AHI News
STARS’ Cristaldi Honored for Outstanding Crime Victim Advocacy, Education Efforts
Receives Award From Peers at Crime Victims' Rights Week Event Robin Cristaldi, Advocate and Educator for AHI’s Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services (STARS) program, was recently honored by her peers for her exceptional advocacy efforts on behalf of sexual abuse victims...
Six AHI Staff Members Promoted to Newly-Created Positions
Organization’s Scope of Services, Staff Continue to Grow to Meet Changing Health Care Needs As a strong proponent of promoting from within and to meet the rapidly expanding health care needs of our regional communities, AHI’s Cathy Homkey announced the promotion of...
AHI Hosts University of Costa Rica Students
Focus on the Adirondack region’s demographics, health needs, and trends (AHI) hosted seven students from the University of Costa Rica for a presentation on April 22. The University at Albany School of Public Health arranged the AHI visit and the presentation focused...
DSRIP News: Northern Adirondack region RHITs merge
The newly minted Northern Adirondack Regional Health Innovation Team (RHIT) held their first meeting as a combined group in Lake Placid on 4/27. This new RHIT serves Franklin, Clinton and portions of Hamilton & Essex counties. The presentation and meeting...
AHI DSRIP Workforce Pilot Highlighted as Best Practice
AHI’s Right Professionals in the Right Places Pilot (RP2) is a featured Best Practice on the MIX’s DSRIP Application and Implementation Discussion Group. The MIX (MRT Innovation eXchange) is New York State’s forum for health delivery system solutions (Not a member of...
DSRIP CRFP Update – ACTION REQUIRED
NYS announced a Revised Request for Applications to replace the 02/20/2015 submissions. For most of AHI’s PPS Partner organizations, this will not require any change to the original applications. Download the CRFP Update and Letter of Attestation. What does this mean...
EMS Education Day in Albany, May 12
ARHN offering 20 scholarships The annual EMS Education Day for paramedics and emergency medical technicians, sponsored by Albany Medical Center Hospital/Emergency Department, will be held 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at the Albany Medical College. Program...
The MIX April Group Discussion – Next Steps
AHI team members will be hosting group discussions on the MIX (MRT Innovation eXchange), New York State’s forum for health delivery system solutions. We’ll be using the MIX to share information, including files, and for discussion. AHI will host the kickoff with...
Day of Recovery/Weekend of Reflection and Connection Update
Day of Recovery/Weekend of Reflection and Connection is the first of its kind for the Adirondacks, designed for male survivors of sexual abuse. This healing weekend (April 24 - 26) offers support for any male, 18 or older, who has been sexually victimized as a child...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Facts related to sexual assault: One in six women will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime. Men are the least likely to report being assaulted though they make up 10 percent of all victims.
March 2015 Edition of AHInsider Newsletter Published
Read the latest edition of AHInsider -- March 2015. With a focus on DSRIP, this issue spotlights DSRIP components, behavioral health projects, acronyms and more!
DSRIP Update
The NYS DSRIP Team sent the following update to PPS Leads on March 25: “The NYS Legislature is working through the Budget process, and the implications of their decisions could impact valuation as additional funds are proposed in the Executive Budget. As such, we will...
Regional Telehealth Presentation Archive
A Regional Telehealth Presentation hosted by Adirondack Health Institute (AHI), was held Wednesday, 3/25, in Glens Falls. Presenter David Johnson defined Telehealth, provided background information and explained how it can benefit the region. David is a certified...
DSRIP Workforce Committee Webinar Archive
A DSRIP AHI PPS Workforce Committee webinar was held March 24. Topics covered include: Overview of Work Groups and Implementation Plan. See below for the webinar PDF and link to the archived recorded webinar. Workforce Committee Meeting Presentation 3 24 15 PDF...
Regional Telehealth Presentation Registration Ends Monday
AHI is sponsoring a Telehealth presentation and demonstration, which includes a panel of actively engaged Telehealth users from the health community to share their experiences. Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: Queensbury Hotel, 88...
