UHF Fellow Helps Close Breastfeeding Equity Gap Recognizing equity gaps in breast/chest feeding initiation—exacerbated by shorter hospital stays due to the pandemic—a PEDS Learning Network fellow spearheaded opening a free drop-in breast/chest feeding support group known as “Baby Café" at …
“You Can Be a Changemaker”: Doctor Brings Telehealth Solutions to Women’s Clinic A Clinical Quality fellow used an innovative telehealth solution to drive down long appointment times at her Women's Health Center, saving new patients 40 minutes in their initial …
In Memoriam: James R. Tallon, Jr.'s Impact on UHF and New York Health Care Throughout his 19 years as an influential and effective legislator, 24 years expertly leading United Hospital Fund, and efforts in countless other roles, Jim Tallon channeled …
Shaping the Future of Care Integration: UHF’s Annual Medicaid Conference United Hospital Fund’s annual Medicaid Conference on July 31 included important updates on New York Health Equity Reform 1115 Waiver from Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri, a panel on perinatal and …
United Hospital Fund Selects Eight Clinician Leaders for Inaugural Class of Health Equity Fellowship United Hospital Fund has selected eight clinician leaders to join the inaugural cohort of the Health Equity Fellowship, a program designed to cultivate the next generation …
In New Report, NYC Hospitals Share Approaches to Improve Health Care Quality and Health Equity NEW YORK, NY—November 19, 2024—A new report from United Hospital Fund, Practical Approaches to Centering Equity in Health Care Quality: Shared Lessons from New York …
How Primary Care Can Move Towards a Patient-Centered and Outcomes-Focused Approach to Care Management This presentation from the PROPC-NY learning collaborative's fourth webinar demonstrates how using a variety of outcomes and experience measures together can advance understanding of what patients …
Primary Care Quality Improvement Resource Compendia Supporting the quality improvement efforts of primary care practices in New York's APC program, two compendia of resources cover the 26 quality measures of the APC Core Measure Set. To support the quality improvement …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Learning Collaborative Introducing the goals and processes of the Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, the project's Learning Collaborative kicked off with a webinar and in-person meeting to bring hospital and community-based partners together. The groundbreaking …
Networks at the Nexus: Revisiting New York State's Provider Network Standards and Protections A health insurance brief examining consumer protections and network adequacy standards in New York and recommending a series of steps the State could take to ensure transparency …
New York Counties by Population, Medicaid Enrollment, and Enrollment Rates (Table) County-level table listing the estimated percentage of population enrolled in Medicaid for at least one month between June 2015 and May 2016, for all counties in New York State. …
Implementing New York State's CARE Act: A Toolkit for Hospital Staff This step-by-step guide to implementing provisions of the CARE Act supports hospital staff in identifying, engaging, and preparing family caregivers, to improve the transition of patients from hospital to …
New York State's CARE Act: A Guide for Patients and Family Caregivers A Next Step in Care guide to New York's CARE Act-containing requirements designed to better engage and prepare family caregivers prior to patients' hospital discharge-is available in English, …
Patient-Reported Outcomes: Moving PROs Into Practice Pragmatic approaches to choosing the right Patient-Reported Outcomes instrument for a practice's clinical priorities, patient population, and resources are discussed in this webinar presentation from the PROPC-NY learning collaborative. Pragmatic approaches to choosing the …
New York's Temporary Premium Subsidies: Meeting Immediate Goals and Yielding Useful Lessons A snapshot brief on a temporary subsidy program implemented as part of the Affordable Care Act rollout-and lessons to be learned from this creative and effective program. With …
Advancing Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care: A Continuum-Based Framework An innovative, step-by-step model guides small to medium-size practices through the intricacies of integrating behavioral health services into primary care, one of the major challenges in the drive toward …
Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York This report describes the basics of capitation, spelling out the range of new skills and capacities required by providers to be successful at it, as well as implications …
Performance of New York's Accountable Care Organizations in Year 2 of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable care organizations have now been participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program long enough for year-over-year comparisons and additional analysis of factors affecting …
The Next Wave: The Impact of Two New Proposed Mergers on New York's Health Insurance Market A Big Picture snapshot report examining two new proposed mergers of large health plans, focusing on the implications for New York markets. Policy changes …
Seizing the Moment: Strengthening Children's Primary Care in New York An analysis of New York's momentous opportunity to improve the health and well-being of children through a renewed focus on early childhood development in primary care, with key considerations and …
What's Next for New York's Child Health Plus Program? This issue brief examines decisions New York faces as it considers the future of the Child Health Plus (CHP) program, the State's health insurance plan for children. Read the related press …
The Cultures of Caregiving The Cultures of Caregiving brings together physicians, nurses, social workers, and policy experts to examine the differences and conflicts (and sometimes common ground) between family caregivers and healthcare professionals. In The Cultures of Caregiving, Carol Levine …
