Kedar Mate, MD, Chief Innovation and Education Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses opportunities to integrate social care into health care delivery, based on a recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report.
Describes how to get started with asset mapping in a community — a practical framework for identifying the local services needed to create a pathway to health for patients.
Explores the use of asset mapping to build stronger ecosystems of care, address the root causes of repeated hospital utilization, and improve care delivery for individuals with complex health and social needs.
Featured representatives from Adventist Health’s Project Restoration and the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers who engaged in a discussion focused on partnerships with multiple sectors, including police, emergency medical services, and community-based health and human services organizations.
Explores the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers’ Health Information Exchange, a web-based application that gives providers across health systems real-time access to medical information for patients with complex needs.
Outlines steps to help health systems and community-based organizations build relationships that draw on each other’s strengths, put patients first, and support ecosystem development in local communities.
A unique cross-sector partnership involving health care, police, and emergency services improved health care utilization in this rural health system pilot.
New flexibility for Medicare Advantage program represents a major turning point in Medicare policy and an opportunity for health insurers and providers to work together in new and more productive ways.
Guide for hospitals to address housing instability by understanding the evidence, evaluating different approaches, and exploring case studies of health system-led programs.
A permanent supportive housing program did not improve most measures related to physical health for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, but did improve access to and trust in primary care.