Margae Knox

May 16, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Amanda L. Brewster |Elizabeth Hernandez |Margae Knox |Karl Rubio

Objective To test quantitative process measures characterizing the work of social needs case managers as they assisted patients with diverse health-related needs—spanning both medical and social domains. Study Setting and Design The study analyzed secondary data on 7076 patients working with 147 case managers from the CommunityConnect social needs case management program in Contra Costa County, California from 2018 to 2021.

Oct 16, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mark Fleming |Nadia Safaeinili |Margae Knox |Amanda L. Brewster

What is known on this topic System alignment efforts aim to coordinate among health care, social service, and public health organizations to achieve common goals. These efforts have been effective in improving population health and efficient use of resource, in part by better addressing social determinants of health. It is not known how system alignment processes evolve over time or may support resilience in response to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 29, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Margae Knox |Elizabeth Hernandez |Daniel Brown |Jennifer Ahern

What is known on this topic There is increasing evidence that case management for health and social risks may decrease use of high-cost healthcare services like hospitalization. There is little evidence on other case management outcomes including vaccination as a spillover public health benefit. Studies of vaccine-specific incentives like lotteries and small monetary payments yield inconsistent results.

Aug 8, 2023 | acpjournals.org | Mark Fleming |Margae Knox |Daniel Brown |Crystal Guo

Authors: Mark D. Fleming, PhD, MS; Crystal Guo, MPH; Margae Knox, MPH; Daniel M. Brown, PhD, MPH; Elizabeth A. Hernandez, MS; Amanda L. Brewster, PhD, MScAffiliations: University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CaliforniaContra Costa Health Services, Contra Costa County, Concord, CaliforniaAcknowledgment: The authors thank Anna Roth, RN, MS, MPH; Sara Levin, MD; and Contra Costa Health.