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UHF 2020 Medicaid Conference Moves Online to Address “Fostering Equity in Time of Crisis” UHF’s annual Medicaid conference went ahead as planned on July 15 in a new format—some 250 people watched a live webcast. United Hospital Fund's ...

United Hospital Fund Launches Pediatrics Learning Network to Help Address Health, Social Needs of Young Children In New York State United Hospital Fund launched a new program, the Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start Learning Network, designed to boost healthy ...

NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Presents Anthony Shih, MD, with Humanitarian Award New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing 2020 presented UHF president Anthony Shih MD with its 2020 Humanitarian Award. United Hospital Fund president Anthony Shih, MD ...

UHF Releases 2020 Annual Report United Hospital Fund released its 2020 annual report, which provides highlights of the organization's work during a tumultuous and uniquely challenging year. Achieved with the collaboration of a diverse group of supporters, partners, and UHF ...

Navigating Care Transitions From SNF To Home During A Pandemic—Lessons Learned UHF designed a project to engage eight skilled nursing facilities in a learning collaborative to address the need for improved transitions from SNFs to home. Transitions of care ...

UHF Analysis Finds American Rescue Plan Act Provisions Will Make Health Insurance More Affordable for New Yorkers The American Rescue Plan Act, signed in March, made health insurance much more affordable for residents of New York State, according to a ...

New UHF Report: How Medicaid Can Improve Infant Nutrition and Health Medicaid plans can improve infant health and reduce low birthweight in New York State by leveraging the federally funded WIC program to reduce food insecurity, according to a UHF ...

UHF Survey Highlights Patient, Caregiver Perspectives on Transitions from Skilled Nursing Facilities to Home A UHF report reveals that a majority of surveyed patients who were sent home after a short stay in a skilled nursing facility said they received ...

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards UHF $1.15 Million in Grants UHF received three grants from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation totaling $1.15 million in support of three innovative programs aimed at helping young children and older adults ...

UHF Releases Report and Toolkit to Help Skilled Nursing Facilities Improve Patient Transitions from Inpatient Care to Home UHF released a report and toolkit that contains resources designed to help skilled nursing facilities and other health organizations ease the transition ...

UHF Announces Seven Health Care Professionals Chosen for Pediatric Fellowship Program UHF' announced its second class of PEDS Network Fellows, seven health care professionals who will go through a 15-month program designed to develop clinical leaders committed to transforming pediatric ...

Reading the Signs: The Importance of Early Childhood Literacy in Closing Equity Gaps United Hospital Fund’s Pediatrics for an Equitable Developmental Start (PEDS) Network held a webinar to emphasize the unique position pediatricians hold in helping families develop proficient ...

UHF Names Dora Mendez, MPA, VP of Human Resources & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer United Hospital Fund has appointed Dora Mendez, MPA, as Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer. NEW YORK ...

Oxiris Barbot, MD, discusses New Policy for homeless New Yorkers with Mental Illness on Inside City Hall On December 6, United Hospital Fund president and CEO Oxiris Barbot, MD sat down with Erroll Louis on the NY1 current events show ...

Providing Health Care for the Homeless: A Look Back at the Roots of a Novel Initiative As city leaders grapple with the latest attempt to help homeless New Yorkers with serious mental illness, it’s worth looking back on an ...

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Legacy Society Profile: Frederick W. Telling, PhD Frederick W. Telling, PhD Legacy Society Profile “An Investment in Sound Public Policy” Reprinted from the Fall/Winter 2014 issue of Blueprint. Since the Fund’s creation more than 135 years ago, many ...

NSIC providers Resources for Health Care Providers Toolkit, Guides, and More Resources for Health Care Providers Toolkit, Guides, and More Health care providers can improve transitions in care by partnering with family caregivers who assume major responsibilities for patient care ...

Quality and Efficiency Quality and Efficiency Making health care more patient-focused, outcome-driven, safe, effective, and efficient Quality and Efficiency Making health care more patient-focused, outcome-driven, safe, effective, and efficient Enormous progress has been made, but health care quality, safety, and ...

