Legacy Society Profile: Frederick W. Telling, PhD Frederick W. Telling, PhD Legacy Society Profile “An Investment in Sound Public Policy” Reprinted from the Fall/Winter 2014 issue of Blueprint. Since the Fund’s creation more than 135 years ago, many thoughtful individuals …
Engaging Parents and Educators to Improve Primary Care "A deepened understanding of parental perspectives is necessary to partner successfully with parents and to build trust between families and health providers." Suzanne C. Brundage Director, Children’s Health Initiative Pediatric primary care …
Medicaid Institute Medicaid Institute Building a more effective health care system for low-income New Yorkers United Hospital Fund established the Medicaid Institute in 2005 to provide information and analyses examining New York’s Medicaid program and to help all stakeholders build …
Class of 2015-16 CQFP Class of 2015-16 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Nada Abou-Fayssal, MD — NYU Lutheran Yasir Al-qaqaa, MD — NYU Langone Medical Center Fouad Atallah, MD — Maimonides Medical Center John Babineau, MD — NewYork-Presbyterian …
Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care Supported by a grant from the New York State Health Foundation Finding the right post-acute care is a complex task for patients and family caregivers, making accessible information that can help them choose a provider …
Earlier Quality Institute Projects Resources and information from UHF’s prior quality improvement collaboratives can be found using the links below. Caring for Your Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): A Guide for Patients and Family Caregivers (2017) Implementing New York State's …
DCSA Distinguished Community Service Award The Distinguished Community Service Award annually recognizes exceptional voluntary leadership of a specific initiative that is improving health and health care in the New York metropolitan area. The awardee is selected by a jury process …
Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer Jennie & Richard DeScherer Distinguished Community Service Award, 2014 In 2014, we saluted Jennie and Richard DeScherer for their outstanding leadership of the SLE Lupus Foundation and the Lupus Research Institute. Jennie DeScherer first …
COVID-19 Parenting Resources Last updated April 30, 2021. General Information About Coronavirus for Families 2019 Novel Coronavirus Information on COVID-19 and tips for parents on how to keep kids healthy, how to handle school closures, and how to talk to …
COVID-19 Pediatric Provider Resources Last updated April 30, 2021. For some families, the COVID-19 pandemic may have severe and long-lasting effects. Some children will have lost parents or guardians, others may have been pushed into poverty or near-poverty due to …
Supporting Consumer Decision-Making The case for becoming an informed health care consumer is a simple but compelling one. Uneven quality persists throughout the health care system after 20 years of investment in improving it. Why This Is Important A 2017 …
PEDS Learning Network PEDS Learning Network Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Learning Network SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION The Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start Learning Network aims to reduce inequities in childhood …
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health The Cohen Children’s Medical Center, located where Queens County and Nassau County meet, provides care to families from both counties but draws a majority of its patients from Queens. It is a high-volume pediatric …
Theresa Lang Children’s Ambulatory Center In late 2016, as the leadership of the Center considered incorporating psychosocial needs screening into its practice, it decided to work in tandem with a community partner and to focus on meeting the needs of …
Pediatric Health Services at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital The pediatric clinic at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 495 Beach 20th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens, is small. It is headed by Dr. Cynthia Criss, a board-certified pediatrician; she is …
Addressing Social Needs Addressing the Social Needs of Young Children and Families A PEDS Learning Network building block Children with unmet social needs—such as food insecurity or housing instability—are at greater risk for chronic health conditions, developmental delays, behavioral problems, …
Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa Back to Distinguished Community Service Awards UHF is proud to present the 2020 Distinguished Community Service Award to Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, Co-Founders & Co-CEOs of Warby Parker, in recognition of Warby Parker’s work …
Karen Washington Back to Distinguished Community Service Awards UHF is proud to present the 2021 Distinguished Community Service Award to Karen Washington, in recognition of her exemplary work as a champion of food sustainability for over 30 years and as …
Kenneth Cole Back to Special Tributes UHF is proud to recognize Kenneth Cole for his role as founder and chairman of The Mental Health Coalition to destigmatize mental health conditions and enable equitable access to resources and support. For more …
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion United Hospital Fund is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). They are central to our mission to build an effective and equitable health care system for every New …
Recent Activities How UHF Supports NY Health Care Sign up to learn more about our recent activities UHF has been working to improve health care in New York since 1879. Here are some of the ways we're improving health and …
Impact UHF's Impact How UHF is improving health and health care Looking for more examples of UHF's impact? Click here for recent issues of Blueprint, our regular newsletter. More Impact Stories The Lasting Legacy of UHF’s Women’s Division Originally …
