Project Overview and Commitment Project Overview and Commitment Pediatric Steps to Literacy, One Book at a Time WHAT TO EXPECT: Project Commitment Over the course of the 10-month project, participants will undertake the following activities: Team Engagement: Identify a clinician …
Medicaid Renewal Completion by County Medicaid Renewal Completion by County Medicaid Renewal Completion by County These cumulative and monthly maps display the rates of successful renewals per county for individuals who had to renew their Medicaid, Essential Plan (EP), and …
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2023 Medicaid Conference Charting a Path to Equitable Integration Resources from UHF's 2023 Conference on Medicaid in New York The 2023 conference featured a keynote by Amir Bassiri, NYSDOH Medicaid Director. A recording of the conference sessions can be viewed …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and enhance the quality of care within health systems across the greater New York region through GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at: bolstering clinical quality improvement leadership through the continuation and expansion of …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development To identify and address selected psychosocial risks to development associated with childhood and family poverty, through screening of young children in pediatric primary care practices and referrals to partnering community-based social service organizations for needed …
Legal Action Center To publish two issue briefs on policies and practices that best engage and retain justice-involved individuals in effective health care, drawing on the organization's experience working with New York State to enroll these individuals into Medicaid and …
UHF Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative To address the critical issue of antibiotic resistance—to date a focus of work primarily in inpatient settings—by engaging hospital-owned outpatient practice sites in analyzing the factors affecting prescribing practices and developing a comprehensive action plan …
Data & Society Research Institute To generate an overview of New York-based activity to develop relevant apps, clinical decision tools, connected devices, and other assistive digital health technology for patients with multiple chronic conditions, and to create a framework for …
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center To add a volunteer component to a childhood obesity program for the hospital's neighboring communities, including one in which over 40 percent of children are overweight or obese. As an adjunct to the hospital's …
The Institute for Family Health Two To improve health outcomes and reduce costs by developing and pilot-testing a single model of care coordination. Like many providers, the Institute provides care coordination services through a number of programs that target special, …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and quality of care through joint GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at building clinical leadership capacity in quality improvement through Year 12 of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program; and improving patient access to …
Public Agenda To gain insight into parents’ expectations and receptivity to screening for social determinants of health in pediatric primary care, particularly those that address main risks and protective factors that influence child development (including toxic stress, food insecurity, and …
Three Prominent New Yorkers Recognized by United Hospital Fund for Their Leadership and Accomplishments in Improving Health Care The United Hospital Fund paid tribute to Howard P. Milstein, Arnold P. Gold, MD, and Stephen Berger at its annual gala. Front: …
United Hospital Fund Report Outlines Four Crucial Implementation Challenges to Behavioral Health Reform to Better Serve Children in New York's Medicaid Program A new United Hospital Fund report highlights four implementation challenges that must be solved as part of a …
United Hospital Fund Publishes a User-Friendly Guide to Distill Critical Information from the State's Value-Based Payment Roadmap A new guide from the United Hospital Fund distills information about the State's value-based payment roadmap and the process for implementing it for …
United Hospital Fund Report Takes a Fresh Look at New York's Resuscitated Individual Health Insurance Market A new United Hospital Fund report provides an analysis of enrollment and financial data on New York's individual health insurance market, before and after …
New Toolkit Aims to Prevent Dangerous Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Home Care Setting A new toolkit offers practical approaches and tools for home care professionals and hospital acute care providers to systematically assess the risks for and reduce …
United Hospital Fund Report Finds Tools to Address Affordability Challenges from Temporary Health Insurance Program A new United Hospital Fund report examines New York's little-known Advanced Premium Tax Credit Premium Program, a temporary program that made health insurance exchange coverage …
Health Department, United Hospital Fund, and Partners Release Plan Outlining Strategies to Increase Broad Adoption of Primary Care Medical Home Model to Promote Health Equity The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, United Hospital Fund, and partners …
Hospital Clinics Are Main Driver of Recent Growth in Primary Care Medical Homes in New York UHF has released the third in a series of reports tracking medical home growth in New York State. United Hospital Fund has released the …
New Report by United Hospital Fund and AARP Public Policy Institute Probes Family Caregivers' Perspectives on Medication Management, Wound Care, and Video Instruction A joint report from UHF and AARP Public Policy Institute looking at family caregiver perspectives on medication …
Suzanne Brundage Named First Patricia S. Levinson Fellow at United Hospital Fund Suzanne Brundage, program director of the Children's Health Initiative at United Hospital Fund, has been selected as UHF's first Patricia S. Levinson Fellow. The annual fellowship will advance …