Call for Project Champions for DSRIP project teams
The Performing Provider System (PPS) is seeking Project Champions for the PPS network-level project teams. These individuals champion their project for the entire AHI PPS Network. If you’re an expert in the subject matter of a DSRIP project, consider the Project...
Live DSRIP Q&A with Jason Helgerson
Jason Helgerson, the NYS Department of Health's Director of Medicaid, will be available on Wednesday, March 18 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. to answer DSRIP questions about the MIX, a forum for health delivery system solutions. The intention of this forum is for MIX users to...
Adirondack Medical Home Recognized Nationally
Today's Post-Star recognized the Adirondack Medical Home's extension by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid funding. This AHI program is one of five Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practices (MAPCP) demonstrations nationwide to receive an extension. Visit the Post...
AHI Health Home Named Health Home of the Month
The AHI Health Home was named March’s Health Home of the Month by New York Health Homes Learning Collaborative Online Community, a centralized communication and networking forum for New York’s 32 health homes. AHI Health Home exclusively covers six rural counties...
New study finds collaboration key to PCMH long-term success
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has released its annual report, published with support from the Milbank Memorial Fund. Of note, one of the findings, “Collaboration across stakeholders is critical to the long-term success of the PCMH,” relates...
DSRIP Workforce Committee Webinar Archive
A DSRIP Workforce Committee Introductory webinar was held Tuesday, March 10. Topics covered include project workforce strategy overview, workforce committee role/responsibility, committee structure, project team and more. See below for the webinar PDF and link to the...
NY State of Health Video Explains Special Enrollment Period for Uninsured New Yorkers Facing Tax Penalties
NY State of Health has announced a special enrollment period from now through April 30th for uninsured New Yorkers facing tax penalties. Watch the NY State of Health: Qualifying for Special Enrollment Periods video for more information. The video explains, in easy to...
DSRIP Work Plan Project Templates
The DSRIP team has provided draft work plan templates for projects 2.a.iv, 2.b.viii, 3.g.i, and 4.b.ii. 2.a.iv Work Plan DRAFT Med Village 2.b.viii Hopsital-Home Work Plan DRAFT 3.g.i Palliative Care Work Plan DRAFT 4.b.ii COPD Work Plan Draft Deadline: Work plans are...
DSRIP Budget Webinar Archive
The DSRIP budget webinar to review the budget template was held Friday, March 6. See below for the webinar PDF and link to the archived recorded webinar. AHI PPS Project Budget Process presentation PDF AHI PPS Budget Process webinar archive Questions? Please e-mail...
Clinician Loan Repayment Q&A available
Reminder: March 31, 5 pm, application deadline The New York State Primary Care Service Corps (PCSC) announced that Questions & Answers have been posted on their site that describes its loan repayment program in depth. PCSC’s loan repayment program was developed to...
DSRIP Project Specific Webinar Archive and Timeline
On Monday, March 2, a series of DSRIP project specific webinars were held. Submission dates, webinar support documents and archive links are below. Submission date timeline for all projects (except 2.a.i) Date Project March 6 Work Plan templates to be released on AHI...
AHI Presenting Local Governance Lessons Learned
Bob Cawley, AHI's Medical Home Initiatives director, is presenting Adirondack Medical Home's strategies and experience with local governance. Today's presentation is to the CPC (Comprehensive Primary Care) adjunct meeting of the multi-stakeholder faculty, where AHI is...
Special Enrollment Period for Uninsured New Yorkers Facing Tax Penalties
Impacted Individuals and Families Can Sign Up For Coverage March 1 - April 30 NY State of Health has announced a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who had to pay a federal penalty for 2014 and had not been aware or had not understood that...
DSRIP Budget Webinar and Updated Template
A webinar to review the DSRIP budget template will be held on Friday, March 6, from 12 pm-1 pm. To Register: DSRIP Budget Webinar Registration This is another chance to review the template and ask questions. Note: Minor changes have been made to the template so please...
DSRIP Project Specific Webinars – Monday, March 2
As we move forward in our DSRIP planning you are invited to join project specific webinars on Monday, March 2nd. Topics to be covered in each webinar include: Speed and scale for project implementation plans Work plans Budgeting template review To Register: Click on...
