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In this second report on the topic, the agency describes three findings: there is no systematic or standard collection of social risk data; dual enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid remains a predictor of poor outcomes; and there are limited efforts to identify effective and scalable interventions.
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America’s Essential Hospitals expressed concern that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could increase food insecurity and worsen health outcomes.
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In a July 9 letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, America’s Essential Hospitals expressed concern that changes to federal housing assistance eligibility requirements could increase housing instability and worsen health outcomes.
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State Policy Snapshot: Social Determinants of Health
Jun 3, 2019 ||
This new State Policy Snapshot summarizes the various ways states target social determinants of health, such as food insecurity and housing, to reduce avoidable costs and improve outcomes for people with medical and social needs.
view more »Population Health: 3 Key Insights from VITAL2018
Aug 24, 2018 ||Essential hospitals improve population health through innovative approaches to address the social determinants of health and promote community-integrated health care. Several presentations on population health at VITAL2018, our annual meeting, highlighted key insights from population health leaders.
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Population Health: Housing as Health Care
Jul 27, 2018 ||
Discover how essential hospitals are providing housing as health care to patients and their local communities to reduce housing instability and improve health outcomes.
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BMC Makes Major Investment in Fund Targeting Social Determinants
Jul 27, 2017 ||Boston Medical Center’s contribution will help finance new housing, retail, and job creation in neighborhoods where its patients live and work.
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Improving Community Infrastructure: Lessons from Detroit
Jul 19, 2017 ||
Participants learned how Henry Ford Health System collaborates with local partners to revitalize community infrastructure and act on social determinants of health.
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Utilizing Faith Community Nurses for Population Health
Jun 5, 2017 ||
Attendees learned how East Alabama Medical Center’s innovative Faith Community Nurse program creates a bridge between faith communities and the medical community through spiritual and physical healing.
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Population Health 101
Jun 5, 2017 ||An overview of population health, and how America’s Essential Hospitals can help members develop, implement, and grow population health initiatives.
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Population Health: Addressing Health Inequities
Apr 14, 2017 ||
How experts at UChicago Medicine are advancing health equity through their CLAS standards assessment and strategic plan.
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The project will support essential hospitals in building a foundation for population health improvement activities, assembling and aligning needed resources, and achieving community-integrated health care.
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Enhancing Patient Navigation Through a Community Health Program
Feb 21, 2017 ||
UTMB’s Community Health Program/Chronic Disease Education project provides care and disease management services to vulnerable and other high‐risk patients in need of assistance.
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The report is the last in a series of five by an ad hoc committee focused on social risk factors that affect the health outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries.
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The legislation, expected to quickly receive the president's signature, includes two key advocacy goals for the association: risk adjustment of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and partial relief from hospital outpatient department payment cuts.
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With their vote, senators have helped level the playing field for essential hospitals by risk adjusting readmissions measures that unfairly penalize hospitals for factors outside their control.
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Statement on House Passage of 21st Century Cures
Nov 30, 2016 ||Essential hospitals thank House lawmakers for voting to protect access to health care services for vulnerable patients and underserved communities by accounting for patients' social and economic status in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
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The publication highlights which approaches work best, what barriers essential hospitals face, and how to transfer this work to other communities.
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Population Health at Essential Hospitals: A Road Map to Community-Integrated Health Care
Nov 16, 2016 ||With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Essential Hospitals Institute developed the road map to guide hospitals toward, and overcome barriers to, population health improvement activities.
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Community-Centered Health Homes: A Model for Bridging Clinical Services and Community Prevention
Oct 24, 2016 ||A web forum series cosponsored by America's Essential Hospitals features a presentation on improving population health using the Community-Centered Health Home model.
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NAM Report Gives Guidance on Collecting Social Risk Factor Data
Oct 12, 2016 ||This is the fourth of five reports from an ad hoc committee to identify social risk factors affecting health outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Moving to Action for Hospitals and Population Health Update
Sep 9, 2016 ||Hear about findings and future plans that have developed from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation population health grant.
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Learn more about the NYC Health + Hospitals’ 250-organization collaborative working together under the DSRIP program
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Our View: Medicare Readmissions Measures Must Account for Social Complexities of Vulnerable Patients
Jul 21, 2016 ||America’s Essential Hospitals supports H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act. Section 102 of the bill would help level the playing field for essential hospitals in Medicare's readmissions reduction program.
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The Intersection of Health and Transportation
Jun 27, 2016 ||
Learn how transportation services relate to the wellness of patients and what role essential hospitals play in addressing community needs.
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Reports from the Health and Medicine Division — formerly IOM — find that incorporating social determinants into EHRs would reduce disparities in care.
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CDC Webinars Focus on Social Determinants of Health
Jun 1, 2016 ||CDC will host two webinars this month to discuss a program to educate health care professionals about the social factors that affect overall health.
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Food Insecurity and the Continuum of Care
Apr 21, 2016 ||
Take a closer look at one of the population health issues essential hospitals face - hunger and food insecurity.
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Members: Star Ratings Briefing Documents Available
Apr 11, 2016 ||
Material note association concerns about, and help members prepare for, April 21 public release of Hospital Compare star ratings.
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AAP: Screen for Childhood Poverty to Improve Health
Mar 11, 2016 ||American Academy of Pediatrics recommends pediatricians ask patients or their caregivers about access to basic needs and refer them to nutrition and housing resources when necessary.
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UNM Health, Law Launch Medicolegal Initiative
Feb 16, 2016 ||$2.6 million grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation will support work to provide legal services to children and families living under the poverty line to achieve better health and justice outcomes.
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CMS to Grant $157 Million for Clinical-Community Model
Jan 6, 2016 ||Accountable Health Communities to test whether clinical and community-based services alignment can improve care quality and affordability. CMS offers webinars on grant application process; letters of intent are due Feb. 8.
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