Recruitment has been extended. The last day to complete the Focus Group Eligibility Survey is Monday, February 6, 2023
Have you recently received healthcare coordination during pregnancy or after childbirth in Kansas? Has your child age 0-8 recently received care coordination services? If so, you are invited to participate in a focus group where your perspectives will be heard.
Care coordination, which is sometimes referred to as care navigation or case management, refers to healthcare that is provided in a planned way that meets the needs and preferences of the patient across multiple providers and community organizations. When care is coordinated well, the patient, doctors, nurses, other healthcare providers, family and other caregivers all know who is responsible for needed services.
The Kansas Health Institute on behalf of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is inviting the following Kansans to participate in virtual focus groups to learn more about their experience receiving care coordination and care coordination services.
- Kansans age 18-44 who are receiving or have received healthcare coordination during pregnancy or after childbirth within the past 12 months, or
- Parents or guardians whose children age 0-8 received care coordination services within the past 12 months.
During the virtual focus group, you will be asked to share your thoughts about your experience with care coordination, including interaction with a care coordinator or a care coordination team, barriers that you might have experienced, and ideas for improving care coordination services.
Your participation in the study is confidential and voluntary. Information that individually identifies you will not be shared with anyone outside of the research team. The focus group will be conducted virtually and will last about 60 minutes.
If you are interested in participating in one of the virtual focus groups, please complete the focus group eligibility survey below by February 6, 2023. This survey helps determine your eligibility to participate in the study. If you are eligible to participate, we will contact you with more information. Participants of focus groups will be mailed a $25 gift card to compensate them for their time.
Click here to complete Focus Group Eligibility Survey (Last day to complete this survey is February 6, 2023.)
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this survey, contact us at carecoordination@khi.org.