Health

Expand and strengthen quality out-of-hospital health care for the most underserved and vulnerable populations.

Note: Projects under Health Objective 2 must contribute to both Result A & B below.

Results Sought:

1. Increase in number of underserved and vulnerable New Yorkers benefitting from one or more of the following:
1. Primary care from a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” or comparable out-patient community-based provider
2. Coordinated care, care management, and/or multi-disciplinary support provided in an accessible community- or home-based setting, with a focus on programs targeting New Yorkers living in poverty with multiple chronic or behavioral health conditions, or who are home-bound or transportation-challenged, including frail elders
3. Services aimed at reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, readmissions, or emergency room use, and successfully transitioning patients into out-of-hospital care and care management

AND

2. Advance in knowledge, policies, and practices capable of contributing to the “triple aim” of improved quality of care and patient experience; improved health in the population served; and, where consistent with quality, reduced or contained cost of care

(Priority will be given to programs capable of future sustainability with earned or public sector revenue and/or to projects capable of producing outcomes of long-term value in a relatively short period of time.)

Promote development and expansion of the workforce needed to support delivery of primary, community-based, and at-home health care and care management for the most vulnerable populations.

Results Sought:

1. Increase in number of health care support workers with improved skills, enhanced job quality, and expanded pathways to advancement in the transforming health service sector
2. Increase in number of workers newly trained for and successfully placed in entry-level and/or paraprofessional positions related to care coordination, care management, and community outreach