June Simmons is President and CEO of Partners in Care Foundation (Partners). Partners is a non-profit organization in California that shapes the evolving health system by developing and spreading high-value models of community-based care and
Our nation is in a time of change and transition when it comes to how health care services are delivered. Increasingly, health care providers have been looking beyond traditional clinical services to address other social
As a leader in the aging and disability networks, you can often see where you need to take your organization to be better prepared to work with health care partners and other new payers. But
Recent federal and state initiatives have sought to reduce unnecessary readmissions to hospitals and focus on the frequent transitions of care between care settings that patients experience—especially older adults and those with multiple chronic conditions.
Synergies and collaborations between disability and aging services providers are a natural fit in an integrated health care landscape. Both fields are committed to providing support that keeps older people and people with disabilities safe
“[Though] they’re not already part of the health care process, social service agencies must realize they bring value to the table and have that confidence coming into the conversation…You’re already in the community, you’re trusted
The Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Larry Gross, has read the writing on the wall, recognizing that traditional government and foundational funding sources for community-based organizations (CBOs) are