Tribal implementation of a patient-centred medical home model in Alaska accompanied by decreased hospital use
Background. Between 1995 and 1998, tribally owned Southcentral Foundation (SCF) incrementally assumed responsibility from the Indian Health Service (IHS) for primary care services on the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) campus in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1999, SCF began implementing components of a...
Main Authors: | Janet M. Johnston, Julia J. Smith, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, Denise A. Dillard, Quenna N. Szafran, David L. Driscoll |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2013-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/20960/pdf_1 |
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