United Hospital Fund: Publications

The United Hospital Fund provides wide-ranging and objective information to New York's health care community through its special reports, statistical publications, working papers, and newsletters.

	Aging in Place Initiative

	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	NORC Strategic, Program, and Technical Assistance Publication Date: 2006
	Testimony by Fredda Vladeck Subcommittee on Retirement, Security, and Aging/ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee/ United States Senate May 16, 2006 Publication Date: 2006
	NORC Action Blueprint Project Publication Date: 2005
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	Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Collaborative

	UHF-GNYHA Project to Tackle Central Blood Line Infections Publication Date: 2005

	Families and Health Care Project

	Voice of the Family Caregiver Publication Date: 2007 Carol Levine presented "Voice of the Family Caregiver" at the ABIM Foundation's 2007 summer forum titled "Coordination of Care: Missed Opportunity?" The text is available.
	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	New York State Policy Agenda for Family Caregivers Publication Date: 2006 This document calls for an assessment of caregivers' needs and available services to meet those needs, a review of key policies and practices, the establishment of a mechanism to coordinate caregiving-related activities and policy implementation, and a focus on strengthening local agencies to reach, assess, and support caregivers.
	An Ethical Framework for New York State Policy Concerning Family Caregivers Publication Date: 2006 This document--a statement of basic values, principles, and community norms that should govern policy-making and implementation--spells out the standards by which specific regulations, policies, and programs can be measured.
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	Health Insurance for New Yorkers

	Gaps in Coverage Among the Elderly in New York Publication Date: 2007 While nearly all the elderly have at least one source of health insurance coverage, primarily Medicare, many are underinsured�a situation with implications for them and for the state's Medicaid program.
	A Blueprint for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in New York Publication Date: 2006 The first comprehensive analysis of the elements needed for universal health insurance in New York State, this major new Fund publication presents the costs and benefits of several model strategies for covering almost all of the State's uninsured and creating a more stable, affordable system for all.
	Administration of Medicaid in New York State Publication Date: 2006 The administration of Medicaid in New York is dispersed among multiple agencies, with no single entity controlling more than a portion of the program. A groundbreaking Medicaid Institute study analyzes the program's organization, and its implications.
	Understanding the New State/County Paradigm Publication Date: 2006 With the new cap on the local share of Medicaid costs, it is New York State that will absorb the fiscal impact of all future changes to the program�and face unprecedented pressures, both fiscal and political, as a result, explains this new Medicaid Institute report.
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	Home Care/Managed Long-Term Care

	An Overview of Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs in New York Publication Date: 2009 This Medicaid Institute report is the first and only data compilation of its kind, aiming to inform current policy discussions about how to address challenges associated with New York's Medicaid long-term care programs.
	The Top Ten Things Caregivers Don't Want to Hear�. Publication Date: 2006 Carol Levine, Director of the Fund's Families and Health Care Project, presents a collection of the kinds of unsolicited advice, unwelcome criticism, and undeserved praise that she and other caregivers receive all too often.
	Keeping Care at Home Publication Date: 2004 Better coordination of services through Medicaid Managed Long Term Care can help the frail elderly and other people with disabilities receive the support they need to remain in their own homes, according to this new Fund publication. Further expansion requires resolution of resource, staffing, and operational issues, however.
	Approaches to Care Management: The Experiences of New York City's Long Term Care Plans Publication Date: 2003
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	Hospital Finances and Utilization

	Rethinking Service Delivery for High-Cost Medicaid Patients Publication Date: 2009 This report lays out the formidable challenges to improving care for certain high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries, focusing on those with multiple and substantial needs who rely disproportionately on costly hospital inpatient services.
	Hospital Watch Vital Signs, December 2008 Publication Date: 2008 The latest issue of Hospital Watch tracks trends in New York City hospital utilization and finances.
	The Deteriorating Financial Condition of New York City's Nonprofit Hospitals, and Its Effect on Capital Investment Publication Date: 2008 Among the findings in this report, New York City hospitals are lagging hospital nationwide in capital investment.
	Reconsidering Community Health Planning for New York City Publication Date: 2008 While interest is growing in recreating community health planning, there is almost universal dissatisfaction with the direction of previous efforts. This issue brief reviews the history of health planning in New York and looks for lessons to guide policy development in this area.
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	Hospital Watch

