Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and enhance the quality of care within health systems across the greater New York region through GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at: bolstering clinical quality improvement leadership through the continuation and expansion of …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development To identify and address selected psychosocial risks to development associated with childhood and family poverty, through screening of young children in pediatric primary care practices and referrals to partnering community-based social service organizations for needed …
Legal Action Center To publish two issue briefs on policies and practices that best engage and retain justice-involved individuals in effective health care, drawing on the organization's experience working with New York State to enroll these individuals into Medicaid and …
UHF Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative To address the critical issue of antibiotic resistance—to date a focus of work primarily in inpatient settings—by engaging hospital-owned outpatient practice sites in analyzing the factors affecting prescribing practices and developing a comprehensive action plan …
Data & Society Research Institute To generate an overview of New York-based activity to develop relevant apps, clinical decision tools, connected devices, and other assistive digital health technology for patients with multiple chronic conditions, and to create a framework for …
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center To add a volunteer component to a childhood obesity program for the hospital's neighboring communities, including one in which over 40 percent of children are overweight or obese. As an adjunct to the hospital's …
The Institute for Family Health Two To improve health outcomes and reduce costs by developing and pilot-testing a single model of care coordination. Like many providers, the Institute provides care coordination services through a number of programs that target special, …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and quality of care through joint GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at building clinical leadership capacity in quality improvement through Year 12 of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program; and improving patient access to …
Public Agenda To gain insight into parents’ expectations and receptivity to screening for social determinants of health in pediatric primary care, particularly those that address main risks and protective factors that influence child development (including toxic stress, food insecurity, and …
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 …
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 …
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, Phase II Building on the first phase of the Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, eight pediatric providers and their community partners will work to further enhance their abilities to identify and address the social determinants …
Greater New York Hospital Association Three To continue the UHF/GNYHA quality improvement partnership. To continue the UHF/GNYHA quality improvement partnership in three key areas: strengthening and expanding quality improvement education and training for doctors and nurses through the Clinical Quality …
Greater New York Hospital Association Four To enhance the long-standing quality improvement infrastructure collaboratively led by the United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association. In 2005, the Fund and the Greater New York Hospital Association formed a partnership …
Fund for Public Health in New York / New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene To measure the effectiveness of the launch of New York State's health benefit exchange in reaching uninsured persons and facilitating their connection to …
Greater New York Hospital Association To build provider capacity and quality of care through joint GNYHA/UHF activities aimed at enhancing quality improvement training for health care professionals through the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program; supporting hospitals and health systems in incorporating …
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 13 of the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program (CQFP); and improving …
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 …