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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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A View From the Field: Future Directions for Contracting Between Health Care and Community-Based Organizations

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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More Time to Tell Us About Your Health Care Contracting Experience

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

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 …

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Taking the Pulse of an Evolving Field: Share Your Experiences with Health Care Contracting

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

The Aging and Disability Business Institute wants to hear from you! In partnership with Scripps Gerontology Center of Excellence at Miami University, the Business Institute has launched a survey seeking information from aging and disability CBOs on how they are partnering and contracting with health care entities in a rapidly evolving market. By responding to …

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Participants Chosen for Medicare Advantage and Network Operations Learning Collaboratives

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Announcement

Over the next six months, participants of the Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative will be engaged in a curriculum that will provide them with knowledge and skills to pursue partnerships and contracts with Medicare Advantage plans for delivery of home and community-based services (HCBS). The Network Operations Learning Collaborative will, over the next six months, engage …

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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, Success Stories

In this Partnership Profile, learn how the Camarillo Health Care District, one of the two runners-up for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2019 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 Care …

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