Food, Nutrition, and Reducing Readmissions
By Kristin Paulson, CIVHC Senior Manager of Policy and Initiatives
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Efforts to reduce readmissions have targeted virtually every element of the patient experience from in-hospital communication to discharge services, records transmission to long-term care and skilled nursing facilities, and in-home support for medication adherence and care coordination. Recently, there's been increasing focus on the non-medical drivers of readmissions - social determinants that effect day-to-day health and may prove to be significant drivers of hospital readmissions.
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Spotlight on Innovation: Investing in the Future: C-PACK and Colorado's Kids
By Stephanie Spriggs, CIVHC Program Assistant
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 Between 177,000 and 273,000 children in Colorado are estimated to have a mental health disorder. These numbers translate to between thirteen and twenty percent of the younger population and within that segment, over 80,000 of those affected could have a serious emotional concern. There is a national shortage of behavioral health care providers trained to treated children and adolescents and Colorado is no exception. Read More |
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care is a non-profit, collaborative organization supporting the Triple Aim for health care in Colorado: better health, better care, and lower costs. We would like to thank The Colorado Trust, the Colorado Health Foundation, Rose Community Foundation and Caring for Colorado for providing funding to support our organization and focus areas. |
