New Framework to Help Providers Integrate Behavioral Health into Primary Care Practices A new guide will help primary care practices increase their ability to serve patients with mental health issues within their primary health care settings. A new guide will …
Effective Value-Based Payment for Children Requires Different Quality Measures than Those for Adults, Says UHF Report A new report focuses on the quality measures to consider as part of value-based payment arrangements for children's health care. A new United Hospital …
Medicaid Conference Takes Stock on Value-Based Payment A summary of UHF's 2016 Medicaid conference, "Medicaid in New York: Progressing to Value-Based Payment." The revolutionary and evolutionary redesign of New York's Medicaid program has entered a new phase, with greater focus …
Catherine Arnst Joins United Hospital Fund as Director of Public Information Catherine Arnst joins United Hospital Fund as Director of Public Information. Catherine Arnst, an award winning health journalist and communications specialist, has joined United Hospital Fund as director of …
New Central Line Guide a Key Component of Patient Safety in Home Care Settings United Hospital Fund (UHF) today released a detailed guide for home care patients and their family caregivers that explains in straightforward text and graphics how to …
Congressional "Repeal and Replace" Health Plan Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York The American Health Care Act (AHCA), approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate, would undermine the dramatic insurance coverage gains …
Aiming for "Best Practices": UHF Learning Collaborative Focuses on Outpatient Antibiotic Use UHF's Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative has entered its second stage, with participating health systems and hospitals joining in a Learning Collaborative to improve prescribing for adults with acute …
Robert S. Galvin, MD, Elected to Board of United Hospital Fund Robert S. Galvin, MD, chief executive officer of Equity Healthcare and a nationally recognized leader in market-based health policy and financing, has been elected a director of UHF. NEW …
Health Research Symposium Focuses on Using Data in Patient Engagement The 28th annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice focused on the use of data in improving patient care. Read about and view the presentations. …
Family Caregiving Summit: Innovations Needed for Overlooked Groups of Caregivers Speakers at a family caregiving summit said much more needs to be done to support young caregivers and isolated caregivers in rural areas. The good news: New York State has …
UHF's Chad Shearer Testifies Before City Council on Public Hospital Challenges, Progress In invited testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Hospitals, Chad Shearer laid out the importance of the Health + Hospitals safety net and the need …
United Hospital Fund Launches Second Phase of Early Childhood Development Initiative to Address Social and Economic Factors Affecting Children's Health UHF launched the second phase of its Partnerships for Early Childhood Development initiative to address social determinants affecting the health …
Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Project Leads to Drop in Prescribing Improved antibiotic prescribing practices reported at final meeting of Phase II of the Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative. The development of antibiotics was one of the great medical advances of the 20th …
Quietly, Pioneering UHF Work Helps Ensure Access to Care Given the delicate one-step-forward/one-back dance on health insurance coverage and access to care, the work of UHF's Health Insurance Project and Medicaid Institute is playing an important role in supporting major …
Examining Opioid Epidemic's Impact on Children and Families Largely lost in all the coverage of the current opioid epidemic are the effects on the children of addicted parents. A new UHF project seeks to examine and address the epidemic's impact …
New Report Outlines What’s at Stake in Patient Decision-Making About Post-Acute Care Under stress of illness and hospitalization, patients and family caregivers are not well-positioned to make informed decisions about post-acute care. Release Date: 11.15.2018 Contact: carnst@uhfnyc.org Contact Phone: 212-494-0733 …
Two UHF Reports Highlight Challenges Faced by Patients and Providers in Transition to Post-Hospital Care Post-acute care is an important component of health care, but many patients do not have adequate support, resources to make an informed choice when selecting …
VIDEO: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Participants on What They've Learned, Where They're Going United Hospital Fund has been collaborating since 2015 with New York-area health care organizations, the Greater New York Hospital Association, the New York State Department of Health, and …
Afya Foundation UHF awards a Special Tribute to Afya Foundation and its founder Danielle Butin for vital assistance to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and responses to crises worldwide. Special Tribute United Hospital Fund periodically recognizes organizations …
Chad Shearer Named to Advisory Board of NJ Medicaid Center Chad Shearer, VP of policy for UHF, was named to the advisory board of a newly created Medicaid Policy Center in New Jersey. Chad Shearer, UHF vice-president for policy and …
The Ripple Effect: An In-Depth Look at The Hidden Impact of The Opioid Epidemic on Children A far-reaching UHF report makes clear that the magnitude of the opioid epidemic’s impact is much greater than realized. Even if the opioid epidemic …
Small Primary Care Practices Demonstrate New Framework Can Help Patients Access High-Quality Behavioral Health Care A year-long project demonstrated that small primary care practices can help fill this gap by screening patients for depression and coordinating their mental health, medical, …
