Buffalo and Western New York: collaborating to improve health system performance by leveraging social capital

Buffalo and Western New York: collaborating to improve health system performance by leveraging social capital

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Case studies of regional health care improvement (Commonwealth Fund)
Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Cooperative Behavior
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Quality Improvement
Regional Health Planning
New York
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The western region of New York State encompassing Buffalo and surrounding counties ranks in the top quartile among 306 U.S. regions evaluated by The Commonwealth Fund's Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, 2012, performing especially well on measures of access, prevention, and treatment. Its relatively strong performance may reflect the collective impact of partnerships of local nonprofit health plans and physicians to improve quality; the development of a regional health information exchange that enables the sharing of clinical and administrative health care data among hospitals, physicians, and insurers; and the cooperation of community foundations and nonprofit organizations in conceiving a strategic vision for addressing unmet health care needs. An exemplar of the region's approach is the P2 Collaborative of Western New York, a "coalition of coalitions" that convenes community stakeholders to advance population health programs and efforts to transform clinical practice.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (17 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101656750 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101656750