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A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this year has implications for aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) seeking and engaging in contract work with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The new rule aligns existing regulation with a series of changes made under the CHRONIC Care Act that expanded …
For Immediate Release September 23, 2020 Contact: Joellen Leavelle, jleavelle@n4a.org and 202-719-8890 WASHINGTON—Today, the Aging and Disability Business Institute presented JASA with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award for its work to support the critical needs of older adults transitioning from hospital stays back to their homes at the National Association …
Aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) are well positioned to become Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) providers. Doing so can potentially increase a CBO’s sustainability, visibility—and its ability to impact health outcomes in the communities they serve. The Aging and Disability Business Institute’s new resource guide, Becoming a Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider: What CBOs Need to Know, explores …
Health information technology (IT) systems allow organizations with the ability to record, store, protect, retrieve and share administrative, clinical or financial information—and are key to supporting efficient service delivery and reporting needs required by health care entities. For aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs), vetting and selecting the right Health IT platform can be a …
The Aging and Disability Business Institute is now accepting nominations for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award. Now in its fifth year, The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award celebrates the successes of aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) that are partnering and contracting with health care entities to reduce health …
As aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) explore new opportunities to engage in health care contracting work, they must properly assess both their internal readiness and external environments. For years, the Business Institute’s Readiness Assessment tool has helped CBOs determine how prepared their organizations are for entering into contracts with health care entities. And now, …
Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award recognizes the successes of community-based organizations (CBOs) that are partnering and contracting with health care entities, such as hospitals, health plans and accountable care organizations, to reduce health care costs and improve the well-being of older adults and people with disabilities in their communities. …
When health care entities contract with aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) to support the needs of older adults and persons with disabilities, they can help improve health outcomes and create cost savings. However, contracting with health care entities can prove challenging for many CBOs. As a result, the Aging and Disability Business Institute’s new …
In June 2019, the Aging and Disability Business Institute convened a meeting of over 40 leaders from the Aging and Disability Networks, including government partners, private philanthropy, national organizations, Area Agencies on Aging and other community-based organizations (CBOs) that are leading the field in health care contracting. At the meeting, we collectively considered two key …
We have always recognized the value of your time—especially now with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all levels of the Aging Network. In response to increased demands on AAAs and community-based organizations (CBOs), the Aging and Disability Business Institute has extended the deadline to fill out our health care contracting survey. You now have until May …
