South Central Pennsylvania
Aligning Forces for Quality of South Central Pennsylvania, in partnership with the York County Area Agency on Aging, the Adams County Office for Aging, and other regional organizations, is leading targeted efforts to provide care transitions services to Medicare beneficiaries discharged from York, Hanover, and Gettysburg Acute Care Hospitals. Together, AF4Q and the York-Adams Care Transitions Coalition have formed a strong collaborative body and are creating a community-wide infrastructure for effective care transitions for seniors.
In March 2013, the Centers for Medicare and...
WellSpan Health, a partner organization of Aligning Forces for Quality South Central Pennsylvania, is expanding an online portal to give patients more access to their medical information. As the movement towards greater patient engagement continues, technology is an essential piece of the puzzle. The online portal is being expanded on the heels of the transition to electronic medical records.
The Aligning Forces for Quality alliance in south central Pennsylvania, which includes York and Adams Counties, adapted Humboldt’s Patient Partner project to enhance its existing Patient-Centered Medical Home Collaborative. Patient Partners have focused on patient communication and self-management to help other patients take an active role in their care. Practices have begun using a validated tool to measure baseline and subsequent changes in Patient Partners’ active engagement in their own health and health care. One of the successful outcomes is the creation of a “brown...
The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in South Central Pennsylvania is led by The Healthy York County Coalition (HYCC). Their mission is to engage consumers in order to improve the quality of health care for all who live, work and play in this community. Goals are accomplished by sharing resources and information, implementing proven practices on the ground and measuring outcomes. The Leadership Team includes people and organizations from five main community stakeholder groups: providers, employers, consumers, community leaders and health plans. AF4Q - South Central PA’s health care partner providers (Family First Health, Hanover Hospital, Memorial Hospital and WellSpan Health) have committed to championing the incorporation of more efficient strategies to manage care within their health systems.
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