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 …
Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone–Second Avenue The Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone–Second Avenue is located on Second Avenue in Brooklyn and is part of the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone’s network of eight …
UHF's Impact - Disabled UHF's Impact How UHF is improving health and health care Health care can be dauntingly convoluted, with different factors affecting so many aspects of health. UHF works to improve health and health care on numerous fronts, …
Improving New York Medicaid UHF’s Pivotal Role in Improving New York Medicaid A monumental undertaking Each year, New York State spends more than $70 billion through its Medicaid program to care for 6 million vulnerable residents. Because of this immense …
Polypharmacy in NYC Nursing Homes Addressing Polypharmacy in Nursing Homes Reducing the burdens of overprescription SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION Polypharmacy is the overprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications. For the second year, United Hospital Fund …
UHF Mission, Annotated A Primer on UHF's Mission Clarifying our intent and the terms we use to describe our work Some of the terms in our mission statement have no standard definitions and may be confusing and subject to misinterpretation. …
2022 Honorees The 2022 Excellence in Health Care Award Honorees 73 honorees from across the New York metropolitan region UHF’s Excellence in Health Care Award honors extraordinary personal leadership to improve quality of care, patient safety, and patient experience. Honorees …
Jennifer Mieres, MD Jennifer Mieres, MD UHF Special Tribute 2022 In 2022, UHF saluted Jennifer Mieres, MD, for her role as a leader in women’s health, in diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care, and in advancing heart care in …
New York Annual Public Health Insurance New York Public Health Insurance All Public Insurance Enrollment This graph reviews enrollment in all New York public health insurance programs: Medicaid, Child Health Plus (CHP), Essential Plan (EP), and Qualified Health Plans (QHP) …
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Personal Reflection 2023 A Personal Reflection A year-end message from Dr. Oxiris Barbot, president and CEO of United Hospital Fund Support United Hospital Fund Every New Yorker deserves good health care. You can help. Donate Now
Reflections Reflections Dora Mendez, MPA, Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Reflections on a Year of DEI Best Practices When United Hospital Fund launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative in 2019, it …
2023 Participating Sites 2023 Participating Sites Pediatric Steps to Literacy, One Book at a Time Apicha Community Health Center A newly established community health center in Jackson Heights, Queens, Apicha created a reading corner in their waiting room and hosted …
Health Equity Fellowship Health Equity Fellowship Cultivating the next generation of health equity change-makers in New York City About the Fellowship Our fellowship is an 18-month experiential learning opportunity for cohorts of up to 12 mid-career clinicians to participate in …
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Primary Care (PROPC)-NY Initiative To better understand patient perspectives and help prioritize the patient voice in the delivery of high-quality primary care in New York by advancing the use of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs). The Institute for …
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy To help ensure that the unique health needs of children are considered in New York's health care reform efforts, by assessing the impact on child health of various approaches to value-based payment, and disseminating …
Montefiore Medical Center To support integration of behavioral health care services into small to medium-sized primary care practices by developing an implementation framework and guide to evidence-based models—especially timely as Performing Provider Systems, under New York's Delivery System Reform Incentive …
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service To implement and evaluate strategies to improve the connection to and use of primary care services among New York State of Health marketplace enrollees, with specific focus on immigrants …
The City University of New York School of Public Health To develop and pilot a student awareness campaign about depression, develop resources for students, and use student “Health Ambassadors” to craft and disseminate messages as well as provide information and …
Isabella Geriatric Center/Together on Diabetes-NYC To bridge Together on Diabetes-NYC service operations while Isabella Geriatric Center and a large health plan complete and implement a reimbursement agreement covering Together on Diabetes-NYC services so the program is self-sustaining. Since 2011, the …
Community Service Society of New York To explore policy options for affordable health insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants, and to discuss those options in a report that will be presented to policymakers and key stakeholders. While health insurance coverage expansions …
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center To develop a peer volunteer program to support seniors at risk of readmission or other post-discharge complications. The hospital will develop the Seniors Coaching Seniors volunteer program to provide peer coaching support to low-income, socially isolated …
New York Methodist Hospital To improve patient engagement in the hospital's Web-based patient portal through volunteer-led promotion and education activities. MyNYM is New York Methodist Hospital's Web-based patient portal, which provides patients with vital information about their medical history and …
