Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Breaking Down Silos, Improving Care for Older Americans June 17, 2014 - Dr. George E. Thibault presents on the importance of including social workers as part of health care teams at the Leadership Academy in Aging. We at the John A. Hartford Foundation like to encourage breaking down the professional silos that impede the promotion of coordinated, comprehensive, continuous, and geriatric-expert… Leadership Academy in Aging Helps Infuse Geriatrics in Academic Social Work Community June 19, 2014 - In Tuesday’s post on interprofessional education and the role of social workers in health care teams, I referenced a program called the Leadership Academy in Aging . This program warrants an additional mention for its success in providing leadership skills to deans and directors of schools of social work, as… Change AGEnts Push Health Care Policies In the Right Direction June 24, 2014 - 2014 Hartford Change AGEnts Policy Institute Participants Improving the transitional care of frail older adults through better skilled nursing facility reimbursement. Reducing regulatory barriers to evidence-based care coordination for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Advocating for loan repayment/forgiveness initiatives for geriatric psychiatry and other geriatric-care specialty training programs… Caring Works: PHI Builds Support for Better Elder Care June 26, 2014 - The nation’s four million home health aides, certified nurse aides, and personal care attendants are a lifeline for many older adults and people with disabilities. Our grantee, PHI, is the nation’s leading authority on the direct-care workforce, and they promote quality direct-care jobs as the foundation for quality care for… Aging and Health Trends Show Progress, But There Is Still Much Work to Do July 01, 2014 - Recently, I had the privilege of discussing issues important to the John A. Hartford Foundation on The Ohio State University’s podcast, Viewpoints of Innovative Health Care Leaders. It was a great opportunity to talk about the key trends we see in health care today, what still needs to be done… Celebrate Independence! July 03, 2014 - Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy Fourth of July from Health AGEnda and the John A. Hartford Foundation. [gallery link="file" ids="8765,8770,8766,8769,8768,8767"] The 2013 Hartford Foundation Annual Report: Spreading Innovation Through Collaboration July 08, 2014 - I shake a lot of hands. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt set a world record for heads of state by shaking 8,513 hands in a single day at a White House reception. While the program staff of the John A. Hartford Foundation have yet to come close, we certainly recognize… Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy Achieves Impressive Results July 10, 2014 - The latest cohort of fellows in Sigma Theta Tau International's Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy pose for a group photo with their leadership mentors, faculty, and representatives of Sigma Theta Tau and the Hartford Foundation. I recently traveled to Indianapolis, home to Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society of… The 2013 Hartford Foundation Annual ReportPart II: The Power of Partnerships July 15, 2014 - This is the second in a three-part Health AGEnda series on the Hartford Foundation’s 2013 Annual Report: Spreading Innovation Through Collaboration. Although he was a star in a different field, something basketball legend Michael Jordan once said applies equally to the work of the John A. Hartford Foundation: “Talent wins… Grappling With the Big Questions About Big Data July 17, 2014 - We swim in an ever expanding ocean of electronic data. Every Google search or credit card transaction can be aggregated and analyzed by companies that often seem to know what we want before we do. With new and cheaper analytic tools and more sophisticated modeling, the result is the ability…
