A Quality Improvement Innovation for Reproductive Health Planning in the Time of COVID.
Scott A DavisHeidi KnollCindy IrelandDan FraynePublished in: Maternal and child health journal (2023)
An outreach methodology can uncover unmet health needs, both reproductive and otherwise. We found that people who had the visit often needed something, but a majority of patients declined the visit saying that they did not think they needed it. It is possible that patients are not aware of the value of reproductive health discussions, and therefore clinicians need to take every opportunity to have these discussions whenever possible, whether through outreach or inreach (during already scheduled visits).