Dr. Joshua Bershad, Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer,
, talks about the $4 million grant the hospital received from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to launch a Community Care Initiative, and how healthcare professionals across the nation can make the most of these changing times.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
In addition, Dr. Bershad discusses specific aspects of the Community Care Initiative, such as linking communities to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to lower hospital readmission rates. He also discusses the initiative's two-pronged approach: direct services, which involves the transitional care model to provide supportive systems for patients when they leave the hospital (eg, transitional care nurse to call and visit patients at their home to ensure medication adherence, proper diet, etc); and health information technology to tie the provider network together and increase communication/transfer of information.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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