VAAACares Wins Second Business Innovation Award at n4a Conference
The Virginia Area Agencies on Aging – Caring for the Commonwealth (VAAACares) received The 2017 John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a).
The award recognizes VAAACares for developing a unique statewide service delivery system to attract major insurers to a one-contract, one-stop shop for referrals, reporting, billing and accountability. VAAACares provides evidence-based complex care coordination, care transitions, and other home and community-based services that support positive health and safety outcomes for Virginians with chronic health conditions.
Finalist and runner-up was the Living Well Center of Excellence located at Maximizing Engaged Citizens (MAC, Inc.), an Area Agency on Agency serving the southern-most counties of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. In addition, the Aroostook Agency on Aging was recognized for its work to partner with health care organizations.
Rani Snyder, JAHF's Program Director, presented the awards, “We congratulate all the community-based organization nominees for their incredibly innovative work,” said Ms. Snyder.
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