Rural Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Patient Financial Well-Being and Integrating Financial Capability Services
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2021-09-01
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Bartholomae, Suzanne
Kiss, Elizabeth
Collins, J. Michael
Johnson, Carrie J.
Janney, Carol A.
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American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
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This exploratory study documents rural healthcare providers’ perspectives on patients’ financial well-being, and the feasibility of integrating financial capability supports into healthcare services. Surveys (n = 132) and online focus groups (n = 17) in 2019 were used to collect data. Three key findings were that rural healthcare providers: (i) recognize the influence of financial capability on patients’ health outcomes and healthcare access, (ii) saw a need for resources to support patients’ financial capability, and (iii) do not feel well-positioned to address patients’ financial needs. Implications include the need for tools, resources, partnership strategies, and programs that support rural patients’ financial capability.
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This accepted article is Bartholomae, S., Kiss, El., Collins, J.M., Johnson, C.L., Janney, C.A., Rural Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Patient Financial Well-Being and Integrating Financial Capability Services. Family & Consumer Sciences. September 2021, 20(1); 27-41. doi: 10.1111/fcsr.12415. Posted with permission.