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Dr. Palsbo is a Principal Research Associate in the Center for Health Policy, Research and Ethics. She also holds an appointment as a Research Fellow at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC.
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Item Addressing Chronic Conditions Through Community Partnerships: A Formative Evaluation of "Taking on Diabetes"(The Commonwealth Fund, 2004-09) Palsbo, Susan E.; Kroll, Thilo; McNeil, MelissaCommunity partnerships—coalitions of health plans, physicians, and local groups—can help overcome organizational boundaries and allow competing parties to work together to focus on a shared goal, like the treatment of a chronic condition. In this study, researchers evaluated three community partnership projects sponsored by a national trade association of health plans. These initiatives, focused on quality mprovement in diabetes care, were located in three very different markets in the United States: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kansas City, Missouri; and Westchester County, New York. Successful community partnerships, the researchers found, can be formed from different starting points and by following different paths. Instead of following a strict set of protocols, the researchers uggest that these groups pay careful attention to principles of group dynamic theory. In addition, a neutral facilitator, like a trade association, can build bridges and help competing concerns be less proprietary.Item The Organization and Financing of Health Services for Persons with Disabilities(Milbank Memorial Quarterly, 2002) DeJong, Gerben; Palsbo, Susan E.; Beatty, Philip W.; Jones, Gwyn C.; Kroll, Thilo; Neri, Melinda T.Over the past 30 years, the nation has witnessed a material change in the status of Americans with disabilities: no longer are they at the periphery of American politcal and social life but now are increasingly represented in the mainstream of American community life. Despite successes, people with disabilities lag behind in many areas of American life, especially employment and health care.