1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798442903321

Titolo

The promises and perils of digital strategies in achieving health equity : workshop summary / / Karen M. Anderson and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-309-43894-2

0-309-43892-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (83 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

331.76161072

Soggetti

Medical technology

Medical care - Information technology

Medical care, Cost of

Equality - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction of the workshop -- Technology and health disparities -- Engaging providers and racial/ethnic minority patients in digital strategies -- Examples of engaging racial/ethnic minority communities in digital health strategies -- Policy and technology perspectives -- Synthesis of workshop messages -- References -- Appendix A: Examples of eHealth solutions featured at the workshop -- Appendix B; Workshop agenda -- Appendix C: Speaker biographical sketches.

Sommario/riassunto

"Health care is in the midst of a dramatic transformation in the United States. Spurred by technological advances, economic imperatives, and governmental policies, information technologies are rapidly being applied to health care in an effort to improve access, enhance quality, and decrease costs. At the same time, the use of technologies by the consumers of health care is changing how people interact with the health care system and with health information. These changes in health care have the potential both to exacerbate and to diminish the



stark disparities in health and well-being that exist among population groups in the United States. If the benefits of technology flow disproportionately to those who already enjoy better coverage, use, and outcomes than disadvantaged groups, heath disparities could increase. But if technologies can be developed and implemented in such a way to improve access and enhance quality for the members of all groups, the ongoing transformation of health care could reduce the gaps among groups while improving health care for all. To explore the potential for further insights into, and opportunities to address, disparities in underserved populations the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in October 2014. The workshop focused on (1) how communities are using digital health technologies to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority populations, (2) how community engagement can improve access to high-quality health information for members of these groups, and (3) on models of successful technology-based strategies to reduce health disparities. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the workshop"--

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220130203321

Titolo

Integrating civilian agencies in stability operations / / Thomas S. Szayna ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

0-8330-4895-3

9786612398551

1-282-39855-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxii, 167 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

SzaynaThomas S. <1960->

Disciplina

355.4

Soggetti

Integrated operations (Military science)

Interagency coordination - United States

Civil-military relations - United States

Postwar reconstruction - Government policy - United States

United States Armed Forces Civic action

United States Armed Forces Stability operations

United States Armed Forces Civil functions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

CD-ROM enclosed.

"MG-801-A"--P. [4] of cover.

"Prepared for the United States Army."

"Rand Arroyo Center."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-167).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; The Context; Objectives and Organization; CHAPTER 2 - Identifying the Key Agencies: The Top-Down Approach; Introduction; Task-Based Assessment of Interagency Partners; Budget-Based Assessment of Interagency Partners; Conclusion: Main Agencies; CHAPTER 3 - Identifying the Key Agencies: The Bottom-Up Approach; Introduction; Provincial Reconstruction Teams; Defining the Goal for Interagency Teams; Capabilities Required in Tactical Teams

Mission Statement and Mission-Essential Tasks for Interagency Teams Identifying Civilian Occupations to Augment Tactical Interagency Teams; CHAPTER 4 - Problems of Civilian Agency Participation in SSTR Operations; Introduction; Civilian Agencies: Required Capabilities But Limited Capacity; Obstacles to More Effective Civilian Participation; CHAPTER 5 - Building Interagency Collaborative Networks; Introduction; Incentive Problems; Types of Collaboration; CHAPTER 6 - Options for More Effective Civilian Agency Participation in SSTR Operations; Introduction; What Are the Goals?

National-Level Options DoD-Level Options; Army-Level Options; Arraying the Options in Terms of Leverage and Fallback; "Whole of Government" Staffing Approach; Planning Tools; APPENDIX - Additional Materials; Bibliography; APPENDIX A - Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes of PRT Capabilities; APPENDIX B - Evaluation of Occupations by Capabilities and Tasks; APPENDIX C - Utilizing FEDScope to Locate Personnel for a FACT; APPENDIX D - Observations on Interagency Training Program

Sommario/riassunto

How can the Army help make key civilian agencies more capable partners in stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations? The authors identify the civilian agencies that should be involved in such operations, then locate the necessary skill sets. They then assess the capacity of the civilian agencies to participate in SSTR operations and analyze the recurring structural problems that have plagued their attempts to do so.