Sentences with phrase «systems of care initiative»

A key factor cited for the success of the CFA implementation was the considerable collaborations built among community partners and services from the Systems of Care initiative, which leveraged and sustained a full - time staff person to support the work of the CFA project.

Meaningful Family Involvement: Beyond the Case Plan (WMV - 68 MB) September 22, 2010 This presentation explored the transformative role of family involvement in the Child Welfare Systems of Care initiative.

The first round of Child and Family Service Review findings show this systems change model of practice is effective in promoting improved outcomes for children, youth, and families in sites with systems of care initiatives.

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Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Since the launch of Childbirth Connection's Transforming Maternity Care initiative in 2007, program work has focused on improving maternity care quality and value by strengthening the effectiveness of the maternity care sysCare initiative in 2007, program work has focused on improving maternity care quality and value by strengthening the effectiveness of the maternity care syscare quality and value by strengthening the effectiveness of the maternity care syscare system.

Since then, research, professional guidelines, state — wide health care directives, hospital systems, health care quality improvement initiatives, and federal and state - level maternity care legislation have identified many aspects of the MFCI and the Ten Steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative as key factors to improving maternal - infant health outcomes.

The HCRA was passed at the initiative of Governor George Pataki to replace the system of State - regulated payments to hospitals with a more competitive strategy that encouraged negotiations between the institutions and insurers and promoted the use of managed care organizations for the Medicaid population.

Amid all the political battlefronts in the effort to reform our multi-trillion-dollar health care system, some of the most potentially worthwhile initiatives have received little notice — and the notice they have received has threatened to undo them.

At the Mount Sinai Health System's Division of Gastroenterology, we are pursuing a broad array of initiatives with a central focus on translational research that will lead to advances in care for gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

Linamen credits some of the school's achievements to the Somerset County Public Schools, which she says has the support of wonderful parents and community members, a central office staff that is supportive of new initiatives, and board members and a superintendent who care about each and every child in the system.

In addition, cross-case analyses revealed other important components not on the original list: positive school culture (marked by rituals and traditions that celebrate student accomplishment, teacher innovation, parental commitment and a shared ethos of caring, concern and commitment to helping students learn); dynamic, personalized assessment systems; emphasis on the world of work; and deliberate fostering of learning experiences that develop initiative, self - regulation, persistence and collaboration.

Leveraging Public Dollars to Support Community School Outcomes: An example from Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority of Oakland, CA Josephina Alvarado Mena, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority - PowerPoint Presentation - Safe Passage Joint Powers Authority One - pager - Elev8 Oakland One - pager - Stanford Social Innovation Review - Integrating Youth Services Preparing High School Students for Post-Secondary Success Jimmy Casas, Principal, Bettendorf High School Joy Kelly, Associate Principalt, Bettendorf High School Tim Carlson, Principal, Sycamore Community School District 427 - Creating Career Academies PowerPoint Presentation Project - based Learning Jaime Stephanidis, Consultant, American Institute for Research Fausto Lopez, Consultant, American Institute for Research - PowerPoint Presentation - Essential Elements of Project Based Learning - Project Planning Form - Tips for Effective Facilitation - Things to Consider When Developing a Project Ensuring a Continuum of Care and Support for Students: How one community is developing a strategic collaboration between their middle schools and high schools Fanny Diego, Contracts Administrator, Enlace Chicago P - 20 Council: A systems - level scale - up of education initiatives across Illinois Miguel del Valle, Chair, Illinois P - 20 Council - Illinois P - 20 Council Executive Report - Illinois P - 20 Council Full Report - Illinois P - 20 Org.

Prior to joining the Pathway family Karen served as the President / CEO of Eye Care for Animals for 12 years and was responsible for expansion and strategic growth initiatives, including overall operations and systems for more than 50 Eye Care for Animals hospital clinics.

Expedite the exit of animals from the shelter system by helping lost pets return to their owners, offering creative adoption initiatives, partnering with rescue organizations, and building an active foster care program.

In this second decade of the 21st - century, modern - day Pittsburgh's industry ranges from major robotics institutes and health care systems to cutting - edge technology facilities and green building initiatives.

Wallander, who leads the firm's health law practice, counsels clients in numerous aspects of health care law, including hospital and health system initiatives, physician alignment, joint venture and other affiliation arrangements, governance, Fraud and Abuse / Stark analysis, physician / hospital and other provider contracts, corporate compliance, physician recruitment, medical staff and peer review, tax - exemption and Medicare reimbursement.

EXPERIENCED HEALTH CARE ATTORNEY With over twenty years of legal experience, Chris represents and counsels numerous hospitals, health systems, physicians, physician practice groups, and other health care businesses on a variety of legal matters such as: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Medical practice transactions and acquisitions; joint ventures; integration strategies and models; corporate formation, affiliation and governaCARE ATTORNEY With over twenty years of legal experience, Chris represents and counsels numerous hospitals, health systems, physicians, physician practice groups, and other health care businesses on a variety of legal matters such as: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Medical practice transactions and acquisitions; joint ventures; integration strategies and models; corporate formation, affiliation and governacare businesses on a variety of legal matters such as: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Medical practice transactions and acquisitions; joint ventures; integration strategies and models; corporate formation, affiliation and governance.

The initiative consists of health care providers, health systems, communities, businesses, community health centers, government, nonprofit organizations, and patient advocacy groups, among others.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Reorganized facility operations, making both scheduling and resident transfer 80 % easier than before • Streamlined the resident health monitoring system, resulting in increased resident care initiatives • Trained 10 groups of assisted living volunteers to provide dedicated assistance to residents, while maintaining their integrity • Implemented an employee scheduling system which decreased problems regarding volunteer and / or staff assignment by 50 %

We engage in research, education and advocacy initiatives to advance the mental health care system and are proud to work with partners across the continuum of care.

