Older adults rely on services provided through the nation’s network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to address common issues associated with aging. AAAs help older adults age in their homes and communities by offering a system of services and…
Humana Bold Goal Initiative
Humana has a Bold Goal – a population health strategy to improve the health of the communities we serve 20 percent by 2020 and beyond. Together, with physician practices and community partners, we are co-creating solutions at a local level.…
The Business Case for Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System and ROI Calculators
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has released“The Business Case for Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System” and two Return on Investment (ROI) Calculators for inpatient and outpatient settings. Included in the Business Case for Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System are case studies from St. Vincent Medical…
Opportunities for Complex Care Programs to Address the Social Determinants of Health
Traditionally, payers, policymakers, and consumers have looked to the health care system to improve health outcomes. More recently, however, attention has shifted toward a broader approach that includes cross-sector collaboration to address the social, economic, and environmental factors impacting individual…
Supporting Health Care and Community-Based Organization Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health
Increasingly, health systems, providers, and payers recognize the significant influence that social factors such as housing, food insecurity, employment status, and transportation have on well-being and health care spending. These social determinants of health (SDOH), in addition to health behaviors,…
Issue Brief: Care Coordination and Older Adults
Care coordination has emerged as a promising element of successful health care and long-term service delivery models. It unites a team of providers to meet individual needs, improves health care access and outcomes, and synchronizes the variety of long-term services…
2019 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report
The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play. They provide a starting point for change in communities. By ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation,…
Medicare Provider Enrollment Process
AAAs should think strategically before requesting their own Medicare provider number (as opposed to partnering with an existing Medicare provider). Once organizations (including AAAs) become official Medicare providers, they are subject to periodic audits and other compliance requirements from the…
Medicare Advantage Is a High-Value Option for Consumers
Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, is an option within Medicare that allows Medicare-eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities to choose a private integrated managed care plan to receive their Medicare benefits, instead of receiving care through Traditional Fee-For-Service (FFS)…
Medicare Basics for RDNs
On this website, you will find information for RDNs about the benefits of becoming an Medicare provider and how to enroll in Medicare. If you’re looking for information about Medicare billing, please refer to the Academy’s page “Providing the Service…
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