Publications
The Center exists in part to create original evidence and information that support and advance conversations around professionalism, value, and other health care issues.
READ about scientific publications, briefs, and reports emerging from the Center and its collaborators below.
Healio Q&A with Andrew Bazemore: Continuity of primary care lowers health costs
- Andrew Bazemore
- Andrew W. Bazemore, MD, MPH
Submitted on: August, 2023
Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, and health care systems should consider ways to better the practice, according to researchers. Continuity of care — the ongoing relationship between patients and their physicians and a core attribute of high-quality primary care — plays an essential role in positive outcomes, Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, senior vice president of research and policy for the American Board of Family Medicine, and colleagues wrote in Annals of Family Medicine. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of these continuous, trusting relationships as disinformation and patient distrust spread, they added.
Industry Voices—Meet the 5th ‘C’ of primary care: Corporate America
- Kyu Rhee, MD
Submitted on: August, 2023
While the roll-up of private medical practices isn’t new, the growing scale of these buyouts is likely to lead to a host of other changes in the way U.S. families interact with their doctors. What’s at stake is no less than how Americans will get their primary care—and whether they’ll have trusted healthcare teams capable of helping them with their whole health needs (e.g., physical, mental, social), including but not limited to acute, chronic, and prevention care issues.
Influence of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection on COVID-19 Severity: Evidence from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative
- Nathaniel Hendrix
Submitted on: August, 2023
As SARS-CoV-2 has transitioned from a pandemic to endemic disease, the majority of new infections have been among previously infected individuals. To manage the risks and benefits of ongoing COVID-19 policies, it is important to understand whether prior infection modifies the severity of subsequent infections. Overall, prior infection was associated with a significant slightly elevated risk of severe disease. This effect varied month to month. As the pandemic proceeded, the effect of prior infection tended to evolve from generally protective during the pre-Omicron era to unprotective during the Omicron era. This points to the need for continued strategies to avert and minimize the harms of COVID-19, rather than relying upon immunity acquired through previous infection.
