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...

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-...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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