HealthLeaders Media July 31, 2024
Supported by a CMS alternative payment program, Illinois-based Egyptian Health is actively addressing SDOH and other barriers and helping kids get the care they need.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Some 11,000 children in the Little Egypt region of Illinois face obstacles to accessing behavioral health and primary care services.
– The Egyptian Health Department is targeting that population with a program that identifies SDOH and other barriers early on and connects them to the right resources.
– The effort is buoyed by a CMS program that incentivizes care providers for meeting key metrics, including reduced ED visits and admissions and increased well child visits and follow-ups.
Rural healthcare organizations are getting serious about identifying and addressing the barriers that are keeping...
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