Information to Assist Parents and Pediatric Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak Resources for parents and providers during the COVID-19 outbreak Ensuring children's safety and well-being during uncertain and chaotic times is critically important. To aid parents and pediatric and social service …
As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, UHF Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market Report recommends a series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for individuals. Report recommends removing barriers and improving tools to help immigrants, others …
Lessons from the Great Recession: How Medicaid Enrollment Patterns of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic A HealthWatch report analyzes NYS Medicaid enrollment trends during the “Great Recession” of 2007-2009. NEW YORK, NY—June 9, 2020—A HealthWatch report …
UHF 2020 Gala Goes Virtual, Features Health Care Workers Tribute by Brian Stokes Mitchell UHF’s fall gala will be virtual this year, but will still honor exceptional area leaders for their contributions to health and health care. Each year United …
United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Vaughn R. Murria overseeing UHF's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives NEW YORK, NY—November 30, 2020— United Hospital Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources, was named …
National Quality Leader Margaret O’Kane Addresses Racial Inequities at Quality Leaders Forum Margaret O’Kane, president and founder of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. addressed health inequities as the featured speaker at UHF’s third Quality Leaders Forum. The COVID-19 pandemic …
UHF Report Details How the ARPA Helps New Yorkers Maintain Affordable Health Coverage A new HeathWatch brief finds that The American Rescue Plan Act helps New Yorkers who lost their jobs or job-based health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic find …
United Hospital Fund Names Joan Guzik New Director of Quality and Efficiency Joan Guzik, UHF's current director of quality improvement, will be named director of quality and efficiency effective September 3, succeeding Lynn Rogut, current director of quality and team …
Quality Leaders Forum Focuses on the Power of Asking, “What Matters to You?” Asking what matters to you? may seem like an obvious opening when caring for a patient, but it is only in the last decade that health care …
Making Medicaid More Accessible and Equitable: UHF’s Annual Medicaid Conference At United Hospital Fund's annual Medicaid Conference on July 21, Amir Bassiri, Medicaid Director at the New York State Department of Health, announced that the state's Medicaid Program is about …
Sprouting A Passion for Health: A Doctor’s Waiting-Room Garden Joins Buffalo Clinic In the waiting room of Niagara Street Pediatrics in Buffalo, patients encounter a fully functioning garden with produce, a gardening guide, and seedlings they can take home. At …
UHF Elects Goldman Sachs Executive Amal Alibair to Board United Hospital Fund has elected Amal Alibair, head of the U.S. Institutional Client Solutions business for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management, to its Board of Directors. NEW YORK, NY—October 05, 2022—United …
Reading the Signs: The Importance of Early Childhood Literacy in Closing Equity Gaps United Hospital Fund’s Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Network held a webinar to emphasize the unique position pediatricians hold in helping families develop proficient literacy …
Promising Collaborative Opportunities Emerge in Second Bridging Quality and Equity Task Force Meeting A United Hospital Fund task force focused on integrating equity in health care quality held its second meeting and has started to identify strategies that can help …
Oxiris Barbot, MD, discusses New Policy for homeless New Yorkers with Mental Illness on Inside City Hall On December 6, United Hospital Fund president and CEO Oxiris Barbot, MD sat down with Erroll Louis on the NY1 current events show …
A Doctor’s Innovative Solution for Spiking Wait Times in Outpatient Clinics Patients at a Manhattan hospital's outpatient clinics can save around 17 minutes each visit thanks to one doctor's project with United Hospital Fund and the Greater New York Hospital …
UHF Webinar Highlights ‘Disconcerting’ Barriers for New York’s Children and Families Children and families across New York are facing significant barriers to their well-being, according to new comprehensive data shared at a United Hospital Fund webinar. Children and families across …
Paving the Way for Quicker, Safer Discharges After Brain Surgery A CQFP fellowship project safely reduced the number of days craniotomy patients need to stay in the hospital and cut readmissions after surgery by more than half. Rushing back to …
Three Decades in the Making: UHF Literacy Project Helps Health Center Achieve Longtime Dream United Hospital Fund's support helped these Manhattan and Brooklyn health centers finally bring to fruition a long-held dream of starting a pediatric literacy program. Betances Health …
Polypharmacy Learning Collaborative: Continued Progress During Second Year United Hospital Fund's polypharmacy learning collaborative, now in its second year, explores how to reduce the burden of overprescribing in nursing homes. The seven participating skilled nursing facilities recently came together to …
UHF Elects David J. Erickson and Kishor Malavade, MD, to Board United Hospital Fund has elected two new members to its Board of Directors: David J. Erickson, senior vice president and head of community development at the Federal Reserve Bank …
Quality Leaders Forum Examines Ending Racism in Clinical Algorithms Toni Eyssallenne, MD, PhD, deputy chief medical officer with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).and Michelle Morse, MD, MPH, chief medical officer and deputy commissioner for …
The Lasting Legacy of UHF’s Women’s Division The second part of a two-part series highlighting United Hospital Fund’s Women’s Division and its evolution and impact over six decades. This is the second part of a two-part series highlighting United Hospital …
Peter Newell Named 2024 UHF Patricia S. Levinson Fellow NEW YORK, NY—May 7, 2024—NEW YORK, NY—United Hospital Fund announced today that it has selected Peter Newell, director of its Health Insurance Project, as its 2024 Patricia S. Levinson Fellow. Mr. …
UHF Honors 67 NY-Area Health Care Professionals as Quality Improvement Champions Honorees Recognized for Efforts to Improve Quality, Safety, and Equity of Patient Care TD Bank Lead Sponsor for Event NEW YORK, NY—May 6, 2024—United Hospital Fund today honored 67 …
Raising the Tide for New York Health Care: Meet CQFP’s Class 14 27 early- and mid-career health professionals that made up the 14th class of the CQFP graduated at UHF offices on June 6, completing 15 months of training to …
Next Step in Care Quarterly electronic publication providing an overview of UHF's work in in family caregiving. (Ceased publication in 2017; archived copies at link below.)
