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Aging and Disability Business Institute Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Financial Acumen Learning Collaborative

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

Hosted by the Aging and Disability Business Institute at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), the Financial Acumen Learning Collaborative (FALC), will provide aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to build and strengthen their financial operations and agency sustainability efforts related to contracts with health care …

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Build vs. Buy: Addressing Health Care Questions in Your Value Proposition

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Understand the Landscape

Over the last several years there has been a drive toward the integration of health care and social services, including long-term services and supports, to better meet the holistic needs of older adults, people with disabilities and their family caregivers. This integration has been catalyzed by new payment models and health care delivery system reforms …

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Changes to Medicare Advantage Reinforce the Role of CBOs in Supplemental Benefits

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Understand the Landscape

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 …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Honors JASA with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award

- Joellen Leavelle
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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New Resource Examines Key Considerations of Becoming a Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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New Tools to Help Your CBO Research Health IT Platforms

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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Nominations Open for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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New Assessment Tools to Help Your Organization Prepare for Health Care Contracting

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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, …

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Past Recipients of The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories

  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. …

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Contracting Dos & Don’ts – Part One of a New Multi-Part Contracting Toolkit

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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