South Central Pennsylvania
Aligning Forces for Quality – South Central PA (AF4Q – South Central PA) launched its new website (www.Aligning4HealthPA.org) in an effort to provide more resources (videos, tip sheets, events, etc.) and easy-to-understand information that leads patients to become more engaged in their care, and receive the right care at the right time. AF4Q – South Central PA is one of 16 communities across the nation that’s focused on helping patients understand what high quality care is, and how to...
The Aligning Forces for Quality November 2011 National Meeting wash held in Washington DC and was broken up into three distinct tracks: Payment, Care Across Settings, and Cost. View video highlights on discussions and lectures below!
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AF4Q South Central Pennsylvania hosted “Improving the Quality & Value of Health Care,” a summit for employers and providers that showcased innovations in health care delivery. Keynoting the event was Paul Grundy, who spoke about the merits of patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), which are designed to foster close relationships between consumers and their primary care physicians. PCMHs are coming alive in South Central Pennsylvania through the Planned Care Collaborative. Karen Jones, MD, explained the value to patients, providers, and employers. “By tying in the...
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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