Adirondack Health Institute has received a grant from the Charles R. Wood Foundation to develop a Telehealth Technical Assistance Center. Funding will be used to expand telehealth capacity over a 12-month period in nine North Country counties to improve care, support...
A historic $15 million investment and groundbreaking changes to address unmet needs and expand access to services for older adults are included in New York State’s fiscal year 2020 enacted budget. These investments will enable individuals who are eligible for...
A program that offers free transportation assistance to individuals in Warren and Washington counties who have had recent health issues has launched. Uplift Warren Washington, billed as “A Ride Back to Health,” is an initiative that provides bus tokens/passes, taxi...
Tracy Lauzon is a community navigator employed by Community Connections of Franklin County. You won’t often find her at the Community Connections office, though. She is based full-time at The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center in...
People gravitate toward the familiar. It’s human nature. Clans, cliques, social circles…no matter what we call them, self-identified groups give their members a sense of comfort. It’s a comfort that their cohort relates to their struggles and successes without...
A new crisis prevention/emergency room diversion initiative recently implemented by the Mental Health Association in Essex County has shown early promise. Shelby Davis, Mobile Crisis Prevention Coordinator, has stepped in to help the organization’s care management...
Nearly $1.7 million has been awarded by the AHI Performing Provider System (AHI PPS) to partner organizations in the region to undertake innovative health care projects. Innovation funding, part of the state’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program’s...
AHI’s Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) program has joined forces with Behavioral Health Services North and Citizen Advocates on an initiative to help individuals access addiction and mental health care services. The Community Health Access to...
Reflecting on the collective impact of Performing Provider Systems (PPSs) across the state, the New York State Department of Health has published a storybook highlighting Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program initiatives that have resulted in...
Physician practices affiliated with Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, and Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home in Gloversville, have attained NYS NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition. Practices that earn such recognition have made a...
