2020-2021 Fellowship Cohort 2020-2021 PEDS Learning Network Fellows Danielle Fleissig, MD, Jordan Health Lauren Jen, MD, Children’s Aid Society Caroline Kirby, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center Amelia Koethen, MsED, MHC, Albany Medical Center Pediatrics Nancy Jade Lee, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill …
Robert S. Galvin, MD Robert S. Galvin, MD Health Care Leadership Award, 2022 UHF is proud to present the 2022 Health Care Leadership Award to Robert S. Galvin, MD, for his pioneering work leading the business community’s efforts in quality …
2023 Honorees BronxCare Health System Gilda Diaz-Fuentes, MD, Chief, Pulmonary/Critical Care The Brooklyn Hospital Center Anu Iyer, MS, CPHQ, CJCP, Senior Director, Quality Management Coalition of Asian-American IPA (CAIPA) Xiaoxia Zhang, MD, CAIPA Member, CAIPA Shareholder Catholic Health Chukwuma J. …
Medicaid Expenditures New York Medicaid Expenditures Expenditures by Government Payers New York’s Medicaid program is funded through a combination of federal, state, and local dollars. The federal government reimburses 50% of most New York Medicaid costs, with higher matching rates …
Historical Enrollment Data Historical Enrollment Data Historical Medicaid Enrollment Over the last 30 years, economic conditions, and policy actions to expand Medicaid coverage, have affected enrollment. This graph displays New York Medicaid enrollment from January 1998 through December 2018 using …
Mary T. Bassett, MD Back to Health Care Leadership Awards UHF is proud to present the 2023 Health Care Leadership Award to Mart T. Bassett, MD, for her trailblazing work in advancing equity and social justice in health care and …
Why is Health Equity Important? Why are health equity and collaboration important? UHF Bridging Quality and Equity Task Force members discuss the importance of addressing health equity. Bridging Quality & Equity
Montefiore Medical Center: Behavioral Health Integration Phase II To pilot-test a new framework for integrating behavioral health care services into primary care—developed and disseminated with earlier UHF support—in four primary care medical practices in New York City. Project leaders will …
New York University School of Medicine To foster the identification of Emergency Department patients at significant risk for future homelessness, and develop effective preventive interventions. To foster the identification of Emergency Department patients at significant risk for future homelessness, and …
Medicare Rights Center To enhance organizations' capacity to promote the interests of consumers within new health system transformation models in New York State, and help consumers become better informed and active participants in shaping new models. Medicare Rights Center will …
The Health Indicators Performance Improvement Project To help community-based senior-serving organizations build capacity to implement data-driven, results-oriented health and wellness programs. JASA (3 sites) $30,000Carter Burden Center (2 sites) $20,000Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project (1 site) $10,000To help …
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation To identify redesign options for the Health and Hospitals Corporation's (HHC's) Financial Assistance Program—HHC Options—to improve and expand access to care for uninsured populations and to align the program design with other health …
PHI To pilot test home care aides' use of telehealth technology to improve patient care and enhance aides' participation on the care team. PHI will coordinate a pilot and evaluation of the use of telehealth technology by home care aides …
Health Leads To improve the access of low-income families to housing, food, job training, and other essential resources by integrating automatic screening and referrals to supportive services into clinical care. The health care system is not designed to address the …
Together on Diabetes-NYC To extend community organizations' capacity to help senior clients better control their diabetes by making identification, engagement, and monitoring of clients with diabetes part of the organizations' regular operations, and by further enhancing organizations' diabetes-related activities; and …
Transitions from Skilled Nursing Facility to Home: Improving Quality and Patient Family Experience To improve the quality of patient care transitions from skilled nursing facilities to home or community-based settings through a learning collaborative that engages eight facilities in developing …
Priorities for COVID-19 Vaccine Access: Gathering Community Input Through Public Deliberation To develop and pilot a template of a virtual public deliberation that can be used by local communities to advise decision-makers with respect to community-informed preferences for accessing vaccines …
Community Service Society of New York To ensure that up to 9 million New Yorkers. who must recertify eligibility for state health programs at the end of the COVID-19 public emergency, remain covered. Keep New York Covered Initiative To ensure …
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 14 of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP); and improving …
United Hospital Fund Report Identifies Goals for State Regulation of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers and Insurers A new report focuses on the increasingly common “risk-transfer” agreements between health insurance plans and health care providers, along with the policy …
United Hospital Fund Online Guide Helps Family Caregivers Evaluate New Technologies A new online guide presents questions family caregivers should consider when deciding whether to buy an electronic product or service to assist with the care of their family member. …
United Hospital Fund Report Identifies Key Opportunities to Support Children's Health Through Innovations in Pediatric Primary Care A new report presents four key issues deemed paramount to ensure that each contact a young child has with the health care system …
