In May, 2018, 40 leaders and scholars from universities, delivery organizations, professional associations, advocacy groups, government agencies, and private insurance companies were convened to identify and prioritize recommendations to ensure an adequate workforce to support the care of people with serious illnesses in the community. Summit attendees proposed 16 overarching recommendations, spanning the workforce from…
The New York DSRIP program is a Medicaid demonstration that supports restructuring the state’s health care delivery system by promoting community-level collaborations, and has the goal of achieving a 25% reduction in avoidable hospital use for Medicaid patients over 5 years. NY DSRIP funds 25 Performing Provider Systems (PPS) located throughout the state. This webinar…
The Massachusetts DSRIP program is one component of Massachusetts’ Section 1115 Medicaid waiver demonstration that supports a transition to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Among other initiatives, the DSRIP program provides funding for ACOs, as well as for community-based organizations that provide highly specialized care coordination supports for members with complex needs, and various statewide workforce…
This tutorial demonstrates how to create an address locator in ArcGIS that can be used to geocode addresses located in a particular state.ArrayAugust 30, 2019 19 minutes Array This tutorial demonstrates how to create an address locator in ArcGIS that can be used to geocode addresses located in a particular state. 57August 30, 2019
Many individuals suffer from both mental health and substance use disorders, but few providers are trained to provide both mental health and substance use treatment. Treatment for individuals who suffer from both mental health and substance use conditions is critical to helping reduce the burden on other systems such as emergency rooms, social services, and…
The Social Mission Metrics Initiative (SMMI) develops a survey instrument that health organizations can use to measure the success of their social mission. Developing such a standardized survey instrument requires that the relative importance of different elements of social mission success are weighted appropriately. This brief describes a study that surveyed hundreds of stakeholders at…
A large percentage of patients experiencing behavioral health issues seek help in primary care settings. Most are discharged without receiving behavioral health treatments. Furthermore, roughly half of all care for common psychiatric disorders is provided in primary care settings, and patients are often more open to discussing mental health concerns with their primary care physicians….
Many states have conducted behavioral health workforce studies. Here is a catalogue of some of the reports they have done. ArrayOnline Resource Arrayhttps://www.healthworkforceta.org/state-level-behavioral-health-workforce-reports/September 5, 2019Array, Array, Array, Array, Array September 5, 2019
The Inventory of State Health Workforce Data Collection, 2019 surveys the health workforce supply (eg, demographic, education, and practice characteristics of health professionals), demand (eg, vacancies and employer recruitment and retention difficulties), and the education pipeline (eg, graduation rates and trainee/graduate characteristics). The findings from this survey are used to populate the State Health Workforce…
Medical assistants (MAs) are key members of the health care team and are assuming new and expanded roles amid health care delivery transformation. Some health care employers are turning to apprenticeships to meet their MA workforce needs. This report describes MA apprenticeships through literature review and analysis of interviews with key personnel involved with programs…
