The Morrison County
Community Based Care Coordination Accountable Community for Health team was the
featured presenter at a Congressional Staff Briefing.
The Morrison
County Community Based Care Coordination Accountable Community for Health
(ACH) shared their success in addressing narcotics use in the Little Falls
community at a July 12 Congressional Staff Briefing scheduled by
Congressman Richard M. Nolan of Minnesota's 8th District. The team,
including two clinician champions and a representative from local law
enforcement, spoke about their work before a standing-room-only audience of
Congressional staffers from all states and three Senate offices.
Working closely with providers and patients to deliver a
high level of care that promotes wellness and safety, the project has been
successful in helping more than 130 patients and saving $1.4 million in Medicaid
funds. The project is led by CHI St. Gabriel's in Little Falls and has a wide
range of community partners including local pharmacies, law enforcement,
schools, county social services and public health, long-term care, and the
county attorney's office.
The presentation prompted many questions from session
participants and Congressman Nolan expressed interest in finding further
support for the project.
The invitation to share their program details followed being
honored at the June 2016 Minnesota
Rural Health Conference with the Rural
Health Team Award. Full
Story.
The team from Minnesota representing the Morrison County ACH included Jason McDonald, Morrison County drug investigator; Heather Bell, MD, St. Gabriel’s; Kurt Devine, MD, St. Gabriel’s Health; Rhonda Buckallew, Clinic Administrator, St. Gabriel’s Health; Lee Boyles, President, St. Gabriel’s Health; and Kathy Lange, CHI St. Gabriel's Health Foundation Director.
Now that one PHR
Community Collaborative is in place, the State is requesting proposals from
qualified responders to a Request for Proposals for Additional PHR Community
Collaboratives to demonstrate an electronic Personal Health Record (PHR) for
Minnesota beneficiaries of Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) funded by
Medical Assistance (MA), and to participate in pilot execution and evaluation
of a nationally developed electronic LTSS (e-LTSS) standard. The demonstration
is funded by a federal Testing Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT) grant
from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Download a copy of the Request
for Proposals (PDF) here on or after July 18, 2016.
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Download the Detailed Business Requirements and
Budget Forms (XLSX) workbook (available online)
on or after July 18, 2016.
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A Responder’s
Conference Webinar will be held on Monday, August 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Check the RFP for details on how to attend.
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Responders’
questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing prior to 4:00
p.m. Central Time on Monday, August 15, 2016 to tom.l.gossett@state.mn.us as
instructed in the RFP. Answers will be provided in writing on this web page no
later than August 19, 2016.
The State Innovation Model is sponsoring a day-long forum on
Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Wellstone Center in St. Paul.
This summit brings community members, health and human
service providers, administrators, and policy makers together to connect health
care systems, community health and health equity in all policy's efforts. Through intentional discussion and
interaction, participants will leverage partnerships that demonstrate impact.
The forum begins at 8:30 am with breakfast and concludes at
4:30 pm. There is no cost to attend but
registration is required. Registration
information will be available soon.
The next Minnesota Accountable Health Model task force
meetings will be on September 21 at the Amherst H. Wilder Center, 451 Lexington
Parkway N., St. Paul, MN 55104
- Community
Advisory Task Force, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
- Multi-Payer
Alignment Task Force, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Details about SIM programs are packaged in three different types of communications.
Available on the Minnesota Accountable Health Model website, printable items include:
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Fact Sheets: A broad overview of SIM initiatives (i.e., ACHs, ACOs,)
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Success stories: Often specific to a grantee, success stories share the experiences of people impacted by SIM funded programs.
- Program Summaries: Showcase the work accomplished with SIM funding.
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