Can Hospitals and Clinics Spread Social Health Integration Faster and Better? Results of an 18-Month Collaborative Says They Can.

We set out to explore and understand how to both improve and spread these existing pilots – operationally and financially. Two years later, we’ve reached the end of the Collaborative to Advance Social Health Integration (CASHI), a community of 21 innovative primary care teams and community partners across the country committed to increasing the number of people who have the essential resources they need to be healthy.

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Funding Whole-Person Health: Opportunities to Make Essential Needs Initiatives More Sustainable

Our Funding Whole-Person Health Guide and supporting Essential Needs Funding Table are intended to help healthcare practices identify the range of potential funding opportunities available — and understand how these initiatives may or may not align with their desired care delivery model. We offer a high-level summary of primary care payment reform efforts and funding opportunities that can support providers in developing value-based, community-centered care models.

Effective Community Care Teams: State Snapshots

Community Care Teams (CCTs) are an integral piece of healthcare transformation and are helping bridge gaps at the local level. This overview from CHCS and SHADAC defines the critical role and core features of successful CCTs, along with examples of state-level innovations.

Business Case Study: Living the Mission & Vison at STRIDE

Denver-based STRIDE Community Health Center (formerly known as MCPN), a Federally Qualified Health Center, created a business case for integrating essential needs into a whole-person, ...

Measuring Social Determinants of Health Among Low Income Populations: Early Insights from State Initiatives

This CHCS webinar explores emerging state-level approaches to measuring social needs interventions among beneficiaries of publicly financed care.

MassHealth Accountable Care Organization Primer

The Massachusetts Accountable Care Organization opportunity rewards integration of health-related social needs into clinical care. Health Leads' free ACO Primer is designed to help providers design high-impact solutions and make the most of state DSRIP funding.