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VAAACares Receives 2017 The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Uncategorized

Congratulations to VAAACARES for receiving The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award! The Business Innovation Award was established in 2016 to recognize Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that pioneer bold strategies to partner with the health care system and deliver integrated care to older adults and people with disabilities in the community.   The Virginia Area …

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ACL Business Acumen Case Study: Winning the Contract: New Revenue Stream for Community Organizations

- Elizabeth Blair
Categories: Success Stories

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released new resources from the Business Acumen Initiative to provide background on this work and to feature case studies from community-based organizations (CBOs) that highlight their activities to secure contracts and develop relationships with partner organizations. Launched in 2012, this program aims to strengthen the aging and disability networks from the …

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ACL Business Acumen Case Study: Building the Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative

- Elizabeth Blair
Categories: Success Stories

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released new resources from the Business Acumen Initiative to provide background on this work and to feature case studies from community-based organizations (CBOs) that highlight their activities to secure contracts and develop relationships with partner organizations. Launched in 2012, this program aims to strengthen the aging and disability networks from the …

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Business Acumen Case Study: Florida Network Evolves from Regional Collaborative to Statewide Network

- Elizabeth Blair
Categories: Success Stories

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released new resources from the Business Acumen Initiative to provide background on this work and to feature case studies from community-based organizations (CBOs) that highlight their activities to secure contracts and develop relationships with partner organizations. Launched in 2012, this program aims to strengthen the aging and disability networks from the …

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Aging and Disability Business Institute Launches Survey to Take the Pulse of CBO-Health Care Partnerships

- Nora Super, Chief, Programs & Services, n4a and Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Get Started

Aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs)* across the country are partnering with health care payers and providers at an ever-increasing pace, coming together to bridge the worlds of medical care and social supports to achieve the Triple Aim of better care, improved health, and lower costs. The Aging and Disability Business Institute, along with its …

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Constructing a Value Proposition for Your Evidence-Based Programs

- Serena Weisner, MS, Specialist Consultant in Health, Aging & Community Programming & Jennifer Raymond, Director of the Healthy Living Center of Excellence
Categories: Define Your Value

  Those of us who have invested countless hours and extensive resources into the adoption and implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs) are well-versed in the value of these programs.  We know that EBPs: Have undergone rigorous evaluation Been published in peer-reviewed literature Are proven to have significant positive impacts on participants Have been broadly translated …

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Getting Ready for the Second Wave of the Baby Boom: How CBOs can work with Medicare Advantage plans to serve Trailing-Edge Boomers

- Claire B. Cruse, MPH, Health Policy Manager, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, Deloitte Services LP
Categories: Understand the Landscape

  As leaders of aging and disability organizations, you are well aware of a fact that many other industries have only recently become aware of: the Baby Boomers are aging – and there are millions of them. Many health plan leaders have also now started paying strategic attention to how this massive aging cohort is …

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To Measure or Not to Measure: Tracking Evidence-Based Program Outcomes: You Do Not Need To Reinvent the Wheel

- Kate Lorig, Dr. P.H.
Categories: Get Started
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*Kate Lorig, Dr. P.H., is the Director of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center and Professor of Medicine in the Stanford School of Medicine. She has more than 30 years’ experience in developing, evaluating, and implementing self-management programs for people with chronic diseases. Kate is a member of the Evidence-Based Leadership Council.   As health care payers and …

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award: Recognizing Powerful Partnerships Between Community-Based Organizations and the Health Care Sector

- Rani Snyder, MPA, Program Director, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Categories: Get Started
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 While the Hollywood awards season wrapped up a few months ago, the Aging and Disability Business Institute is revving up for its yearly recognition of superstar community-based organizations (CBOs) that are shining in their partnerships with the health care sector. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2nd annual The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation …

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GWEPs & Community-Based Programs: Improving the Quality of Care for Older Adults

- Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Categories: Get Started Understand the Landscape

One of my passions is finding new ways to develop a health care workforce that is better prepared to care for older adults.  That is why I was delighted to be part of the session at the recent American Society on Aging (ASA) Conference  that focused on the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program and Area Agencies …

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The SCAN Foundation Linkage Lab: St.Paul’s Senior Services

- Aging and Disability Business Institute
Categories: Success Stories

Part of a six part series of Linkage Lab case studies developed by The SCAN Foundation, this Success Story showcases how St. Paul’s Senior Services (St. Paul’s) was able to strengthen its overall market position, implement an effective electronic health record (EHR) system, enhance community awareness of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offerings, …

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