Health Care Provider Perspectives on Discharge Planning: From Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility Third in the “Difficult Decisions” series of reports on the many factors that go into hospital discharge planning, with a focus on the experiences of health care …
Antibiotic Stewardship for Acute Respiratory Infections: The Milstein Toolkit for Ambulatory Care Practices A practical collection of tools for organizations developing outpatient antibiotic stewardship programs. Includes data collection tools and surveys, as well as overviews of interventions implemented, lessons learned, …
Work in Progress: UHF's 2014 Annual Report New York’s health care system is on the move, with dramatic changes being made in its basic elements. The success of this transformation will in large part be determined by how we explain …
Patient-Centered Medical Homes in New York, 2017 Update An update on the most recent progress made in implementing medical homes statewide, identifying trends and providing context on relevant changes in policy, changes in accreditation process, and various obstacles to adoption …
New York’s Medicare ACOs Improve Performance in Year 5 of the Medicare Shared Savings Program The accountable care organizations participating in the fifth year of this CMS program offer relevant lessons about moving towards value-based payment systems. The associated press …
Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit for Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities Best practices from the GNYHA/UHF Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative. Despite widespread efforts to control the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), the incidence of infections attributed to MDROs among hospital patients continues to …
The Ripple Effect: National and State Estimates of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Children Data map out national and state-by-state impact of opioid epidemic on children The press release can be found here. The nation's opioid epidemic placed an …
New York’s “Other” Individual Market Needs an Update A recommended series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for individuals, including the elimination of enrollment barriers for immigrants who are not permitted to get coverage through the NY State of …
The Road Forward: Framework for a Population Health Approach to Health and Housing Partnerships A framework for developing community-wide partnerships between health care, housing, homeless services providers, and policymakers to help address New York City’s housing and homelessness crisis and …
Levers of Change: Local Focus, System-Wide Gains For a small organization, UHF has a very large mission: to improve health care for all New Yorkers. We've had notable successes through the years, by using our resources strategically and focusing on …
The Certainty of Uncertainty In the wake of the elections, health policy's future is uncertain, but some constants—like the centrality of New York to health care reform, and UHF's own role—remain. In the wake of the presidential and congressional elections, …
No Caregiver Is an Island, Though It May Seem That Way Meeting specific needs, not a one-size-fits-all approach, is what will really help the growing population of caregivers. Here is what we know: the population is aging. Older adults typically …
A Message from Tony Shih UHF's new president, Tony Shih, MD, MPH, introduces himself and looks to the future. Dear Friends, In recent months, all of us have had a front-row seat as our nation grapples with important health policy …
Our Core Values In an extraordinary time, articulating our core values is a public statement of accountability. An organization's core values are generally not an ideal topic for a public essay. Yet these are not ordinary times. Each day we …
Is Health Care Quality Improving? Asking whether health care quality is really improving may not be the right question at all. Recently, I had a spirited debate with a colleague on whether health care quality and patient safety have improved …
COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives: Community Health Centers on the Brink At this moment of need, it is essential that our federal and state governments become aware of the looming bankruptcy of community health. United Hospital Fund has a long history of …
Payer Actions Can Help Sustain Primary Care During and After COVID-19 A commentary highlighting the pressures on small primary care practices that disproportionately serve some of New York’s poorest neighborhoods, and how payer actions can help sustain them. Disclaimer: The …
The Virus Has No Boundaries: How COVID-19 Affects People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; this commentary outlines the difficulties and needs of this vulnerable population. Disclaimer: The …
Grandparents and Traumatized Children: Where Two Epidemics Converge This commentary zooms in on a critical point of convergence between two public health crises: grandparents vulnerable to coronavirus, and the children in their care because of parental opioid use. Policymakers can …
Critical Connections: Coordinating Health and Housing Needs during COVID-19 People affected by housing instability are at a greater risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality; some community innovations can address health and housing needs in the COVID-19 era. As we approach …
A Year of Resilience: UHF's 2020 Annual Report UHF's 2020 annual report highlights our work during a tumultuous and uniquely challenging year. The 2020 annual report highlights UHF's work during a tumultuous and uniquely challenging year as we focused on …
A Critical Opportunity to Support Children and Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis As summer was ending on Long Island's North Fork, six residents died of drug overdoses. The substance involved was cocaine laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Two …
Language Access Equity: A Roadmap for Improving Care for Language-Minority Patients Disclaimer: The views presented here are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of United Hospital Fund, its staff, or its board of directors. Growing up …