Winners Announced for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2024 Business Innovation Award
USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute has awarded the Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging (SARCOA) with The John A. Hartford Foundation 2024 Business Innovation Award for its Community Care Solutions (CCS), a Community Care Hub.
Through the Community Care Hub, Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging (SARCOA) improves care management and coordination through health care integration and contracting with the health care community. Health coaches make hospital post-discharge contact with patients, ensure compliance with transition care management, identify high-risk patients needing chronic care management, screen for barriers hindering provider access and promote patient engagement in recovery. The CCS contract with Southern Clinic, P.C. has impressive outcomes, including a 447% increase in annual wellness visits and 32.7% decrease in ER visits.
Runner-ups for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2024 Business Innovation Award are ArtWorks, which was recognized for its unique suite of creative programming to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in southern Arizona, and the Allegheny County DHS Area Agency on Aging for its Community Care Transition Program (CCTP), which is an evidenced-based model that lowers hospital readmission rates and teaches patients to achieve higher levels of self-management and supportive care after hospital discharge.
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