A Value-Based Payment Model for Children in Medicaid Related Reports You Get What You Pay for: Measuring Quality in Value-Based Payment for Children's Health Care Value-Based Payment Models for Medicaid Child Health Services The Children's VBP Team Chad Shearer …
Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Training the next generation of quality improvement leaders In collaboration with the Greater New York Hospital Association The Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP) supports the training and professional development of early- and …
Class of 2018-19 CQFP Class of 2018-19 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Alpna Aggarwal, DO — Northwell Health, Cohen Children’s Medical Center Amanda Anderson, MSN, MPA, RN, CCRN — Mount Sinai Hospital Lisa Barbarotta, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCNS — …
Class of 2016-17 CQFP Class of 2016-17 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Chinyere Anyaogu, MD, NYC Health + Hospitals, North Central Bronx Hospital Natalie Bell, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, OCN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Bernard Biviano, MD, FACS, …
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Primary Care PROPC-NY Learning Collaborative What outcome measures are meaningful to patients? To increase patient engagement and the patient voice in health care, the Quality Institute has advanced the use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures with a learning …
Priscilla Almodovar Priscilla Almodovar UHF Special Tribute, 2017 In 2017, we were pleased to salute Priscilla Almodovar for her work to create stable, healthy communities and improve the health of vulnerable New Yorkers. Research consistently demonstrates a strong link between …
Stanley Brezenoff Back to Health Care Leadership Awards In 2018, UHF was pleased to present the award to Stanley Brezenoff, for his decades of commitment to New York and New Yorkers and his accomplishment as a public official and hospital …
Lynne Holden, MD Lynne Holden, MD Distinguished Community Service Award, 2019 In 2019, we saluted Lynne Holden, MD, President and Co-founder, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., for inspiring and equipping disadvantaged and low-income students to become health care professionals. When Alexa …
Robert Gore, MD Robert Gore, MD Distinguished Community Service Award, 2017 In 2017 we saluted Robert Gore, MD, emergency department physician and founder and executive director of the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). Dr. Robert Gore, a Brooklyn native, deals …
Arnold P. Gold, MD Arnold P. Gold, MD Distinguished Community Service Award, 2015 In 2015, we saluted Arnold P. Gold, MD, for founding The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which works with health care professionals to ensure that compassion, respect, and …
Case Studies Promising Practices, Highlights, and Case Studies The case studies presented here showcase several New York pediatric practices’ approaches to promoting child health equity in their daily work. Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health Pediatric primary care center implements …
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur The Pediatric Center at Gotham Health, Gouverneur is a general pediatric practice that sees approximately 2,200 children under the age of 5 annually. It is one in a network of six large community health …
Mount Sinai Pediatric Associates Mount Sinai Pediatric Associates is part of the Mount Sinai Hospital system and a training site for Icahn School of Medicine pediatric residents. Located at Madison Avenue and East 100th Street on the Upper East Side …
Charles B. Rangel Community Health Center The Rangel Community Health Center is located at 534 West 135th Street in Manhattan. It offers pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine care. Mental health, social work, care coordination, and nutrition staff are …
2020 Medicaid Conference UHF's 2020 conference on Medicaid in New York focused on Medicaid as a vital program for improving health equity, specifically considering how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new awareness to historic health disparities. Medicaid’s role in addressing …
Stephen and Constance Lieber Back to Special Tributes UHF is proud to recognize Stephen and Constance Lieber of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for their visionary philanthropy to advance scientific research and treatment to improve the lives of those …
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2018 Medicaid Conference UHF’s 2018 conference on Medicaid in New York featured an opening keynote from New York State Medicaid Director Donna Frescatore that focused on the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, which led hospitals, other health care …
2017 Medicaid Conference UHF’s 2017 conference on Medicaid in New York acknowledged current challenges for Medicaid while outlining and reaffirming the program’s goals. In his opening keynote, New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson discussed the range of innovations and …
Resources for Smoother Transitions As part of the Skilled Nursing Facility Learning Collaborative, UHF developed a digital resource library to help SNFs as they worked on improving their processes. They were initially shared via a private site and are now …
2022 Medicaid Conference The 2022 conference featured a keynote by Amir Bassiri, NYSDOH Medicaid Director. A recording of the conference sessions can be viewed here. The conference agenda, speaker bios, and additional information are listed below. Links to Conference Resources …
Medicaid Enrollment Medicaid Enrollment Current Medicaid Enrollment The graph displays total New York Medicaid enrollment using the most recently available data from the Department of Health.1 As of April 2023, nearly 8 million New Yorkers were enrolled in Medicaid. var …