Number of New York State Primary Care Providers Adopting Coordinated Care Model Soars The number of primary care providers in New York State adopting the patient-centered medical home soard by more than 35 percent between May 2017 and May 2018. …
“Numbers and Stories” Inform Profile of Health Coverage in Western & Central NY; Many Uninsured in 16 Counties Likely Eligible for Help A new report examining the uninsured in western and central New York found that many are likely income-eligible …
New Framework Facilitates Primary Care-Community Organization Partnerships to Screen for Social Determinants of Health NEW YORK, NY—June 6, 2019—United Hospital Fund (UHF) today released a framework designed to help primary care providers screen their patients for social determinants of health …
Medicaid in New York: UHF Conference Looks Toward the Future New York State's innovative set of Medicaid delivery system reforms, launched five years ago and built around a shift to value-based payments, has reduced both preventable hospitalizations and their associated …
New York’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace Now Open For Business For 2020 In Run-up to Opening, UHF Roundtable Focuses on Reaching Remaining Uninsured, Public Charge Rule In Run-up to Opening, UHF Roundtable Focuses on Reaching Remaining Uninsured, Public Charge Rule …
12th Class of Clinical Quality Fellowship Program Completes First Retreat UHF and Greater New York Hospital Association launched the new class of 30 Clinical Quality Fellows on a 15-month program focused on improving quality and patient safety. For the 12th …
Information to Assist Parents and Pediatric Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak Resources for parents and providers during the COVID-19 outbreak Ensuring children's safety and well-being during uncertain and chaotic times is critically important. To aid parents and pediatric and social service …
As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, UHF Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market Report recommends a series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for individuals. Report recommends removing barriers and improving tools to help immigrants, others …
Lessons from the Great Recession: How Medicaid Enrollment Patterns of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic A HealthWatch report analyzes NYS Medicaid enrollment trends during the “Great Recession” of 2007-2009. NEW YORK, NY—June 9, 2020—A HealthWatch report …
UHF 2020 Gala Goes Virtual, Features Health Care Workers Tribute by Brian Stokes Mitchell UHF’s fall gala will be virtual this year, but will still honor exceptional area leaders for their contributions to health and health care. Each year United …
United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Vaughn R. Murria overseeing UHF's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives NEW YORK, NY—November 30, 2020— United Hospital Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources, was named …
National Quality Leader Margaret O’Kane Addresses Racial Inequities at Quality Leaders Forum Margaret O’Kane, president and founder of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. addressed health inequities as the featured speaker at UHF’s third Quality Leaders Forum. The COVID-19 pandemic …
UHF Report Details How the ARPA Helps New Yorkers Maintain Affordable Health Coverage A new HeathWatch brief finds that The American Rescue Plan Act helps New Yorkers who lost their jobs or job-based health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic find …
United Hospital Fund Names Joan Guzik New Director of Quality and Efficiency Joan Guzik, UHF's current director of quality improvement, will be named director of quality and efficiency effective September 3, succeeding Lynn Rogut, current director of quality and team …
Quality Leaders Forum Focuses on the Power of Asking, “What Matters to You?” Asking what matters to you? may seem like an obvious opening when caring for a patient, but it is only in the last decade that health care …
Making Medicaid More Accessible and Equitable: UHF’s Annual Medicaid Conference At United Hospital Fund's annual Medicaid Conference on July 21, Amir Bassiri, Medicaid Director at the New York State Department of Health, announced that the state's Medicaid Program is about …
Sprouting A Passion for Health: A Doctor’s Waiting-Room Garden Joins Buffalo Clinic In the waiting room of Niagara Street Pediatrics in Buffalo, patients encounter a fully functioning garden with produce, a gardening guide, and seedlings they can take home. At …
UHF Elects Goldman Sachs Executive Amal Alibair to Board United Hospital Fund has elected Amal Alibair, head of the U.S. Institutional Client Solutions business for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management, to its Board of Directors. NEW YORK, NY—October 05, 2022—United …
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 literacy …
Promising Collaborative Opportunities Emerge in Second Bridging Quality and Equity Task Force Meeting A United Hospital Fund task force focused on integrating equity in health care quality held its second meeting and has started to identify strategies that can help …
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 …
A Doctor’s Innovative Solution for Spiking Wait Times in Outpatient Clinics Patients at a Manhattan hospital's outpatient clinics can save around 17 minutes each visit thanks to one doctor's project with United Hospital Fund and the Greater New York Hospital …
UHF Webinar Highlights ‘Disconcerting’ Barriers for New York’s Children and Families Children and families across New York are facing significant barriers to their well-being, according to new comprehensive data shared at a United Hospital Fund webinar. Children and families across …