The second convening of the three-part SUD systems change process took place February 20 – 21 at the Dawn Farm Community Barn in Ypsilanti. Roughly five-dozen participants from a range of substance use prevention and treatment programs attended, collaborating on an action plan to improve community wellbeing and reduce harm from substance use disorders.
The first convening of a three-part system’s change process took place November 7-8 at Eastern Michigan University. A part of the State Innovation Model project, the process was designed to better address substance use disorders through systems change. More than three-dozen participants attended, including representatives from community mental health organizations, substance use disorder treatment providers, … Read more
At the September 11 Steering Committee meeting, a case study was shared from the State Innovation Model (SIM) care coordination pilot. For this SIM client, the care manager was able to find a new primary care provider, the IHA Pain Clinic, and a referral to physical therapy. The community health worker was instrumental as well, … Read more
On July 24, WHI State Innovation Model co-chairs and CHRT staff presented the Livingston-Washtenaw region’s ongoing care coordination work to the Population Health Administration department at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
In the Livingston-Washtenaw Communiy Health Innovation Region, the Patient-Centered Medical Home Subcommittee developed a screening tool to identify patients’ social needs at Integrated Health Associates (IHA), Michigan Medicine, and Huron Valley Physician Association practices. Pilot testing of the screening tool began in the fall and early results showed approximately 2.5 – 8 percent of patients … Read more
In August, members of Livingston-Washtenaw’s Community Health Innovation Region (CHIR), 12 medical and social service agencies—called “hublets”—began the Medical Care Coordination pilot testing of the three-year State Innovation Model (SIM) intervention. The local intervention was designed to serve residents with complex social and medical needs—to reduce unnecessary emergency department use across the region. Potential participants … Read more
In June, the Livingston-Washtenaw County Community Health Innovation Region (CHIR) received $75,000 from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and subsequently and secured a research team, led by Dr. Andy Ryan from the U-M School of Public Health, to both help the Community Health Needs Assessment and local impact evaluation of the State Innovation Model … Read more
At the March 10 Steering Committee meeting, the operational plan for Michigan’s State Innovation Model was approved. The plan included a Community Health Needs Assessment, and an intervention designed to link frequent emergency department users with both clinical and social services. The plan hinged on Governor Snyder’s vision for “healthy, productive individuals, living in communities … Read more
In April, the WHI was chosen to be the coordinating organization for the Washtenaw and Livingston County Community Health Innovation Region (CHIR) for Michigan’s State Innovation Model (SIM). A CHIR is a specific geographic region where local social service agencies, public health departments, community mental health agencies, health plans, and medical providers work together to … Read more
On Friday, May 29th, the WHI and CHRT submitted a proposal to be the backbone organization for the Livingston and Washtenaw County Community Health Innovation Region (CHIR), a critical part of Michigan’s State Innovation Model (SIM). The goal of a Community Health Innovation Region is to ensure that residents can be connected to and access … Read more