Class of 2023-24 CQFP Class of 2023-24 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Gina Adams, RN, Catholic Health Good Samaritan University Hospital Khaja Ahmed, DO, NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Joshua Allen-Dicker, MD, MPH, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases …
New York Public Health Insurance Dashboards New York Public Health Insurance Dashboards These graphs review enrollment in New York public health insurance programs: Medicaid, Child Health Plus (CHP), Essential Plan (EP), and Qualified Health Plans (QHP). Public Insurance Enrollment Data …
App Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy TERMS & CONDITIONS These terms and conditions are effective as of 2023-09-05 Welcome to the United Hospital Fund of New York City (“UHF”) mobile app. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) sets forth the …
GivingTuesday 2023 CQFP GivingTuesday Over 300 clinicians are transforming health care quality—with UHF’s help Support United Hospital Fund Every New Yorker deserves good health care. You can help. Donate Now
Zachary Iscol Back to Distinguished Community Service Awards UHF is proud to present the 2023 Distinguished Community Service Award to Zachary Iscol, for co-founding The Headstrong Project to provide confidential, barrier-free, and stigma-free PTSD treatment to veterans, service members, and …
2022 Participating Sites 2022 Participating Sites Pediatric Steps to Literacy, One Book at a Time Betances Health Center An independent, community-based health center on the Lower East Side of Manhattan launched pediatric literacy monthly workshops for the whole family to …
What is Bridging Quality and Equity Task Force? What is UHF's Bridging Quality & Equity Task Force? UHF President Oxiris Barbot, MD explains the purpose of the Task Force. Bridging Quality & Equity
Polypharmacy Video Reducing Polypharmacy in Nursing Homes Learn More Read the Year 1 Report Learn More About Polypharmacy
Health Equity Fellowship Health Equity Fellowship Cultivating the next generation of health equity change-makers in New York City UHF’s Health Equity Fellowship (HEF) program is designed to support, catalyze, and develop the next generation of health equity change-makers in New …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, Phase II Building on the first phase of the Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, eight pediatric providers and their community partners will work to further enhance their abilities to identify and address the social determinants …
Greater New York Hospital Association Three To continue the UHF/GNYHA quality improvement partnership. To continue the UHF/GNYHA quality improvement partnership in three key areas: strengthening and expanding quality improvement education and training for doctors and nurses through the Clinical Quality …
Greater New York Hospital Association Four To enhance the long-standing quality improvement infrastructure collaboratively led by the United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association. In 2005, the Fund and the Greater New York Hospital Association formed a partnership …
Fund for Public Health in New York / New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene To measure the effectiveness of the launch of New York State's health benefit exchange in reaching uninsured persons and facilitating their connection to …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and quality of care through joint GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at enhancing quality improvement training for health care professionals through the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program; supporting hospitals and health systems in incorporating …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and enhance the quality of care through joint GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at building clinical leadership capacity in quality improvement through Year 13 of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP); and improving …
Lori Evans Bernstein Joins Board of United Hospital Fund Lori Evans Bernstein has been elected to the United Hospital Fund's board of directors. Lori Evans Bernstein has been elected to the United Hospital Fund's board of directors.Ms. Evans Bernstein is …
United Hospital Fund Announces New Initiative to Tackle Problem of Antibiotic Misuse in Outpatient Care United Hospital Fund announced the launch of its Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative involving hospitals across the metropolitan area in a concerted effort to improve antibiotic-prescribing …
New UHF Report Charts Health Insurance Market Changes in First Year of Full Implementation of the Affordable Care Act An overview of New York's insurance markets, analyzing enrollment and financial data across health plans and lines of business to create …
Home Health Care Refusals: Bridging the Communications Gap A roundtable sponsored by UHF and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation examines the reasons some people refuse follow-up home care services. Most health care providers would agree that acute …
United Hospital Fund Launches Partnerships for Early Childhood Development with NYC Hospitals to Screen and Address Social and Economic Factors Affecting Children's Health UHF announced a new initiative, Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, to support 11 New York City hospitals …
United Hospital Fund Honors 31 Health Care Trustees United Hospital Fund (UHF) presented Distinguished Trustee Awards to 31 trustees from New York metropolitan area hospitals and health care organizations at a luncheon today at Cipriani 42nd Street. The honorees were …
Clinical Quality Fellows: Agents of Health Care Change The latest graduating class of Clinical Quality Fellows are addressing the challenges of increasing system-wide connections and patient-centered care. GNYHA's Lorraine Ryan, CQFP Chair Rohit Bhalla, MD, MPH, graduating Fellow Janine Duran, …
New Report Outlines Ways to Strengthen Consumer Access to Provider Networks in New York State With health insurance premiums rising, delivery system reforms reshaping how services are provided, and the future of the Affordable Care Act in doubt, a United …