Medical Respite Care

Homeless New Yorkers Need a Safe Place to Recuperate – Not the Street

There is a pressing need in New York City to address the issues and challenges of homeless New Yorkers with cancer, renal disease, diabetes, chronic heart disease and other serious medical conditions. Many of these conditions require long-term solutions and others can be addressed in the short-term. Studies have shown and experience has confirmed that […]

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Policy Brief: Medical Respite Care Programs & the IHI Triple Aim Framework

The Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the Triple Aim framework as a way of simultaneously improving the patient care experience, improving the health of the population, and reducing the per capita cost of health care.1, 2 This framework is increasingly being used as the guidepost for health care systems seeking to transform their service

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Policy Brief: Medical Respite Care: Financing Approaches

Many states and local communities are seeking cost-effective alternatives to inpatient hospital stays while at the same time trying to improve the health of vulnerable populations and reduce homelessness. People experiencing homelessness have significant health care needs and use hospitals at higher rates and for longer periods of time than their housed counterparts. Unfortunately, because

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Policy Brief: Hospital Community Benefit Funds: Resources for the HCH Community

This policy brief will give an overview of hospital community benefit requirements, illustrate the difference between two types of benefits, describe how community benefit funds are currently distributed, discuss additional state requirements, consider hospital perspectives, provide examples of successful partnerships currently in practice, and share advice for maximizing hospital partnerships with the Health Care for

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