GivingTuesday 2023 GivingTuesday UHF’s Work and Why in 50 Seconds Support United Hospital Fund Every New Yorker deserves good health care. You can help. Donate Now
Literacy Partners Back to Special Tribute Awards In 2023, UHF saluted Literacy Partners and Anthony Tassi, for their unwavering commitment to give every parent and caregiver the tools they need to create success for themselves and improve the health of …
2024 Honorees AdvantageCare Physicians of New York Navarra Rodriguez, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer BronxCare Health System Ketki Shah, MD, DFAPA, Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry The Brooklyn Hospital Center Lenny Gorelik, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FACHE, Vice President & …
Learn What We're Working On What are members of the Bridging Quality & Equity Task Force working on? Members discuss some of their approaches to solving health equity issues in their organizations. Bridging Quality & Equity
UHF Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative, Stage II While much effort on the critical issue of antibiotic resistance focuses on the inpatient setting, UHF's Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Stage I engaged hospital-owned outpatient practices in analyzing prescribing practices and developing action …
Greater New York Hospital Association Two To increase provider capacity and enhance the quality of care within health systems across the greater New York region by building quality improvement leadership and by supporting hospitals and nursing homes in developing antibiotic …
New Yorkers for Patient and Family Empowerment To improve patient care through a learning collaborative of up to 20 New York City hospitals focusing on supporting visiting policies that recognize, engage, and support family caregivers as partners in care. To …
Young Invincibles To research barriers to coverage and access to health care services for young adult undocumented immigrants in New York City, and to produce a report on the findings for policymakers and stakeholders. The federal Deferred Action for Childhood …
Together on Diabetes-NYC Two These grants provide additional support related to the development and testing of the model program in Washington Heights the Fund began in 2011 to help seniors better understand and manage their diabetes. Isabella Geriatric Center ($15,000)ARC …
Metropolitan Hospital Center To improve the transition process from hospital to home care for patients and family caregivers by addressing their needs for information, education, and support. For patients and family caregivers, the day of discharge from a hospital is …
New York City AIDS Fund To help HIV/AIDS service organizations adjust to significant Federal and State changes in financing and service delivery by providing intensive technical assistance through a learning collaborative. In the past year, the implementation of the Affordable …
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center To develop a screening method to detect adverse events and potentially preventable harm in the care of cancer patients, providing the basis for new patient safety and quality improvement efforts. Improving the identification of adverse patient …
City Harvest To provide nutrition and cooking courses at locations in Washington Heights for the diabetic seniors participating in the Fund's Together on Diabetes-NYC program. Building on City Harvest's successful initial integration into the Together on Diabetes-NYC program, the organization …
Corporation for Supportive Housing To increase the integration of health and housing in New York by scaling The Bronx Frequent Users of Hospital Systems (Bronx FUSE) Initiative, which helps communities identify and engage super utilizers of public systems and place …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, Phase III In the third and final phase of the program, eight pediatric providers and their community partners will continue their partnerships to screen and refer families to needed community supports, and an initiative-wide evaluation …
Community Healthcare Network To develop and vet a process for creating effective partnerships between primary care practices and community-based organizations, this project will facilitate the development of a screening, referral, and feedback process model that encourages effective follow-up between primary …
Transitions from Skilled Nursing Facility to Home: Improving Quality and Patient Family Experience (Year 2) In the second year of this learning collaborative for skilled nursing facilities, the focus will be on implementing interventions that prioritize the needs and preferences …
United Hospital Fund Report Analyzes Patient Engagement in New York's Commercial Health Insurance Market A new United Hospital Fund report examines patient engagement in New York's commercial health insurance market. A new United Hospital Fund report examines patient engagement in …
Dr. Anne-Marie Audet Joins United Hospital Fund as Vice President Anne-Marie J. Audet has joined the United Hospital Fund as vice president to help shape and lead its new Quality Institute. Anne-Marie J. Audet, M.D., M.Sc., has joined the United …
Continuing Growth of Medical Homes in New York Is Spurred by Hospital Teaching Clinics: Model Is Expanding More Quickly Outside New York City Between 2013 and 2014, New York State experienced nearly 20 percent growth in the number of health …
United Hospital Fund Honors 87 Volunteers, Recognizing Their Contributions to 61 Area Hospitals The United Hospital Fund hosted its 23rd annual Hospital Auxilian and Volunteer Achievement Awards ceremony, honoring 87 volunteers and auxilians who provide exceptional service to 61 hospitals …
UHF Report Examines Links Between the Performance and Characteristics of New York's Accountable Care Organizations A UHF report examines the performance of New York's accountable care organizations in Year 2 of the federal Medicare Shared Savings Program, finding that they …