Graffitti by the street artist Banksy. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”—Margaret Mead Our mission at the John A. Hartford Foundation is to change the health of older Americans for the better…
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I have a confession to make: Despite painful experience, I am a serial optimist. Over the past several years, I have gotten very excited about new benefits added to the Medicare program as ways to support high-quality geriatric care. Now, a new Complex Chronic Care Management Services benefit has been…
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In mid-May, I was at the Social Impact Exchange (SIE) meeting, thinking about the relationship between our work and what I was hearing from other funders and non-profits. I was struck by how much of the “problem” that others were describing had to do with too many funder dollars chasing…
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Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy Fourth of July from Health AGEnda and the John A. Hartford Foundation.
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In today’s cross-post from the Prepared Patient blog, we are pleased to present a thought-provoking article by Jessie Gruman, an author, advocate, and founder of the Center for Advancing Health. Ms. Gruman has been diagnosed with five life-threatening illnesses and writes about the need for patient engagement in health care…
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Mobile electronic technology allows health care professionals to access the resources for treating older adults when and where they need them. Now, nurses working with our aging population can add a new tool to their toolbox with the ConsultGeriRN iPad app, developed by New York University’s (NYU) Hartford Institute for…
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Last Friday I was at a session of the National Health Policy Forum (NHPF) in Washington D.C. focused on Medicare's readmission reduction program The program, authorized under section 3025 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), is the "stick" to section 3026's "carrot." Section 3026 authorizes the $50…
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The past several days, I've been attending my fourth Social Impact Exchange meeting. The Social Impact Exchange is a vehicle of the Growth Philanthropy Network to bring together funders, experts, and intermediaries to maximize the impact of high-performing non-profits. While these conferences are primarily about how the social sector can…
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I once heard that changing curriculum in a university is like moving a cemetery. But changing curriculum to include geriatrics is exactly what the John A. Hartford Foundation has been trying to do. It seems that the National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education (Gero-Ed Center) has found the formula…
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Communicating with persons and their families about serious illness and complex health care decisions is a skill that requires training and practice just like any other medical procedure, according to Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Dr. Meier offers health care professionals ten critical steps to…
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