United Hospital Fund Awards $597,193 in Grants to Improve Health Care Services in New York United Hospital Fund announced 12 grants, totaling $597,193, for projects to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker. United Hospital Fund …
Jim Tallon Announces Plan to Step Down as President of United Hospital Fund in Second Half of 2017 Jim Tallon has announced that he plans to step down as president of United Hospital Fund in the second half of 2017. …
United Hospital Fund Analyzes Medicaid Spending on and Service Utilization by Children in New York Two new complementary reports from United Hospital Fund's Medicaid Institute present data on Medicaid spending for and utilization by Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of …
Report Presents Framework for a Value-Based Payment Strategy for Children's Health Care in New York A new report issued jointly by United Hospital Fund and the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy presents potential value-based payment models for children's health …
Three Prominent Leaders Recognized by United Hospital Fund for Their Work to Improve Health and Health Care The 2016 United Hospital Fund Gala was held on Monday, September 26. United Hospital Fund paid tribute to Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, Scott B. …
Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund Chad Shearer will now serve as vice president for policy as well as leading UHF's Medicaid work. Chad Shearer, director of the Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund, …
Carol Levine Named One of Top 50 "2016 Influencers in Aging" Carol Levine honored by Next Avenue. Carol Levine, director of UHF's Families and Health Care Project, has been named one of the 2016 Influencers in Aging by Next Avenue.The …
Seeking New Health Care Models in an Uncertain Time Health policy expert Kavita Patel, MD, lays out competing visions for cost and payment reforms in her keynote to the 27th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York. Post-election, …
New Report Probes Hospital Patients' Refusal of Home Care Services and the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes UHF and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation today released a report titled, “I Can Take Care of Myself!”: Patients' Refusals …
New Analysis Finds Significantly Higher Prescription Drug Costs for Medicaid and Commercial Insurers Across New York State Prescription drug spending increased significantly for health plans participating in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years, …
Comprehensive Review Finds Meaningful Health Care Quality Information for New York State Consumers Severely Lacking A comprehensive UHF Quality Institute report reveals that the information New York State consumers most want when making health care choices is severely lacking. NEW …
Learning Retreat Marks Tenth Class of Clinical Quality Fellows The tenth class of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program started intensive training as quality improvement experts with a two-day retreat in January. The 2018-2019 class of CQFP Fellows and faculty at …
Child Health Project Highlights Value of Partnership First-year results show the promise of UHF's Partnerships for Early Childhood Development model. After a year of innovative collaborations to address the outsize impact of social and economic forces on children's life-long health, …
Small Primary Care Practices that Offer Behavioral Health Services Successfully Identifying Patients at Risk of Depression Small primary care practices participating in a grant-funded project that is helping them bring behavioral health services into their practices say they are successfully …
New Report Identifies NYC Neighborhoods Where Medicaid Might Better Support Members' Health by Addressing Housing Insecurity A UHF report identifies NYC neighborhoods where Medicaid might improve access to health care by addressing the housing needs. NEW YORK, NEW YORK July …
Grant Spotlight: Partnerships Strengthen Response to At-Risk Children's Needs Partnerships for Early Childhood Development moves on to Phase II—and improved referrals for critical psychosocial needs. A promising United Hospital Fund initiative targeting social and environmental risks to young children's health …
Medicaid in New York: Fostering Collaboration to Improve Health NYS Medicaid Director Donna Frescatore discssues the success of payment reform at UHF's 2018 Medicaid Conference. New York State's Medicaid program is in the midst of a radical re-engineering, as it …
UHF Report Outlines Changing Roles for Providers and Health Plans under Full-Risk Capitation Payment Approaches This UHF report examines the shifting roles of providers and payers related to the adoption of full-risk capitation. Presenting opportunities and challenges for providers, health …
Carol Levine: Changes and Challenges for Family Caregivers Carol Levine, who joined UHF in 1996 as director of the new Families and Health Care Project, shares her insights on how the world has changed for the nation’s 43 million family …
UHF Honors Four Exceptional New Yorkers for Their Work Creating a More Effective and Equitable Health System UHF paid tribute tonight at its annual gala to Steven R. Swartz, Lynne Holden, MD, J. Barclay Collins II, and Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, …
UHF Annual Gala Honored Four Exceptional New Yorkers for Helping Create a More Effective Health System UHF paid tribute on four exceptional New Yorkers at its annual gala for their efforts to improve health and health care. At an event …
Maps Illustrate “Hotspots” where Poor Housing Quality, Childhood Asthma, and High Medicaid Enrollment Converge in New York City A series of maps created by UHF display “hotspots” in New York City where poor housing quality, pediatric asthma, and Medicaid enrollment …
UHF Launches Third Phase of Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative Eight NY health system pediatric practices are partnering with community organizations to address the economic and social factors affecting children's health NEW YORK, NY—January 17, 2020—United Hospital Fund today …