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Up front, trust is a leap of faith.
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In this issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal, authors illustrate the importance of increasing trust in health care providers and systems at a time when care is changing dramatically.
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By establishing trust and supporting social drivers of health, institutions can make a direct impact on the overall health of our communities. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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The COVID-19 pandemic was only the most recent opportunity for the faith community to demonstrate its role in the health of populations. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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Using North Carolina’s pandemic journey as a communication case study offers lessons for public health leaders. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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The most important scarce resources in politics are time and attention. Nowhere is this problem more prevalent than in the area of health policy.
Rose Hoban, executive editor of the nonprofit online publication North Carolina Health News, discusses her experience and recommendations.
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Steps to reduce complexity in language and increase understanding of insurance contracts may improve trust and patience experiences.
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North Carolina’s disability services infrastructure is biased toward institutional care, with inadequate funding and supply of home- and community-based services.
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Understanding the issues of trust in health care relationships and addressing threats can improve trust. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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Enhanced patient-provider communication is the most-commonly cited mechanism through which patient-provider racial/ethnic concordance exerts its purported benefit. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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Medical simulation is an educational strategy in which a particular set of conditions is created or replicated to resemble authentic situations that are possible in real life. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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Evidence shows that including PAs on interdisciplinary teams increases access to care, reduces health care costs, and improves outcomes. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists’ authority was recognized and expanded to include provision of essential services beyond traditional medication expertise and pharmacy operations. - Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
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Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust's Laura Gerald, MD, MPH examines the history of medical mistrust in North Carolina and talks about what it takes for health institutions to earn trust. - Original Research
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Our results describe practice patterns for APPs and physicians and differences that may be reflective of regulations and therapeutic approaches. - Original Research
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Our finding that more women traveled greater than 100 miles to obtain an abortion in 2017 compared to 2011 highlights a key burden to abortion access in North Carolina.