AHI News
November 2014 Edition of AHInsider Newsletter Published
Read the latest edition of AHInsider -- November 2014. With a focus on education, this issue spotlights AHI Summit highlights, EMS personnel resources, DSRIP facts, and our Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) department’s education efforts and...
Updates – AHI DSRIP PPS Leadership
Interim Steering Committee and Regional Health Care Innovation Leadership Teams (RHITs) structure and membership Healthcare leaders from across the nine-county region began rolling up their sleeves the first week of November to tackle projects that aim to reduce...
The Capital Restructuring Financing Program
The state is holding a session on the Capital Restructuring Financing Program; please see information below on the event if your organization is interested in attending. The Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will hold an...
DSRIP and Capital Requests
The DSRIP Project Design Grant Application that was submitted in June of this year included a list of anticipated “Capital Needs.” Potential PPS Partners submitted a dollar amount and a brief description of the need for the capital in relation to a specific project. ...
Leaders Announced for Regional Health Care Innovation Teams
We are pleased to announce the leaders for the Regional Health Care Innovation Teams (RHITs). Please click here to view the RHIT Leadership.docx. The RHIT teams include a wide range of partners from across the health care continuum; the teams develop project plans and...
October 2014 Edition of AHInsider Newsletter Published
We have published the latest edition of our newsletter, AHInsider -- October 2014. This issue spotlights a number of AHI and partner initiatives, with a particular focus on data analysis.
VAP Exception
Instructions on the VAP Exception have changed twice in the past two weeks. We strongly encourage you to subscribe to the Medicaid Redesign Team LISTSEV. Please follow this link and then the instructions on the webpage to enroll:...
DSRIP Consulting Agreements
AHI is pleased to announce consulting agreements with the following vendors for services to support the developing Performing Provider System: Consultant Services: The Chartis Group- Kathleen McCarthy & team Financial Services: CohnReznick, LLP-...
Extension Granted for VAP Exception Applications
An extension was just granted on the VAP Exception applications. You now have until 5:00pm, October 17, 2014 to complete and submit your application.
“Community Crisis Stabilization: Models to Consider and Lessons Learned” Webinar
Thank you to Craig Amoth of Behavioral Health Services North who presented the Webinar, “Community Crisis Stabilization: Models to Consider and Lessons Learned” for us. Please follow this link to our YouTube channel to watch Craig's presentation. Please find the...
DSRIP Vital Access Provider Exception Application
NYS DOH has released the Vital Access Provider (VAP) Exception application. You can find it here: http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip_safety_net_definition.htm If you are a Medicaid provider who needs an exception to the safety net rule you...
2014 AHI Summit Presentations
8:00am – 8:30am Registration and Breakfast 8:30am – 8:40am Welcome - Adirondack Health Institute 8:45am – 10:40am The State of Integration - Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, CCM, Institute for Family Health 10:45am – 11:40am Leading Care Teams - Tim Hoff, PhD,...
DSRIP PAC Meetings Held on September 25 — Materials Available Here
The recently held DSRIP PAC meetings were well attended. The southern meeting held in Glens Falls had 51 in attendance, while the northern meeting in Lake Placid had 48 in attendance. Please find below copies of the presentation slides from the meeting, along with...
Thank You to Our 2014 Summit Major Sponsors
We'd like to extend our sincerest thank you to the major sponsors of our 2014 Summit, AARP, CohnReznick, HCR Home Care, Treo Solutions, and UnitedHealthcare. The event would not have been possible without their continued support of our efforts to lead the way in...
AHI CEO Cathy Homkey Appointed to NYS Rural Health Council
Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) Chief Executive Officer Cathy Homkey has been appointed by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health’s (ORH) New York State Rural Health Council. The ORH, a New York State Department of...
AHI DSRIP Consulting Services RFPs Invited – Proposals Due September 22nd
RFP DSRIP Financial RFP DSRIP Legal RFP DSRIP Consultant Services
DSRIP Regional PAC Meeting invitations
E-mail invitations to the DSRIP Regional PAC Meetings being held on Thursday, September 25, 2014 went out via Eventbrite this afternoon. If you did not get an invitation and feel you should have, or if you still need to provide contact information for your union or...
Project Advisory Committee News
The Department of Health requires every Performing Provider System (PPS) to establish a Project Advisory Committee (PAC). Each PPS partner organization is asked to identify two representatives to serve on the PAC. The first representative is a managerial...
August 2014 Edition of AHInsider Newsletter Published
AHI has published the latest edition of our newsletter, AHInsider -- August 2014. This issue spotlights a number of exciting programs and initiatives, including a grant award we received from the NYS DOH to increase the level of health care service integration...
Post-Star Publishes Article on AHI DSRIP Grant Award
The Post-Star picked up the new story we released earlier today on obtaining the DSRIP project design grant mentioned in our most recent blog post. To read the article, please follow this link:...
Please click below for an up-to-date list of AHI’s Partner Organizations for the DSRIP
AHI Partners
AHI, Partners Awarded $891,000 Grant For DSRIP Project
Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) and its Performing Provider System (PPS) partners have received $891,000 in grant funding from the New York State Department of Health for the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program’s Project Design Grant. Funding...
Project Design Grant Awards Pending
DOH anticipates making DSRIP Project Design Grant Awards on August 6th. In the interim, AHI leaders and members have been in dialogue with legal experts on DSRIP governance options, and RFPs for consultant services are in development. No formal commitments can be...
Emerging Performing Provider Systems Request $76.2 million in Planning Funds; Capital Needs Estimated at $4.2 billion
New York State DOH received 50 DSRIP project design grant applications with budgets totaling $76.2 million and capital estimates reaching a total of $4.2 billion. Budget requests for the one year planning period (the “project design grants”) range from $340,000...
DSRIP Project Design Grant Applications POSTED
Applications for DSRIP planning funds were due on Thursday, June 26, 2014. The DOH received 50 applications. These applications will be reviewed by the state team, and awards for accepted applications will be made on August 1, 2014. To view the received...
Simonik Promoted to AHI Accountant
Diane Simonik has been promoted to the position of AHI Accountant. Diane joined AHI in December 2013 as an Accounting Specialist. "Diane quickly displayed a strong understanding of administering fiscal policies and procedures and has been instrumental in improving...
Capital Needs and DSRIP
The DSRIP Project Design Grant application included projections of capital needed by PPS partners to implement DSRIP programs. Cost-effective health system redesign will require repurposing existing infrastructure. In some areas, there is a need to expand primary...
DSRIP: An Opportunity to Implement Recommendations of the North Country Health Systems Redesign Commission
The emerging Performing Provider System’s (PPS) vision is to realize the primary recommendation of the North Country Health Systems Redesign Commission (NCHSRC), “to ensure that New Yorkers in the North Country achieve high quality care, better health outcomes, and...
Current organizations who have submitted templates to partner with AHI in the DSRIP program:
AHI DSRIP Partners-Org only
July 2014 AHInsider Newsletter Published
AHI has published the latest edition of our newsletter, AHInsider -- July 2014. This issue spotlights a number of initiatives, including a planning grant to reduce avoidable emergency room visits and potentially preventable inpatient stays, and a grant to train or...
