One of the biggest challenges of providing health and human services to any population is finding ways to efficiently connect individuals with the services they require. Over the last half […]
With the rapid and dramatic improvements focused on improving value-based care, the need has never been greater for increased coordination between the multitude of providers who are working together to […]
In February 2019, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued related proposals for policy changes which […]
Roughly 60 million people call small town America their home, and they face unique healthcare challenges. Statistically, rural Americans are more likely to have a chronic illness, have inadequate health […]
Telehealth, also known as telemedicine, is seen by many to be an integral part of the future of healthcare in general and care coordination in particular. This attitude is reflected […]
The need for patient engagement is not a new concept in healthcare. But as the industry evolves to accommodate trends such as value-based care, and also works toward achieving the […]
Historically healthcare has been dominated by fee-for-service payment models that focused on the individual symptoms and events that surround healthcare in America. While a seemingly simple system—get sick, pay for […]
Care coordination is not just a best practice; it’s an essential component of our modern healthcare system. Many programs, such as patient care services (PCS) and home health care services […]
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was created by President Gerald Ford in 1974 to combat poverty and provide affordable housing and infrastructure development funds. Grants are controlled and […]
Over 400 years ago, Sir Francis Bacon correctly declared that knowledge is power. That maxim continues to be true today and is as applicable to healthcare as any other industry. […]
2018 Retrospective 2018 saw many fascinating developments in health and human services, marking the efforts of communities across the nation as they continue to collaborate on innovative programs to coordinate […]
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are invaluable in today’s medical practice. Not only do EHRs help improve the flow of data across providers and practitioners, but they can increase access to […]
Providing patients with direct access to their health information while assisting in gathering and applying population-level health data is a critical step in the move to whole person care and […]
The ECHO Program—Extension for Community Health Outcomes—was a forerunner in the medical telementoring field and is currently used across the United States and even internationally. This model—based on a hub-and-spoke […]
When Title V was first created in 1935 to improve maternal and children’s health, many issues we face today didn’t yet exist. With opioid deaths doubling between 2010 and 2016, […]
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