Summary of Field Study Research
A study team from the Boston University School of Public Health, under a contract with AHRQ, conducted case studies in eight safety-net systems to examine the challenges safety-net hospitals and systems are facing. The team also examined the strategies and resources safety-net systems use to address the challenges of the changing health care environment. Safety-net systems serve low-income, medically vulnerable patients and offer special health care and social services that other hospital systems do not.
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- System Redesign Responses to Challenges in Safety-Net Systems: Summary of Field Study Research [PDF, 753 KB ].
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