HANYS’ Opioid Summit: Innovative Collaboration for Change is designed for healthcare professionals delivering opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services across the continuum of care. This education and networking event will explore innovative opioid use disorder programs and evidence-based strategies, offering resources, tools, and best practices. The Summit will be held at the Saratoga Springs […]
The African American Health Disparities Task Force has announced “Igniting Hope 2019: Building A Culture of Health & Ending African American Health Disparities” will take place Fri., Aug. 17, and Sat., Aug. 18, 2019 at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at 955 Main St. , Buffalo. The Conference is […]
A new report from the United Hospital Fund, DSRIP Promising Practices: Strategies for Meaningful Change for New York Medicaid, highlights case studies of various DSRIP projects across New York State. The report provides key takeaways from the first four years of the DSRIP program, such as the focus on combating the social determinants of health in […]
The NYS DSRIP program will be hosting a Population Health Symposium on November 18th and 19th in Manhattan, NYC. The purpose of the event is to provide a platform for organizations across the continuum of care to share their perspectives and insight on addressing the social determinants of health. The DSRIP program is also calling for […]
The public comment session took place on June 24, 2019, in Albany, New York. The forum featured a presentation from the NYS Department of Health and a comment period where representatives of various PPSs and healthcare providers involved in DSRIP were able to voice their opinions about the progress that has been made and the future […]
The Healthy Community Alliance has been awarded with funding from the NYS Department of Health to assist Community Based Organizations (CBOs) with the development of long term sustainability plans. CBOs that have addressed Social Determinants of Health for over two years are invited to join the Rest of State CBO Consortium. While technical assistance webinars […]
Live Well WNY is a movement led by the Population Health Collaborative and funded by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York. The program seeks to address three behaviors that lead to four chronic conditions that account for over 50% of our premature deaths. These three behaviors are smoking, inactive lifestyle, and unhealthy […]
The Medicaid Redesign Team public comment day is June 24, 2019 at Meeting Room 6, on the Concourse of the Empire State Plaza in Albany. This event is meant to provide a forum in which DSRIP participants can comment on the future of the 1115 waiver. Written public comment may be submitted through July 5, 2019 to […]
According to a new study completed by the United Hospital Fund, the DSRIP program has played a key role in increasing the adoption of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) healthcare model in New York State. Between May of 2017 and 2018 there has been a 35% increase in the number of primary care providers adopting […]
The next Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting is being held on June 11 from 8:00 – 9:30am. The meeting will be hosted at the Millennium Hotel in Buffalo and will feature a presentation from Kristin Woodlock, of Woodlock and Associates, on the CPWNY Innovations Projects, providing an overview of each project and discussing strategic lessons learned. There […]