UHF Kicks Off Learning Collaborative to Help Hospital-Community Partnerships Help Children The Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, addressing social determinants of health, brings pediatric primary care and social service agencies together for the initial webinar of its Learning Collaborative, to …
Nonprofit and Nursing Leaders Elected to UHF Board United Hospital Fund (UHF) announced today that Jennifer L. Howse, PhD, and Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, have been elected to its board of directors. Jennifer L. Howse (left) and Eileen …
Medicaid in New York: Innovating in an Era of Uncertainty The themes of innovation and efficiency ran through UHF's annual Medicaid Conference, held July 20, 2017, at the New York Academy of Medicine and attended by more than 450 people. …
United Hospital Fund Receives Grant from New York State Health Foundation to Study Ways to Improve Discharge Planning by Improving Patient and Family Communications UHF was awarded a grant of $219,606 by the New York State Health Foundation to improve …
New York Small Group Insurance Market Showing Signs of Distress; Trump Proposals Could Make Things Worse Enrollment in New York State's small group insurance market has declined sharply since 2007 and average premiums and were the second highest in the …
Crain's Health Pulse Interview: "New UHF President Sets Policy Agenda Amid D.C.'s Ever-Changing Health Care Landscape" Crain's New York York Health Pulse interviews UHF President Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, about health care trends. Crain's New York Health Pulse featured a …
UHF Awards $219,107 in Grants to Improve Primary Care in New York UHF awarded two grants totaling $219,107 for projects aimed at improving primary care by addressing the social determinants of health. NEW YORK, NEW YORK February 26, 2018—United Hospital …
UHF's Quality Institute Fosters Patient-Driven Improvement Two Quality Institute projects, Patient-Reported Outcomes in Primary Care–New York (PROPC-NY) and Difficult Decisions about Post-Acute Care, reflect a growing awareness that eliciting patients' perceptions and goals plays an important role in patient-provider communication, …
UHF Hosts Release of Report Calling for Integration of Health and Human Services UHF President Anthony Shih chaired a meeting and panel at UHF to introduce a report published by the Human Services Council of New York on integrating health …
Clinical Quality Fellowship Program: Celebrating the Newest Group of Quality Leaders The Clinical Quality Fellowship Program held its culminating dinner for the 2017-18 class of 19 physicians and 9 nurses. @HillaryJalonSuch a rewarding, wonderful program and so grateful to still …
UHF Releases Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit to Address One of the Biggest Public Health Risks Facing U.S. Resource Helps Outpatient Practices Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing NEW YORK, NEW YORK November 5, 2018— United Hospital Fund today released a comprehensive set of …
Despite Concerted Effort to Roll Back ACA in Washington, New York's Individual Market Largely Held Its Ground in 2017 But Signs of “Wear and Tear” Suggest Need for State Action to Put Market on Sounder Footing NEW YORK, NEW YORK …
Focus on Children’s Health Care Often Missing in Transition to Value-Based Payment Two new UHF reports conclude that overhauling payments for children’s health care so that quality and outcomes are rewarded—rather than the quantity of care delivered—could have a profoundly …
UHF Report Offers Payers and Providers Strategies for Developing Integrated Family Care In a new report, UHF lays out strategies for clinicians and payers to improve children’s health by providing “integrated family care.” Innovative new framework for organizing care to …
Celebrating the 10th Class of Clinical Quality Fellow Graduates Thirty NY-area health professionals recently completed 15 months of training as the eleventh class of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program. Twenty-three physicians and six nurses recently completed 15 months of training …
Investment Banker John Simons Elected Chairman of the Board of United Hospital Fund John Simons, managing partner with the investment bank Corporate Fuel Advisors LLC, has been elected Chairman of the Board of United Hospital Fund. UHF also elects new …
Medicaid in New York: A Look Toward the Future United Hospital Fund’s annual Medicaid conference, Medicaid in New York: A Look Toward the Future, was held on Thursday, July 18, at the New York Academy of Medicine. United Hospital Fund's …
Families and Health Care Chronology 1996-2019 A timeline of UHF's many groundbreaking initiatives and publications since launching its Families and Health Care project in 1996. For an interview with Carol Levine, founding director of UHF's Families and Health Care Project, …
Despite Better-than-Expected Progress in Expanding Health Coverage, New York State Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.1 Million Uninsured A new HealthWatch brief warns that New York State faces a number of potential obstacles as the next health insurance enrollment …
UHF's Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative: A Look-Back A review of a major United Hospital Fund program designed to combat antibiotic resistance. By Joan Guzik, MBA, and Pooja Kothari, RN, MPH Joan Guzik is the director of quality improvement for UHF's …
UHF Releases 2019 Annual Report United Hospital Fund released its 2019 Annual Report, which provides highlights of the organization's impact over the past year. Achieved with the collaboration of a diverse group of supporters, partners, and UHF board members, the …
UHF Launches Quality Leaders Forum with Program Led by Dr. Thomas Lee UHF's new Quality Leaders Forum brings emerging and established health care quality leaders together to network among themselves and with nationally recognized quality leaders. United Hospital Fund (UHF) …