Fostering Sustainability through Performance Measurement in Health Center Medical-Legal Partnerships
Insights from a Diverse Learning Collaborative
Year Developed: 2024
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This issue brief authored by James Teufel, MPH, PhD highlights the crucial role of sustainability in clinical settings, focusing on medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) within health centers. Based on insights from a learning collaborative hosted by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) and supported by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), we present performance measures across eight dimensions to assess MLP sustainability.
Resource Details: Building on the NCMLP Performance Measures Handbook (April 2016), these measures cover financial and non-financial aspects, addressing resistance to innovation and emphasizing the importance of communicating value, long-term planning, and securing funding.
Resource Topic: Operations
Keywords: Evaluation, Medical Legal Partnerships (MLPs), Performance Improvement, Strategic Planning.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.