Clinician Perceptions of Medical-Legal Partnerships: Lessons for Adopting Social Determinants of Health Interventions in Health Care Settings

Report / Fact Sheet
Written By NCMLP

Description

Based on interviews with 40 clinicians in healthcare settings that offer vulnerable patients access to civil legal services, this white paper examines clinicians’ perceptions related to their role and preferences when it comes to addressing social determinants of health. Using medical-legal partnership as one promising intervention, the paper illustrates the features of the model that clinicians perceive to be most attractive and beneficial for patient care. Among the paper’s findings, clinicians reported feeling that legal services resolved patient issues efficiently and effectively, and that the co-location / accessibility of in-house legal services was one of the most valued aspects of the model.

 

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Authors

  • Jennifer Trott, MPH, Lead Research Scientist, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University

  • Marsha Regenstein, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University

  • Alanna Peterson, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University

  • Elexa Rallos, Research Assistant, Department of Health Policy & Management, The George Washington University

This white paper was published by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.

 

Acknowledgment

This white paper is possible with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.

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