HealthLeaders Media July 31, 2024
Eric Wicklund

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...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

Continue Reading

 
Topics: CMS, Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Payment Models, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Value Based
Related Articles:
Journalists Address HHS Under Trump, Rural PFAS Contamination, and Bird Flu
Moderna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.
China marks muted 5th anniversary of first COVID death
HHS Unveils AI Strategic Plan for Healthcare, Human Services and Public Health
Tufts exec: Bird flu outbreak unlikely to become a pandemic

Share This Article