Lisa Hirschhorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3933007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Hirschhorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Hirschhorn |
| SIGNATURE | HIRSCHHORN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Health service readiness to provide care for HIV and cardiovascular disease risk factors in low- and middle-income countries
Cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRF), in particular diabetes and hypertension, are chronic conditions which carry a substantial disease burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Unlike HIV, they were neglected in the Millenium Development Goals along with the health services required to manage them. To inform the level of health service readiness that could be achieved with increased attention, we compared readiness for CVDRF with that f…
Does decentralization of health systems translate into decentralization of authority? A decision space analysis of Ugandan healthcare facilities
Since the 1990s, following similar reforms to its general politico-administrative systems, Uganda has decentralized its public healthcare system by shifting decision-making power away from its central Ministry of Health and towards more distal administrative levels. Previous research has used decision space—the decision-making autonomy demonstrated by entities in an administrative hierarchy—to measure overall health system decentralization. This …
Interdisciplinary HIV care in a changing healthcare environment in the USA
HIV remains a complex disease that requires comprehensive, coordinated care to ensure optimal outcomes. In the USA, interdisciplinary models of care have developed over time to optimize treatment outcomes. These models may be increasingly important in an era of healthcare reform in the USA. A qualitative study of nine clinical sites funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), the federally funded "safety net" program for uninsured and unde…
Utilizing community health worker data for program management and evaluation
Utilizing community health worker data for program management and evaluation
Interdisciplinary HIV care in a changing healthcare environment in the USA
HIV remains a complex disease that requires comprehensive, coordinated care to ensure optimal outcomes. In the USA, interdisciplinary models of care have developed over time to optimize treatment outcomes. These models may be increasingly important in an era of healthcare reform in the USA. A qualitative study of nine clinical sites funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), the federally funded "safety net" program for uninsured and unde…
Does decentralization of health systems translate into decentralization of authority? A decision space analysis of Ugandan healthcare facilities
Since the 1990s, following similar reforms to its general politico-administrative systems, Uganda has decentralized its public healthcare system by shifting decision-making power away from its central Ministry of Health and towards more distal administrative levels. Previous research has used decision space—the decision-making autonomy demonstrated by entities in an administrative hierarchy—to measure overall health system decentralization. This …
Health service readiness to provide care for HIV and cardiovascular disease risk factors in low- and middle-income countries
Cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRF), in particular diabetes and hypertension, are chronic conditions which carry a substantial disease burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Unlike HIV, they were neglected in the Millenium Development Goals along with the health services required to manage them. To inform the level of health service readiness that could be achieved with increased attention, we compared readiness for CVDRF with that f…
Business (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Marketing (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)