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The best year of Angela's life

K.R. Sundar
Perm J

Using a patient story, this narrative demonstrates why health care organizations, specifically primary care clinics, should strive to identify and to address social needs. This story demonstrates how Kaiser Permanente Washington, by using community resource specialists, has empowered primary care clinics to address social needs in a health care setting to improve patient care and experience.

Sundar KR. The best year of Angela's life. Perm J. 2018;22. PMID: 30285919. DOI: 10.7812/TPP/18-076.

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Peer Reviewed Research
Outcomes
Social Needs/ SDH
Patient Experience of Care
Social Determinant of Health
Food/Hunger
Health Care Access
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Other Study Design