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Navigating Obstacles in Cross-Sector Partnership Development: The Camarillo Health Care District Story

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Partnership Profile

In this Partnership Profile, learn how the the Camarillo Health Care District, one of the two runners-up of the 2019 John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award, navigated the challenging landscape of cross-sector partnerships and succeeded in improving health outcomes among older adults in its community.   Navigating Obstacles in Cross-Sector Partnership Development: The Camarillo Health …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Learning Collaborative Capstone Meeting

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

The Aging and Disability Business Institute recently brought together participants from its three most recent learning collaboratives at an in-person meeting where they shared insights on their experiences and the knowledge they gained in the areas of health IT, new opportunities in Medicare Advantage and expanding their successful partnerships with health care. Held over the …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 Network Operations Learning Collaborative

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

The purpose of the Network Operations Learning Collaborative (NetOps), hosted by the Aging and Disability Business Institute at the National Association for Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), is to provide not-for-profit community-based integrated networks and network lead entities/brokers with the knowledge and skills to build the operations and sustainability of their network for delivery of …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Now Accepting Applications for 2020 Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Build Your Network

The Aging and Disability Business Institute at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and the National Council on Aging are excited to announce a call for applications for aging and disability community-based organizations and networks to participate in a learning collaborative focused on building the knowledge and skills needed to successfully pursue …

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Building a Foundation for Health Care and Community-Based Organizations Partnerships

- Meals on Wheels America
Categories: Build Your Network, Get Started, Understand the Landscape

In recent years, the impact of the social determinants of health on an individual’s health and well-being has moved to the forefront of attention for many in the health care sector. The Social determinants of health include the social, economic and environmental factors that take place outside of typical health care settings and include access …

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Tools to Accelerate Cross-Sector Partnership Development

- Rory Daly, Communications Assistant, n4a
Categories: Build Your Network, Define Your Value, Get Started

Cross-sector partnerships can be a powerful way to improve health care for older adults and people living with disabilities—and they demonstrate the extraordinary potential that can result for both health care systems and hospitals. Yet, without the right tools and information, these partnerships can be difficult to build and sustain. As a part of the …

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NCOA Releases New Resource to Help You Achieve Medicare Reimbursement for Your Diabetes Self-Management Program

- Kathleen Cameron, Senior Director, Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging & Cora Plass, Consultant, National Council on Aging
Categories: Get Started, Understand the Landscape

  The Challenge Definitions Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Services. The term used in the 2017 National Standards for DSMES to refer to the ongoing process of supporting individuals with diabetes to increase their knowledge, skills and ability for self-care. Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP). The term used for the six-week group Diabetes Self-Management Education …

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How Partners in Care Foundation Leverages a Large-Scale CBO Network to Improve Health Outcomes for One of California’s Largest Health Plans

- Collaborative Consulting
Categories: Partnership Profile

In this Success Story, learn how the Partners in Care Foundation (PICF) found success in partnering with California’s health care sector and pioneering cross-sector partnerships through a medical-social integrated model of care.   How Partners in Care Foundation Leverages a Large-Scale CBO Network to Improve Health Outcomes for One of California’s Largest Health Plans …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Honors Institute on Aging with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2019 Business Innovation Award

- Joellen Leavelle, Director, Communications, n4a
Categories: Announcement

For Immediate Release July 30, 2019 Contact: Joellen Leavelle, jleavelle@n4a.org and 202-719-8890 New Orleans—Today, the Aging and Disability Business Institute presented the California-based Institute on Aging with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2019 Business Innovation Award for its pioneering work in helping older adults transition from institutional settings into the community where they can live …

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2020 Final Call Letter Offers Guidance and Structure for Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits

- Mary Kaschak, Executive Director, LTQA and Paul Cantrell, Consultant, n4a
Categories: Understand the Landscape

Recent policy changes indicate a growing recognition that factors called the social determinants of health (SDOH) can play a significant role in an individual’s health and well-being—a fact that community-based aging and disability organizations (CBOs) have long known. The SDOH include access to transportation, healthy food and accessible housing. Research shows that simple, low-cost services …

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