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Keeling A, Lewenson SB. A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: impact on health care policy. Nurs Outlook. 2013;61(5):360-6doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003.
Keeling, A., & Lewenson, S. B. (2013). A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: impact on health care policy. Nursing outlook, 61(5), 360-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003
Keeling, Arlene, and Lewenson, Sandra B. "A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: impact on health care policy." Nursing outlook vol. 61,5 (2013): 360-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003
Keeling A, Lewenson SB. A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: impact on health care policy. Nurs Outlook. 2013 Sep-Oct;61(5):360-6. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003. PMID: 24034470.
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Nurs Outlook. 2013 Sep-Oct;61(5):360-6. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003.

A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: impact on health care policy.

Nursing outlook

Arlene Keeling, Sandra B Lewenson

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  1. Acute & Specialty Care Department, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

PMID: 24034470 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.07.003

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The idea of a "medical home" is rapidly gaining in popularity in health policy circles today. In the face of a shortage of primary care physicians, it has led to a national debate about who should lead the homes, who should deliver care, the kind of care that should be offered, and the location of that care. A historical examination of nurses' role in primary care can provide evidence to inform the current dialogue.

PURPOSE: This article provides insight into nursing's role in primary health care during the early 20th century.

METHODS: Traditional historical methods were used.

DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS: Three historical case studies provide evidence of how nursing and medicine worked together in the past and informs the discussion about using nurses to deliver primary health care today. Policy makers should not overlook the central role nurses have long played in providing access to care for numerous underserved populations. Makers should not overlook the central role nurses have long played in providing access to care for numerous underserved populations.

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Keywords: American Red Cross Town and Country Nursing Service; Frontier Nursing Service; Health care policy; Henry Street Settlement; Interprofessional education; Medical homes; Nursing history; Primary health care; Provider neutral language

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