Case Studies on Maine Integrated Care Initiative
The Integrated Care evaluation also included several case studies.
Read MoreMaine’s Integrated Care Cross-site and Systems Transformation Evaluation
Evaluation of MeHAF’s Integration Initiative conducted by John Snow Inc. included a cross-site examination of clinical practices and a review of systems transformation integrated care projects funded by MeHAF. Several of their reports are included here.
Read MoreSustainability of Integrated Care
Sustainability of integrated care is a priority for MeHAF. Therefore, an independent survey and interviews were conducted with former grantees 12-18 months after their MeHAF funding ended to see which elements of integrated care were continued. Almost all grantees had continued integrated care, and many expanded it to new sites. They also reported the factors…
Read MoreIntegrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care Evaluation
Between 2009 and 2015, MeHAF contracted for extensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Integration Initiative (integrated behavioral health and primary care). Below are several of the evaluation reports. For more details, contact Becky Hayes Boober at bhboober@mehaf.org. Overview In 2005, MeHAF launched a 12-year, $14 million integrated behavioral health and primary care initiative. Almost…
Read MoreExpanding Access with Not-For-Profit Dental Practices-TM
State Approaches for Integrating Behavioral Health into Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
This technical assistance tool examines four broad strategies states can use to integrate behavioral health services into ACOs: (1) incorporating behavioral health into payment models; (2) requiring ACOs to report on behavioral health metrics; (3) encouraging ACOs to include behavioral health providers; and (4) providing integration supports. It explores how eight states have incorporated these…
Read MoreReflections on MeHAF’s Payment Reform Grant Initiative
MeHAF funded 14 organizations starting in 2011 to work on projects focused on mitigating the increasing cost of health care through innovative payment reform strategies, ensuring that people who are uninsured and medically underserved were included in these efforts. Our goal was to fund projects that would preserve access, improve quality, and offer better value…
Read MoreIntegrated Care Site Self Assessment Survey – January 2016
Community Health Indicators: A User’s Guide
Thriving in Place Fact Sheet
MeHAF launched its Thriving in Place (TiP) initiative to help persons with chronic health conditions (including the elderly and persons with disabilities) maintain or improve their health so they can remain safely in their homes and communities. This document provides more information about the TiP initiative.
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