Partnering with Parents and Communities Understanding the communities in which families live and the concerns of parents can help clinicians identify and prioritize barriers to high-quality care pediatric care. These issues can range from operational concerns like wait times for …
2019 Medicaid Conference UHF’s 2019 conference on Medicaid in New York featured a keynote by Donna Frescatore, New York State Medicaid Director, that highlighted the State’s progress toward ensuring that all New Yorkers have health coverage and achieving broad adoption …
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Back to Health Care Leadership Awards UHF is proud to present the Health Care Leadership Award to Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., in recognition of his personal leadership and TIAA’s role as one of the largest and …
2016 Medicaid Conference UHF’s 2016 conference on Medicaid in New York focused on payment reform efforts, both planned and under way. Jason Helgerson, New York State Medicaid Director, delivered an opening keynote on implementing a new value-based payment model, along …
2021 Honorees AdvantageCare Physicians Eveth Green, FNP-BC, MBA, MSN, RN, Assistant Vice President of Nursing BronxCare Health System Dave A. F. Livingstone, MD, Chairman, Anesthesiology The Brooklyn Hospital Center Judy McLaughlin, DNP, MS, BSN, BS, RN, Senior Vice President and …
Quality and Efficiency in Brooklyn Moving from an “F” to an “A”: One Doctor’s Story Quality and efficiency in Brooklyn Dramatic changes in quality of care and patient safety at The Brooklyn Hospital Center are hard to overstate. The hospital …
Class of 2022-23 Mina Attaalla, DO, SBH Health System Jenna Blind, RN, DNP, MS, NYU Langone Health/Long Island Johanna Cabassa, MD, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Tracey Capers, RN, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Lisa Casale, MD, Hackensack Meridian Health/Hackensack Meridian Health …
2020-2021 Fellowship Cohort 2020-2021 PEDS Network Fellows 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 …
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
Class of 2024-25 CQFP Class of 2023-24 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Jakub Bartnik, DO, SBH Health System Margaret Connors, RN, MS, Mount Sinai Queens Aized Imtiaz, MD, MBA, Northwell Health/Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Uzoma Anagboso, RN, …
Oral Health Project Oral Health Project Ossining, NY Learn More PEDS Network Fellowship Ossining Oral Health Project
Jim Tallon Farewell Tribute James R. Tallon, Jr. In 2017 at its Annual Gala, United Hospital Fund honored James R. Tallon, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement to mark his enduring legacy and his career-long record of achievement. Jim …
PEDS Network Webinars PEDS Network Webinars From 2020 to 2023 the PEDS Learning Network conducted a series of webinars. Please find recordings and presentation slides from the PEDS Network Webinar Series below. 2020 Click here to see slides from a …
2022-2023 Fellowship Cohort 2022-2023 PEDS Network Fellows 2022-2023 PEDS Network Fellows Rachel Stein Berman, MD, MPH, FAAP Albert Einstein College of Medicine Rachel Berman is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College …
Pediatric Steps to Literacy Video Pediatric Steps to Literacy One Book at a Time Click Here to Learn More "When I give a kid a book, I really give them the world in their hands, because with that they're going …
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, …