Health Care Services Capacity

Journal Article

Sep 30, 2024

Core Mental Health Clinician Capacity and Use Rates in the US Military

Active-duty service members in communities with no mental health clinicians at military treatment facilities were significantly less likely to receive treatment compared with those in communities with adequate core mental health capacity.

Journal Article

Aug 21, 2024

Surveillance and Security in US Medicine and Equipment Supply Chains

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities of the United States' routine and emergency supply chains of medicines and critical equipment. Near real-time surveillance systems must be developed to monitor fluctuations in supplies.

Report

Jan 30, 2024

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Modeling Early Detection and Geographic Variation in Health System Capacity for Alzheimer's Disease–Modifying Therapies

The authors modeled how patient uptake and health care system capacity will affect the delivery of Alzheimer’s disease–modifying therapies. They expand on prior work by examining the role of primary care and U.S. geographic variation in capacity.

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Jan 30, 2024

The Future of Alzheimer's Care in America: How Patient Demand and Health Care System Capacity Could Affect the Delivery of Alzheimer's Disease–Modifying Treatments

This online, interactive tool allows users to see how differences in patient uptake and U.S. health care system capacity could affect the delivery of Alzheimer's disease–modifying therapies at the national and state levels from 2025 through 2044.

Report

Aug 3, 2023

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Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Bed Capacity, Need, and Shortage Estimates in Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County sought to understand where gaps exist between psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment bed capacity and needs — at different levels of care. The authors use various sources to identify such gaps and hard-to-place populations.

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Core Mental Health Clinician Capacity and Use Rates in the US Military

Surveillance and Security in US Medicine and Equipment Supply Chains

Community Colleges Need Guidance and Money to Meet Today's Mental Health Challenge

Preparing for the Potential Rollout of New Alzheimer's Drugs: Towards a Policy, Research, and Innovation Agenda

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Modeling Early Detection and Geographic Variation in Health System Capacity for Alzheimer's Disease–Modifying Therapies

The Future of Alzheimer's Care in America: How Patient Demand and Health Care System Capacity Could Affect the Delivery of Alzheimer's Disease–Modifying Treatments

Solving Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Bed Shortages: How Many Beds to Build and Where to Build Them

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Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Bed Capacity, Need, and Shortage Estimates in Santa Clara County, California

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