Clinical-Community Partnerships for Better Health: Observations from New York City's Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative Observations and lessons from the first year of the learning collaborative and grant initiative called Partnerships for Early Childhood Development (PECD), which supports clinical-community …
Empowering New Yorkers with Quality Measures That Matter to Them A comprehensive report on health care quality measurement and public reporting in New York, prepared with funding support from New York State Health Foundation. Although quality measurement and public reporting …
Child Health Plus Enrollment: The Curve Bends Back Up, Sharply Enrollment in New York State's Child Health Plus (CHP) program grew in every county of the state between 2016 and 2017, and 17% statewide. Current discussion of funding the federal …
Presentations from "Medicaid in New York: Innovating in an Era of Uncertainty" PDF presentations from the 2017 Medicaid conference. The presentations below were featured at the United Hospital Fund conference Medicaid in New York: Innovating in an Era of Uncertainty, …
Under Pressure: Prescription Drug Spending Trends in New York's Medicaid Program and Small Group Market This issue brief analyzes recent growth in spending for prescription drugs by health plans in New York State-and the implications of that growth for policymakers …
Building a More Effective Health Care System for Every New Yorker: UHF's 2016 Annual Report This year's annual report focuses on how UHF's initiatives are addressing the challenges of a changing health care landscape and having a real impact on …
New York State's "Get Smart" Campaign A presentation from the webinar “New York State's ‘Get Smart' Campaign,” held on November 16, 2016. A presentation from the webinar New York State's ‘Get Smart' Campaign, held on November 16, 2016. The presentation …
It All Falls on Me A joint report from UHF and AARP Public Policy Institute looking at family caregiver perspectives on medication management, wound care, and video instruction. Read the related press release. This United Hospital Fund and AARP Public …
Understanding Medicaid Utilization for Children in New York State A data brief and accompanying chartbook presenting key findings on current Medicaid spending and utilization for children. See the related press release. Medicaid in New York is a vital safety net …
Levers of Change: UHF's 2015 Annual Report This year's annual report highlights how UHF's strategic use of resources to target key levers of change is helping move health care reform from theory to reality, to create concrete improvements in the …
Navigating the New York State Value-Based Payment Roadmap A guide distilling and explaining the New York State Roadmap for Medicaid Payment Reform, which lays out New York's ambitious goals of moving toward value-based payment from a fee-for-service model. See the …
Redesigning Children's Behavioral Health Services in New York's Medicaid Program This report gives an overview of the complex structure of New York Medicaid's current services for children needing behavioral health services, reviews the State's planned approach to reforming this system, …
A Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York The first comprehensive analysis of the elements needed for universal health insurance in New York State, this major new Fund publication presents the costs and benefits of several model strategies …
2019 Shaping Up as a Watershed Year for New York’s Individual Market as Federal Challenges and Uncertainty Continue New York State’s individual health insurance market has been holding its ground in terms of enrollment, the cost of coverage, and the …
New York Medicare ACO Performance: Cost and Quality Results Raise Bigger Questions This HealthWatch focuses on the financial performance of accountable care organizations based in New York State in 2016, and compares their quality performance to that of similar programs …
The Growth of Medical Homes in New York State, 2014 to 2016 Third in a series of reports tracking medical home growth in New York State. New York State continues to lead the nation in adoption of the medical home …
Patient-Centered Medical Homes in New York, 2018 Update: Drivers of Growth and Challenges for the Future Our annual brief and chartbook outlining the adoption of the Patient-Centered Medical Home model across New York, by region and by type of practice. …
A Year of Progress and Partnerships: UHF’s 2018 Annual Report UHF’s annual report provides some concrete examples of what building a more effective health system for every New Yorker might look like. What does building a more effective health system …