Topic: Care Coordination

Health and housing are inextricably linked. In fact, according to Dr. Derek Robinson, chief medical officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, the average life expectancy of America’s […]

Homelessness is a complex social challenge. Of all the affected populations – veterans, families, or the cognitively impaired – youth homelessness is among the most far-reaching and expensive. “Family and […]

An estimated one in 40 American children, aged three to 17 years old, have a parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and 83% also suffer from one or more […]

A truth in providing long-term services and support (LTSS) to patients is that people almost always want to be served in their home or in their community. Such a home […]

Patient records created by federally-assisted, substance use disorder (SUD) programs are governed by 42 CFR Part 2, or simply “Part 2.” On August 22, 2019, The Department of Health and […]

The American child welfare system placed approximately 442,995 children and youth in foster care in 2017—a 10.6 increase from 2013, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]

In 2018, the Trump Administration and The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the MyHealthE Data initiative, a program designed to put patients in control of their own […]

Did you know that in-office medical care accounts for only 10-20% of health outcomes? It’s estimated that the other 80-90% rely on the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) or the […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded nearly $50 million in planning grants to help states fight against substance abuse disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), […]

Providing mental health services under the federal Medicaid program has a fragmented and confusing history. In an attempt to address this reality, CMS has just (September 20, 2019) released guidelines […]

The Rural Health Care (RHC) Program has seen an increase in provider demand and participation since its 1997 creation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Until the 2017 funding year, […]

On April 19, 2019 the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made available the new HMIS Data Standards that are intended to go into effect on October […]

Natural disasters impact tens of millions of people every year. In the United States alone, natural disasters including floods, earthquakes, droughts, and various types of storms took 355 human lives […]

The internet has forever changed the way we consume goods and services. Transactions that used to take days or weeks to complete are now accomplished in a manner of minutes. […]

With half the children in the U.S. living in or near poverty, policymakers and providers realize that early action is one of the best ways to control downstream adverse medical […]