This summer, for the first time, seven law students, two pharmacy students, and one medical student took on the daunting task of learning patient advocacy from entirely remote settings. Through the summer Clinical, interdisciplinary students …
Year: 2020
Public Health 785 teaches MPH students to “think in systems”
In a new course designed by CPP co-director Sarah Davis and CPP health systems instructor Mary Michaud, students in MPH and health professional programs learn how to “think in systems.” Medical Care and Public Health …
LIFT Dane Corner: Fees and Fines, What They Mean for Health
Imagine you barely have enough money to pay rent and buy food and you receive a parking ticket because you forgot to move your car to the alternative side of the street. Do you pay …
Resource Navigators learn valuable lessons about factors that influence health
When Wisconsin HealthCorps Volunteer Hannah Fleischman was placed as a coordinator with CPP’s Community Resource Navigator Program, she didn’t know what to expect. Now, after a year with the program, Fleischman says the lessons will …
Rachel Grob leads action research to ensure policy reflects patients’ experiences
Through her career-long focus on listening to, documenting, and understanding patients’ experiences in health care, Rachel Grob, leads research on gaps that others in health care often miss. Grob leads one team of researchers contributing …
Health Experiences Research Network
HERN Develops Innovative Methodology for Studying/Disseminating Patients’ Experiences As use of web-based health information increases, the influence of patients’ experience has also grown rapidly. It can often be difficult, however, for users to identify authentic …
Davis contributes to NQF Action Team on Co-Designing Patient-centered Health Systems
CPP Co-director and Clinical Professor of Law Sarah Davis joined experts and recognized leaders from the private and public sector committed to engaging patients as active partners to improve quality and patient safety within health …
Shining a light on suprise medical billing
Millions of Americans struggle to pay medical bills, with over 20% of Wisconsinites reporting having a past due medical bill. Frustrating the situation are “surprise medical bills,” or charges billed when a person with insurance …
Spreading the Word on the Prior Authorization Sham
Whenever we can, we take what we learn from our individual cases and work to change policies or practices to prevent these problems from happening to others. In her letter, Meg wrote about a family …
Lawyers in the Doctor’s Office: Partnering to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs
Many patients and families enter the health care system already burdened with stressful situations. Legal issues can pose significant challenges when people try to secure a job, find stable housing, build credit, and access services. …