The Better Care Playbook

Join us for the Putting Care at the Center 2024 pre-conference symposium, "Social needs in healthcare: Turning evidence into practice," in Pittsburgh on October 16! The session will bring together national experts to share practical insights and research on effective, evidence-based strategies for addressing health-related social needs. It's geared toward anyone seeking to address health-related social needs for patients, including providers, health plan leaders, policymakers, researchers, community-based organizations, and patient advocates. Register for the pre-conference or the full three-day conference. https://lnkd.in/exUSTtES Co-hosted with UPMC Health Plan and The Better Care Playbook

Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population has a mental health condition, including many with a serious mental illness or substance use disorder. Yet, the country has a severe shortage of behavioral health providers, especially in rural areas. For people who use Medicaid or are uninsured, finding a mental health provider is just the first step, with individuals frequently facing months-long wait times for an appointment. The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model is designed to address these access issues and promote more comprehensive, integrated, and timely behavioral health care — regardless of individuals’ ability to pay. This Better Care Playbook profile provides an overview of the CCBHC model, highlights the model’s unique financing approach, and explores the experiences and impact of two CCBHC programs, VIP Community Services in the Bronx, New York, and GRAND Mental Health in Oklahoma. https://bit.ly/45QPl1a

This guide offers actionable recommendations for integrating behavioral health care into primary care for older adults, which can support more effective & whole person care. https://bit.ly/44POgX0 American Medical Association

Supporting independent nurse practitioners in rural areas can help address SUD among older adults. Autonomy among NPs can help ease provider shortages and decrease ED use among #olderadults with SUD in these communities. https://bit.ly/3wVcIcK Eleanor Turi, Amy M., Grant Martsolf, Deborah Hasin

Payers & policymakers can help expand access to home-based primary care for #olderadults who live in rural communities by promoting team-based care, community paramedicine, & telehealth models. https://bit.ly/3yqvWHD Health Affairs, Ginny Rogers, Montgomery Smith, M.P.H., Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, Robert Saunders

How can #CommunityHealthWorkers (CHWs) and registered nurse teams address health-related social needs? Logan Kelly, Center for Health Care Strategies Senior Program Officer, recently moderated a panel on “Advancing Sustainable Financing for Mitigating Health Disparities” at AcademyHealth’s annual ARM meeting. Speakers Chidinma Ibe, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Tiffany Scott, Scott Consulting Firm; Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; and Annie Cloke, IMPacT Care discussed strategies to lessen the effects of social factors on health through the use of community health workers and registered nurse teams. Learn more about evidence-based approaches to deploy CHWs on the Better Care Playbook: https://bit.ly/3xGwysG

Treating people with opioid use disorder via telehealth is associated with strong patient satisfaction, improved program retention, and greater adherence to buprenorphine treatment. This Evidence Roundup from The Better Care Playbook explores the evidence. https://bit.ly/4bW02kN

There's still time to register for this 6/20 webinar that will spotlight the Caring for Caregivers model, developed by Rush University Medical Center, which uses evidence-based strategies to address caregiver burden and improve care for older adults and caregivers. The session will feature presenters from Rush and Grady Health System about their experiences implementing the model. It will also features the perspectives of a family caregiver that participated in the program. https://bit.ly/4dQNUU8

👩💻 WEBINAR | Rush University Medical Center's Caring for Caregivers (C4C) Program invites #caregivers to join The Better Care Playbook for its webinar June 20 at 2pm ET and learn about the C4C model from those with experience, program outcomes, lessons on tailoring the program & more: https://ow.ly/esvX50Si9YY

Interviews with patients & staff at a hospital-based #harmreduction program highlight the potential for similar programs to increase access to safer-use environments, improve patient trust, & decrease staff stigma toward patients with #SUD. https://bit.ly/3Kassvz Leah Fraimow-Wong, Marlene M.