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Community Building from a Place of Gratitude and Hope
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
Behavioral Health Networks and County Partnerships for Justice-Involved Individuals by Anne Hays Egan
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.
What’s Involved in the Medicare Suite of Services?
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
How Can we Carry the Weight of the World on our Backs? Thoughts on Healthcare, Education and Social Service Staffing Shortages in New Mexico
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
Building an Age-Friendly Community
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
A Step Beyond Basic Strategic Planning: Integration that Works!
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
Why People Being Served Need to Be Included in Planning
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
How Does Your Data Treat its Neighbors?
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
Surfing the “Silver Tsunami”
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
Health Care Works Best When it is Community Rooted
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
Why Data is Terrific and Makes a Great Case
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
Perceptions about Medicaid Expansion and ACA Might Penalize Community Providers
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
Evidence Based Practice Standards and Your Programs
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
Benchmarks for Contracting with State Governments
Like most nonprofit leaders, I believe that we can make our world a better place – by building communities that are healthy, sustainable and diverse.
Medicaid Trends
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
