients, written by Michael R. Cousineau and Keosha R. Partlow, focuses on the Specialty Care Access (SGA) demonstration project. The demonstration project was designed to determine whether the program could reduce unnecessary referrals to specialty care by primary care physicians or nurse practitioners and promote better management of chronic illnesses at the primary care site. The demonstration project built on other models of care management that emphasize joint decision-making and collaboration among providers.