Family Caregiving Our Goals Through innovative research and analysis, broad dissemination of findings, and collaboration with health care and social service providers, United Hospital Fund works to advance public and professional understanding of the crucial role family caregivers play in ...

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 ...

Quality Institute The Quality Institute Team Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, MSc, SM Click to see email address Read Bio   X Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, MSc, SM Click to see email address Anne-Marie is a licensed primary care physician with over ...

Class of 2019-20 CQFP Class of 2019-20 Participants in the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Oluwadamilare Adeosun, MPA, MSM, RN-BC, NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network John E. Arbo MD, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Tamar Berger RN, MSN, CIC, St. Joseph Hospital Robert ...

Special Tribute United Hospital Fund periodically recognizes the achievements of organizations or individuals who have had a significant impact on health care in New York City—and who have earned the respect and admiration of UHF and the broader health ...

James H. Simons, PhD James H. Simons, PhD Health Care Leadership Award, 2017 In 2017, UHF was pleased to present the award to James H. Simons, chairman of the Simons Foundation, for his visionary philanthropy to advance basic scientific research ...

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 ...

2019 Honorees BronxCare Health System John R. Colón , Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees For improving access to care for the West African community in the Bronx by creating a new diaspora practice to address the major health needs of this ...

Class of 2020-21 Oluyemisi Ariyibi, MD, MPH, CUNY Sophie-David School of Medicine and SBH Health System William Bodeker, MS, FNP-BC, CEN, CCRN, Mount Sinai Health System Kimberly Cartmill, MD, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Kelly Sessler, MPH, RN, CCRN-K, CLNC, NewYork-Presbyterian ...

Quality Leaders Forum Quality Leaders Forum Building a network of leaders in health care quality The Quality Leaders Forum is a group of emerging and established quality leaders committed to improving the delivery of high-quality care in the greater New ...

PEDS Network Fellowship Showcasing the PEDS Network's Impact 0002F5BE-1640-40F5-9D81-D091B6986488 Created with sketchtool. Buffalo Sprouts: A Pediatric Urban Gardening Initiative An overview of the Urban Garden Initiative, “Buffalo Sprouts,” led by Dr. Sarah Ventre, MD, MPH, of Niagara Street Pediatrics ...

Theresa Lang Children’s Ambulatory Center In late 2016, as the leadership of the Center considered incorporating psychosocial needs screening into its practice, it decided to work in tandem with a community partner and to focus on meeting the needs ...

Addressing Social Needs Children with unmet social needs—such as food insecurity or housing instability—are at greater risk for chronic health conditions, developmental delays, behavioral problems, and poor educational outcomes. Well-child care visits are an opportunity to identify unmet ...

Supporting Parenting Nurturing parents’ knowledge of child development and supporting their ability to build healthy family relationships are important for achieving positive health outcomes for children. All children rely on safe, stable and positive interactions with a parent or caregiver ...

Gould Visiting Scholar The Gould Visiting Scholar program was established in 2020 by Elaine and David Gould to bring high-level external expertise to existing UHF program areas and to help develop new initiatives. The Gould Visiting Scholar works on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa Back to Distinguished Community Service Awards UHF is proud to present the 2020 Distinguished Community Service Award to Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, Co-Founders & Co-CEOs of Warby Parker, in recognition of Warby Parker’s ...

New York Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Category New York Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Group Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Group Over Time The graph below shows total Medicaid enrollment broken down by eligibility category. 2 Percentage of Enrollment by Eligibility Group ...

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 ...

Previous QLF Events Quality Leaders Forum: Past Events Previous convenings and events of the QLF The Quality Leaders Forum is a group of emerging and established quality leaders committed to improving the delivery of high-quality care in the greater New ...

Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Long before the pandemic, policymakers, providers, and community members were concerned about the growing mental health and substance use crises in the city. Access to appropriate behavioral services is plagued by the same inequities ...

Equity in Health and Health Care The disparate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color was just the latest example of health disparities in New York City. Even before the pandemic, life expectancy in some Black communities and other communities ...