This is a time of year when there’s a strong focus on families, celebration, gratitude and hope. We also are living with the war in
The Center for Health Innovation (CHI) is the NM Public Health Agency and serves as the lead agency for the HRSA Rural Network Development grant.
The Medicare Suite of Services is a term I’ve coined to describe a cluster of services to older adult patients that FQHCs provide that meet
In 2017, I wrote an article about healthcare staffing shortages in New Mexico, based upon what we knew then, five years ago. Since then, I’ve
Age-friendly communities, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), are those that older adults find to be welcoming. These are communities and regions that
Great Planning Gets Stakeholders Involved and Excited Old methods of strategic planning are static and boring. They don’t achieve results because they don’t fully engage
People who are the focus of our plans, services, initiatives, funding, policies or other work should be at the table, as part of the diverse
Does your data live nicely with its neighbors? How does your data treat its neighbors? How is your data treated by them, and do they
The aging of our population, or ‘Silver Tsunami,’ as it’s often called, is not something in the future that requires preparation. That’s why it’s called
There is a trend to bring many health care and social services closer to, or back into our communities. Many health care professionals, researchers, and people
I confess, I’m a data geek, and love seeing what technology and software have done for data. In short, they’ve made data (which geeks love) come
The community health system provides critically needed care, and serves as the “safety net” for many. The creation of the Affordable Care Act, and Medicaid
They have been called “best practices,” “effective practices,” “promising practices,” and “evidence based practices” (EBPs). Whatever the “nom du jour,” the emphasis continues to focus
Like most nonprofit leaders, I believe that we can make our world a better place – by building communities that are healthy, sustainable and diverse.
There are a number of important trends in Medicaid that are shaping which services are authorized, how services are funded, funding amounts, and access to
Did you know that the fastest growing age cohort in the U.S. is adults aged 65 and older? Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of
Two new reports from the National Council on Nonprofits (NCNA) and the Urban Institute identify and address serious problems with state government contracting practices with
During the early years of the economic crisis, many nonprofit and government agencies were caught like “deer in the headlights.” However, over time, our leaders
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