Amanda L Brewster
Biographic Data
| ID | 1738539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda L Brewster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda L |
| FAMILY NAME | Brewster |
| SIGNATURE | BREWSTER A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4024-5830 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How an inter-organizational network hub orchestrates collective leadership to advance population health
Family Caregiver Experiences with Mobile Behavioral Health Crisis Services: A Qualitative Study
Mobile behavioral health crisis response services, staffed by clinicians and specialists, can support individuals experiencing urgent mental health or substance use issues. While Medicaid coverage for these services since 2021 has supported growth in their availability, research on family caregivers’ experiences with mobile crisis services remains limited. Family caregivers often participate in encounters with crisis services when the person in c…
Policing and care in mental health crisis response: Boundary work and the politics of safety and authority
Organizational characteristics associated with sustained participation in internal quality improvement: Findings from two waves of a national sample of physician practices in the United States
Rental Housing Deposits and Health Care Use
In this cohort study, compared to case management only, housing deposits with case management were not associated with short-term changes in health care use. There may be other unmeasured health benefits or downstream benefits from greater case management engagement. States considering housing deposits as an expanded Medicaid benefit may need to temper expectations about short-term health care use impacts
Intensity of Social Needs Case Management Services and Changes in Hospital and Emergency Department Use Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries
OBJECTIVES: We identify the association between high- and low-intensity case management services on hospital and emergency department (ED) use among CommunityConnect patients. BACKGROUND: Social needs case management services vary in intensity, including the modality, workforce specialization, and maximum caseload. CommunityConnect is a social needs case management program implemented by Contra Costa Health, a county safety-net health system in C…
Collaborative Learning Among Health Care Organizations to Improve Quality and Advance Racial Equity
Background: The study examined stakeholder experiences of a statewide learning collaborative, sponsored and led by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) and facilitated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. Methods: =44) were analyzed to assess experiences of collaborative learning and interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. The in…
Hospital Characteristics Associated With Clinically Integrated Network Participation
BACKGROUND: Increased integration of physician organizations and hospitals into health systems has not necessarily improved clinical integration or patient outcomes. However, federal regulators have issued favorable opinions for clinically integrated networks (CINs) as a way to pursue coordination between hospitals and physicians. Hospital organizational affiliations, including independent practice associations (IPA), physician-hospital organizat…
Between health care and social services: Boundary objects and cross-sector collaboration
Health care systems throughout the United States are initiating collaborations with social services agencies. These cross-sector collaborations aim to address patients' social needs-such as housing, food, income, and transportation-in health care settings. However, such collaborations can be challenging as health care and social service sectors are composed of distinct missions, institutions, professional roles, and modes of distributing resource…
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based health promotion programs can help older adults manage chronic conditions and address behavioral risk factors, and translating these interventions to population-scale impact depends on reaching people outside of clinical settings. Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have emerged as important delivery sites for health promotion programs, but the impacts of their expanded role in delivering these interventions remain unknown. O…
Collaboration in Health Care and Social Service Networks for Older Adults: Association With Health Care Utilization Measures
BACKGROUND: Services targeting social determinants of health-such as income support, housing, and nutrition-have been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs for older adults. Nevertheless, evidence on the properties of effective collaborative networks across health care and social services sectors is limited. OBJECTIVES: The main objectives of this study were to identify features of collaborative networks of health care and…
What Works in Readmissions Reduction: How Hospitals Improve Performance
BACKGROUND: Hospitals across the United States are pursuing strategies to reduce avoidable readmissions but the evidence on how best to accomplish this goal is mixed, with no specific clinical practice shown to reduce readmissions consistently. Changes to hospital organizational practices, a key component of context, also may be critical to improving performance on readmissions, but this has not been studied. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was …
Between health care and social services: Boundary objects and cross-sector collaboration
Health care systems throughout the United States are initiating collaborations with social services agencies. These cross-sector collaborations aim to address patients' social needs-such as housing, food, income, and transportation-in health care settings. However, such collaborations can be challenging as health care and social service sectors are composed of distinct missions, institutions, professional roles, and modes of distributing resource…
What Works in Readmissions Reduction: How Hospitals Improve Performance
BACKGROUND: Hospitals across the United States are pursuing strategies to reduce avoidable readmissions but the evidence on how best to accomplish this goal is mixed, with no specific clinical practice shown to reduce readmissions consistently. Changes to hospital organizational practices, a key component of context, also may be critical to improving performance on readmissions, but this has not been studied. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was …
Collaboration in Health Care and Social Service Networks for Older Adults: Association With Health Care Utilization Measures
BACKGROUND: Services targeting social determinants of health-such as income support, housing, and nutrition-have been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs for older adults. Nevertheless, evidence on the properties of effective collaborative networks across health care and social services sectors is limited. OBJECTIVES: The main objectives of this study were to identify features of collaborative networks of health care and…
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based health promotion programs can help older adults manage chronic conditions and address behavioral risk factors, and translating these interventions to population-scale impact depends on reaching people outside of clinical settings. Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have emerged as important delivery sites for health promotion programs, but the impacts of their expanded role in delivering these interventions remain unknown. O…
Collaborative Learning Among Health Care Organizations to Improve Quality and Advance Racial Equity
Background: The study examined stakeholder experiences of a statewide learning collaborative, sponsored and led by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) and facilitated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. Methods: =44) were analyzed to assess experiences of collaborative learning and interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care. The in…
Hospital Characteristics Associated With Clinically Integrated Network Participation
BACKGROUND: Increased integration of physician organizations and hospitals into health systems has not necessarily improved clinical integration or patient outcomes. However, federal regulators have issued favorable opinions for clinically integrated networks (CINs) as a way to pursue coordination between hospitals and physicians. Hospital organizational affiliations, including independent practice associations (IPA), physician-hospital organizat…
Between health care and social services: Boundary objects and cross-sector collaboration
Health care systems throughout the United States are initiating collaborations with social services agencies. These cross-sector collaborations aim to address patients' social needs-such as housing, food, income, and transportation-in health care settings. However, such collaborations can be challenging as health care and social service sectors are composed of distinct missions, institutions, professional roles, and modes of distributing resource…
Rental Housing Deposits and Health Care Use
In this cohort study, compared to case management only, housing deposits with case management were not associated with short-term changes in health care use. There may be other unmeasured health benefits or downstream benefits from greater case management engagement. States considering housing deposits as an expanded Medicaid benefit may need to temper expectations about short-term health care use impacts
Intensity of Social Needs Case Management Services and Changes in Hospital and Emergency Department Use Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries
OBJECTIVES: We identify the association between high- and low-intensity case management services on hospital and emergency department (ED) use among CommunityConnect patients. BACKGROUND: Social needs case management services vary in intensity, including the modality, workforce specialization, and maximum caseload. CommunityConnect is a social needs case management program implemented by Contra Costa Health, a county safety-net health system in C…
Organizational characteristics associated with sustained participation in internal quality improvement: Findings from two waves of a national sample of physician practices in the United States
How an inter-organizational network hub orchestrates collective leadership to advance population health
Family Caregiver Experiences with Mobile Behavioral Health Crisis Services: A Qualitative Study
Mobile behavioral health crisis response services, staffed by clinicians and specialists, can support individuals experiencing urgent mental health or substance use issues. While Medicaid coverage for these services since 2021 has supported growth in their availability, research on family caregivers’ experiences with mobile crisis services remains limited. Family caregivers often participate in encounters with crisis services when the person in c…
Policing and care in mental health crisis response: Boundary work and the politics of safety and authority
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