Begun on the Western Slope in 1993, HopeWest provides palliative and hospice care and is dedicated to profoundly changing the way the community experiences serious illness and grief – one family at a time. In this Chat, we learn how HopeWest helps patients navigate difficult conditions and prognoses and discuss the effects reimbursement challenges have … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 05 – HopeWest
CIVHC released facility cost and quality information for common procedures and imaging services in early 2019. With this release, Colorado became one of the few states with this type of information available for partners and consumers. This Chat will explain how the procedures were chosen, what went into the analytics, and how Change Agents can … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 04 – Shopping for Care on CIVHC.org
In 2012, the Southeast Health Group (SHG) received a three-year, $1.4 million award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to develop an integrated care program called TIPPING POINT: Total Integration, Patient Navigation and Provider Training Project. Tipping Point leaders implemented Health Navigators to identify high-risk patients and work to empower and educate them … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 03 – Southeast Health Group
In Summit County, a group of community partners has been working to identify locally driven ways to lower health care premiums. In this Chat, we discuss how the Peak Health Alliance is using data and collective bargaining to impact health care costs in their region. Host: Lloyd Guthrie, CIVHC’s Director of Statewide Initiatives Guest: Tamara … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 02 – Peak Health Alliance
9Health Fairs offer screenings and health education to individuals across the state by pairing media and volunteer providers. In this Chat, we discuss how 9Health has grown in the last 40 years and how the partnership with a news station allows them to reach further into the community. Host: Kari Degerness, LNHA, MBA, CIVHC’s Director … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 01 – 9Health Fair
The Change Agent Chat podcast series will launch on Friday, 4.12 with 9Health Fair.