The Community Memorial Foundation has always supported the Bridge Model and continues to be a valuable partner in its development. We were pleased to see the success of Bridge highlighted in the Feb. 16th Grantmakers for Health Bulletin article on the evolution of the Aging Well Neighborhood at Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital, entitled, “The Health Care Neighborhood: Philanthropy’s […]
From March 20–24, 2016, nearly 3,000 professionals will meet in Washington, D.C. to engage with each other on a multitude of issues affecting our older adult population. Every year we meet as a community at the Aging in America Conference to share ideas and knowledge, learn from the experts, gain new perspectives and get reinvigorated to do our best work. […]
We were delighted to be featured on the PerfectServe Connected Clinician blog on November 19th, 2015. Walter Rosenberg and Jessica Grabowski highlighted the Bridge Model and wrote about, “Engaging patients and lowering readmissions by focusing on transitional care.” Check out the article here.
Over the past couple of years, a lot of attention has been paid to the importance of community-based organizations developing the skills to negotiate and partner effectively with payers, health systems, and provider organizations: Earlier this year, the National Coalition on Care Coordination released a report “Building the Business Case: Community Organizations Responding to the Changing Healthcare Environment for […]
The Bridge Model National Office regularly hosts webinars for the Bridge Model Collaborative. We have decided to offer our next webinar to the general public! This webinar, “Working with Transient Populations” will be scheduled for January 26th 2016,1:00-2:00pm Central Time (2:00pm EDT, 11:00am PDT). Invited presenter, Marifel Sison, Hospital Liaison & Case Manager Supervisor from Ascencia, […]
In a recent Health Affairs blog post, authors Anand Parekh and Robert Schreiber describe opportunities for community-based organizations (CBOs) to contribute toward improved outcomes and reduced costs. In addition to highlighting transitional care as one way CBOs are participating in health reform, the authors also mention the following opportunities: Evidence-based self-management programs Partnering with patient-centered medical homes to receive referrals Collaborate […]
Interested in learning more about the Bridge Model? Join one of these upcoming free informational webinars hosted by some of our partners and featuring various members of the Bridge Model National Office! Tuesday, June 30, 12pm ET: “The Bridge Model”, hosted by Post-Acute Care Center for Research (PACCR). For more details and to register, click here. Thursday, […]
With research indicating the prevalence of medication discrepancies upon hospital discharge and that the majority of family caregivers perform the skilled function of medication management, supporting patients and their families during a transition is an important component of transitional care interventions. But, what’s the best approach to do this? There are many approaches to addressing medication errors, and […]
We are pleased to welcome a few new Bridge Model replication sites this spring! In early April, BMNO trainers traveled to Belton, Texas to train two Area Agencies on Aging: the Central Texas Aging, Disability & Veterans Resource Center at the Central Texas Council of Governments and the Area Agency on Aging at the Heart of […]
As part of the Affordable Care Act’s aim to promote high-value care, it is shifting incentives so that payment recognizes value, outcomes, and care experience, rather than payment being tied to the volume of services provided. This important move has prompted health systems, organizations, payers, and states to take on efforts to better integrate behavioral health and social […]