The Institute for Family Health This grant aims to improve care and outcomes for high-need patients by training staff in shared care planning, coordinating care among patients' multiple providers, expanding the Institute's ability to track care through the electronic health …
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health To develop a plan using social media to extend its community health interventions to a broader, more diverse audience of minority/immigrant communities in Brooklyn. Social media has created a new platform for private businesses, …
Together on Diabetes-NYC/Isabella Geriatric Center To continue to serve Washington Heights by providing diabetes-related activities and services and further embed the program in the community. Since January 2011, the United Hospital Fund has been developing and testing a diabetes community …
Greater New York Hospital Association Five To enhance the quality improvement infrastructure that was collaboratively established by the United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association in 2005, with annual grant support from the Fund. Since 2005, when the …
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center To develop a volunteer program to support family caregivers of individuals with serious mental illness. For this new component of Lincoln's Integrated Collaborative Care and Wellness Program, 15 volunteers will be recruited to facilitate …
Family Health Centers at NYU Langone To pilot test, evaluate, and recommend modifications to a screening, referral, and feedback process that connects patients that screen positive for one or more social needs to appropriate community-based organizations for social support services. …
Polypharmacy in Skilled Nursing Facilities Engaging six skilled nursing facilities in a learning collaborative focused on improving the quality of care by reducing the incidence of polypharmacy among long-stay residents. Engaging six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in a learning collaborative …
United Hospital Fund Examines the Future of the Child Health Plus Program A new United Hospital Fund report examines New York's Child Health Plus program, whose federal funding was recently extended, but the federal funding prospects beyond 2017 are unknown, …
United Hospital Fund Report Looks Beyond the Sunset of a Health Care Reinsurance Program That Is Helping Keep Individual Rates More Affordable A UHF snapshot report focuses on the Transitional Reinsurance Program, which was created by a provision of the …
UHF Honors 28 Hospital Trustees for Leadership and Service United Hospital Fund honored 28 trustees from hospitals throughout the greater New York region with its Distinguished Trustee Award. United Hospital Fund honored 28 trustees from hospitals throughout the greater New …
Bettina Alonso and Eugene Keilin Elected to United Hospital Fund's Board Bettina Alonso and Eugene Keilin have been elected to the United Hospital Fund's board of directors. Bettina Alonso and Eugene Keilin have been elected to the United Hospital Fund's …
United Hospital Fund Awards $662,642 in Grants to Improve Health Care Services in New York UHF announced seven grants, totaling $662,242, for projects to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker. United Hospital Fund (UHF) has …
Non-Profit Leaders Discuss the Future of Health Care Reform At a panel discussion on January 24, 2017, hosted by Philanthropy New York, David Sandman and Jim Tallon discussed health care reform and the prospect of replacing the Affordable Care Act. …
United Hospital Fund Releases Two Guides to Help Patients, Family Caregivers Understand What to Expect During Transition from Hospital to Home Care New York State's 2.6 million unpaid family caregivers, like their 40 million counterparts across the United States, are …
UHF Releases Toolkit to Assist Hospitals in Implementing New York State's CARE Act A step-by-step toolkit helps hospitals meet CARE Act requirements to engage family caregivers in discharge planning and prepare them for the complex post-discharge care they wil be …
United Hospital Fund, Seven Hospitals Expand Efforts to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Outpatients in New York City UHF announced today that it is launching Stage II of its Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative to improve antibiotic prescribing for outpatients across New …
Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Will Become New UHF President Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, will become president of United Hospital Fund on August 14, UHF Chairman J. Barclay Collins II has announced. Dr. Shih was named after a national search for …
PECD Learning Collaborative: Getting to Know You Building working relationships was the challenge at the first Partnerships for Early Childhood Development learning collaborative meeting, when health care providers and community agencies, many of them strangers to each other, brainstormed on …
Health Affairs Article Highlights UHF's Partnerships in Early Childhood Development Initiative An innovative partnership among United Hospital, the Altman Foundation, and The New York Community Trust is helping health care and neighborhood social services providers address social, environmental, and economic …
New York State Medicaid Director Announces Initiative for Young Children at UHF Conference New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson announced the First 1000 Days on Medicaid Initiative at United Hospital Fund's annual Medicaid conference on July 20. The Initiative …
United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers for Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care United Hospital Fund paid tribute tonight at its annual gala to leaders in philanthropy, banking, and health care—James H. Simons, PhD, Priscilla Almodovar, Robert …
Measures that Matter: Team Seeks Data that Consumers Can Use for Health Care Decisions For New Yorkers trying to choose a doctor or hospital, finding valid, relevant, and accessible quality comparisons is remarkably difficult. A Quality Institute project is tackling …