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Year: 2012

Health Policy Associates, Inc.

Nearly 9 million Americans cope with both mental health and substance use disorders at the same time, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Yet fewer than one in every 10 people with co-occurring disorders receives treatment for both conditions. To address the shortcomings of New York State’s licensed addiction and mental health programs in treating people with co-occurring disorders, NYHealth established the first-of-its-kind Center for Excellence in Integrated Care (CEIC) in 2008 with a four-year grant to National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. With support from NYHealth, Health Policy Associates, Inc. conducted a comprehensive examination of NYHealth’s efforts to integrate mental health and substance use services since 2008.

The report included background information on the issue of co-occurring disorders, NYHealth’s strategy to address the system’s problems, CEIC’s approach to the issue and the impact of its work on the system and the people the system serves, and the future of integrated behavioral services in primary care, as well as its implications with respect to health reform initiatives. It provided the Foundation, CEIC, State agencies, and other stakeholders with a clear, concise assessment of the results of this $3.9 million investment. The report also highlighted grantmaking lessons that NYHealth can apply going forward, and informed other foundations interested in better integrating systems of care.

Essen Medical Associates, P.C.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. Essen Medical Associates, P.C., received funds to support 31 primary care physicians.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

  • Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
  • Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

  • Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. Buffalo Medical Group, P.C. received funds to support 29 primary care physicians.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

  • Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
  • Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

  • Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Rapha Family Medicine, P.C.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually. As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

  • Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
  • Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

  • Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

As the nation’s media outlets face shrinking budgets and shoestring staffing, resources for journalists’ continuing education and professional development are limited.

Increasingly, reporters are assigned to multiple beats rather than to one specific issue area, so their knowledge of any one area may be relatively superficial. The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the supporting 501(c)(3) organization for the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), aims to fill that knowledge gap through an annual four-day national conference to attract approximately 500 journalists and health care luminaries and cover a wide range of issues, both content-focused (e.g., covering various aspects of the Federal health reform law, health care disparities, issues in aging and long-term care) and skills-focused (e.g., understanding how to read medical studies or interpret hospital quality data).

This NYHealth funding provided fellowships to 15-20 journalists in New York State to cover registration, lodging, and a travel stipend for AHCJ’s 2013 national conference, as well as a one-year AHCJ membership. Funds also supported AHCJ staff time for fellowship promotion and coordination, and marketing, design, and administrative expenses.

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

At the inception of the NYHealth Diabetes Campaign, the Foundation identified the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Diabetes Recognition Program as the nationally renowned program that recognizes providers who meet the highest standards of diabetes control.

To attain NCQA recognition, physician practices submit medical record data to demonstrate that their patients are meeting the best possible health outcomes and are keeping their diabetes under control. As a direct incentive for providers to go through the rigorous process of applying and achieving recognition, the Foundation funded NCQA to underwrite the application fees, which range from $320 to $350, through a $250,000 grant issued in 2012. In 2013, the Foundation continued underwriting all fees associated with the NCQA application process for physicians applying through the Campaign.

At the close of 2013, NYHealth surpassed its five-year goal of helping 3,000 primary care providers (25% of all New York State primary care physicians) attain diabetes recognition, which is an indicator that clinicians are delivering the best care and achieving good outcomes for patients.

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