Section Editor(s): Goldfield, Norbert I. MD; Editor
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doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000319
This issue of the Journal focuses on 3 themes:
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Community health workers and services for low-income populations
Organizational issues pertaining to ambulatory care
We've published 2 articles (1 in each of the last 2 issues) on ACOs. We are fortunate to have comments from Billy Millwee and Harold Miller.
Low-income populations and community health workers in particular continue to represent an area of primary interest of The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management . Connected to the previous set of articles, Aniyar Izguttinov and colleagues highlight the shift from volume- to value-based payment in federally qualified community health centers. Chaiyachati, Martinez, and George and in the next 3 articles discuss many important issues pertaining to either community health workers, health centers, or low-income populations.
Fabre highlights issues pertaining to electronic versus paper/telefonic referrals. Bank and Jurdi in separate articles detail patient experience and access challenges in primary versus specialty care.
—Norbert I. Goldfield, MD
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