Shared Care Planning Handbook and Pediatric to Adult Care Transition (PACT) Workbook
The Shared Care Planning Handbook describes the process of creating a Shared Plan of Care, and is designed to be used alongside the Pediatric to Adult Care Transition workbook. The transition workbook includes information about 1) Introduction to the Medical Home; 2) Discussion of Medical Conditions [...]
Title V
Title V of the Social Security Act provides federal block grants to states to support Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) programs. These programs may provide direct care, but generally focus on provision of wrap-around and population-based services ( [...]
Pathways to Hiring Peer Navigator Staff
A brief look at the benefits of Peer Family Navigation, who may support building it in the community and potential costs.
Inadequate Preparation for Transition from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare for Oregon Young Adults With Medical Complexity: Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis using CoIIN Environmental Scan findings. The Oregon team created the following problem statement to focus its QI work: “Young adults with medical complexity (YAMC) and their families are not adequately prepared for, or supported in, the transition from pediatric to adult health [...]
Ticket to Work
A voluntary program in which qualified SSI recipients can obtain vocational rehabilitation, employment or other support services from an approved provider to help them go to work and achieve employment goals. Ticket to Work is part of the Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, which also expands M [...]
Predictors and a Framework for Fostering Community Advocacy as a Community Health Worker Core Function to Eliminate Health Disparities
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Documents the findings of a national survey investigating CHW involvement in community-level advocacy and proposes a data-informed framework to conceptualize, support, and measure that advocacy.
History
History The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) is based at the Boston University School of Social Work. Building on the long-standing success of the School’s Social Work and Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH) dual degree program, the Center was established in 2015 after a gen [...]
Policy Brief: A Perspective on Cost Effectiveness in Pediatric Comprehensive Complex Care Service Models
This brief presents evidence on the cost effectiveness of comprehensive service delivery models to improve care for children with medical complexity (CMC) and describes the unique challenges in cost effectiveness evaluations for this population. It also points to Medicaid policy opportunities that p [...]
State Definitions of Medical Necessity Under the Medicaid EPSDT Benefit
State Medicaid programs are required to provide Medicaid enrollees under age 21 with comprehensive and preventive health care services through the Early Screening and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. Federal law requires states to cover “medically necessary services [...]
Housing Assistance Health Outcomes: Impact & Materials
Findings from the study may inform policy proposals related to HUD housing assistance. Housing assistance is a scarce benefit, and findings from this study may help make a clear case for expanding such assistance and inform how existing (limited) resources can be used in the most efficient and effec [...]
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