Program / Practice Management │ Health Care Systems │ CDM Management │ Technology Savvy Dynamic, results - focused and successful Senior Level Revenue Cycle and Operations leader with a demonstrated track record of leading cutting - edge program development, process improvement and staff development initiatives that impact organization's at a fundamental and meaningful level, strengthening market position and supporting long - term sustainability goals.

Sales Executive (1994 — 1999) • Oversaw new business development for managed care IT solutions in the mid-Atlantic region • Generated new accounts through effective marketing, sales, and customer service initiatives • Awarded 1998 CSC Healthcare Systems Sales Representative of the Year for company leading sales • Recognized as 1995 CSC Healthcare Systems Rookie of Year for excellence in sales and customer service

These action briefs highlight key findings from the national cross-site evaluation, share lessons learned by Systems of Care grant communities, and outline key steps for initiative leaders to advance systems and organizational Systems of Care grant communities, and outline key steps for initiative leaders to advance systems and organizational systems and organizational change.

Leadership in Systems of Care: Creating and Communicating a Shared Vision This brief describes the process and key steps in developing a shared vision as an essential aspect of implementing a systems change initSystems of Care: Creating and Communicating a Shared Vision This brief describes the process and key steps in developing a shared vision as an essential aspect of implementing a systems change initsystems change initiative.

Children's Bureau Demonstration Initiative: Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care Information and resources about the initiative, descriptions and contact information for the grantees, and the Grantee Information Exchange.

Each issue of A Closer Look provides information communities nationwide can use in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective child welfare driven systems of care, and is intended as a tool for administrators and policymakers leading system change initiatives.

The Systems of Care Infrastructure Toolkits evolved from the experiences of grant communities participating in the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care demonstration initiative.

Systems of Care National Evaluation Logic Model (PPT - 23 KB) Describes the grantees» strategic planning of infrastructure and service delivery as well as the cross-site process and outcome evaluation for the initiative.

The Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center (the Center) provides programmatic and evaluation technical assistance to recipients of cooperative agreements from the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care demonstration initiative.

• Michael Greco, CEO of the online patient experience feedback initiative, Patient Opinion, invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to engage with the site «because it's their stories that will help us understand how we can better improve our health system, particularly in how we deliver our care in a safe, kind and culturally - sensitive way».

Previously, Héctor served as director of the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services for six years where he led several county - wide initiatives, including efforts to reform the juvenile justice system, end chronic homelessness, transform mental health care, and end a 30 - year wait list for disabilities services.

A Closer Look National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care A series of reports summarizing the work of the nine grantee communities in the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care demonstration initiative.

Purpose: To fund projects to build infrastructure capacity to support collaborative initiatives between child welfare and early childhood systems to maximize enrollment, attendance, and supports of infants and young children who are in foster care into comprehensive, high - quality early care and education programs.

Transforming Systems for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays: Findings and Lessons Learned From the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children Initiative (PDF - 1,567 KB) Schultz, Reynolds, Sontag - Padilla, Lovejoy, Firth, & Pincus (2013) RAND Corporation Discusses the findings of an evaluation of the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative, the fourth phase of the Allegheny County Maternal and Child Health Care Collaborative's efforts to implement changes in the local system of maternal and child health cCare Collaborative's efforts to implement changes in the local system of maternal and child health carecare.

The initiative targeted three components of service delivery: screening and identification of at - risk families through three pathways within and between the Part C early intervention system and the maternal and child health care system, referrals for those identified as being at risk, and engagement in relationship - based services in both the Part C early intervention and behavioral health systems.

Planned Parenthood's breast health initiative will also expand the breast health education provided through its promotores community health worker program, which reaches thousands of Latinas every year in 16 communities, educating women and their families about reproductive health issues, connecting them to Planned Parenthood health centers for health care services, and helping them navigate the complicated health care system when follow up care is needed.

These reports draw on the experiences of communities participating in the Children's Bureau's Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care demonstration initiative, and summarize their challenges, promising practices, and lessons learned.

Family to Family Annie E. Casey Foundation Offers tools and materials from an initiative in which States and communities are developing family - centered, neighborhood - based systems of foster care to promote permanence for all children.

The brief highlights examples of some of the many promising trauma - informed initiatives taking place in Ohio and gives recommendations for how communities and child - serving institutions can work together to build trauma - informed systems of care throughout the State.

Consistent with its mission, Center initiatives focus on school - based prevention and intervention programs; childhood mental health and positive youth development; family strengthening; juvenile justice, court interventions and community safety; community health; system of care and cultural competency; and workforce development to advance educational success, health and well - being.

Applying Implementation Science in Early Childhood Programs and Systems Halle, Metz, & Martinez - Beck (2013) View Abstract Presents current applications of implementation science in early childhood research and practice to highlight their key role in ensuring that early care and education initiatives are achieving their intended effects on their target populations.

A novel aspect of the initiative involves medical research headed by the National Center for PTSD, part of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

The State's Prevention Leadership Council is overseeing implementation efforts, which depends on collaboration among administrators of West Virginia's Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) grant initiative, Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Program, Early Care and Education, Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) grant and the statewide Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC).

All our programs and initiatives work toward inclusive health services and a health care system respectful of Indigenous people in northern BC.

Reports the results of experimental framing research and recommends ways of explaining «system of care» initiatives to address child mental health.