	Hospital Watch Vital Signs, December 2008 Publication Date: 2008 The latest issue of Hospital Watch tracks trends in New York City hospital utilization and finances.
	Hospital Watch Vital Signs Publication Date: 2008 Trends and key performance indicators of New York City hospital operations and finances through December 2007.
	Hospital Watch Publication Date: 2008 This issue of Hospital Watch presents the first ever analysis of emergency department use in New York City at the neighborhood level, drawn from new state Department of Health data.
	Hospital Watch Publication Date: 2008 This report documents growth in ambulatory care in New York City and price sensitivity that may affect the availability of such services.
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	Medicaid

	Gaps in Coverage Among the Elderly in New York Publication Date: 2007 While nearly all the elderly have at least one source of health insurance coverage, primarily Medicare, many are underinsured�a situation with implications for them and for the state's Medicaid program.
	Administration of Medicaid in New York State Publication Date: 2006 The administration of Medicaid in New York is dispersed among multiple agencies, with no single entity controlling more than a portion of the program. A groundbreaking Medicaid Institute study analyzes the program's organization, and its implications.
	Understanding the New State/County Paradigm Publication Date: 2006 With the new cap on the local share of Medicaid costs, it is New York State that will absorb the fiscal impact of all future changes to the program�and face unprecedented pressures, both fiscal and political, as a result, explains this new Medicaid Institute report.
	Health Insurance Coverage in New York, 2003-2004 Publication Date: 2006 Updated with 2003-04 data, the Fund's annual chartbook provides an invaluable snapshot of the uninsured in New York.
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	New York Quality Strategies Initiative

	NYeC Health Information Exchange Summit Publication Date: 2007 Presentations from the March 16, 2007, NYeC Summit on policy issues related to privacy and security in health information exchange.
	Growing Focus on Privacy and Security Policies Publication Date: 2007 A new initiative is working to address key policy challenges in making personal health information accessible electronically�while protecting privacy and security. The new issue of Qual-IT presents key findings of its first interim report.
	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	New Quality Strategies Document Addresses State HIT Agenda Publication Date: 2005 The Fund's Quality Strategies Initiative has released its report and recommendations to the New York State Department of Health on developing a health information technology strategy and convening the broad-based policy leadership organization needed to guide HIT efforts. Download the report here.
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	New York State Health Information Technology Policy Summit

	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	Qual-IT Archive Publication Date: 2007 Read past issues of Qual-IT, our newsletter focused on the areas of technology and interoperability.
	The Value of Healthcare Information Exchange and Interoperability in New York State Publication Date: 2006 Statewide implementation of health care information exchange and interoperability is a good investment, this Fund-sponsored Center for Information Technology Leadership report shows.
	New Quality Strategies Document Addresses State HIT Agenda Publication Date: 2005 The Fund's Quality Strategies Initiative has released its report and recommendations to the New York State Department of Health on developing a health information technology strategy and convening the broad-based policy leadership organization needed to guide HIT efforts. Download the report here.
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	New York Summit on eHealth

	NYeC Health Information Exchange Summit Publication Date: 2007 Presentations from the March 16, 2007, NYeC Summit on policy issues related to privacy and security in health information exchange.
	Growing Focus on Privacy and Security Policies Publication Date: 2007 A new initiative is working to address key policy challenges in making personal health information accessible electronically�while protecting privacy and security. The new issue of Qual-IT presents key findings of its first interim report.
	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	Advancing the Health Information Strategy in New York Publication Date: 2006 This report was drafted by the New York HIT Stakeholders Group Planning Committee and presented to the New York State Department of Health in July 2006.
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	Nursing Home Grants Program

	Voices of Decision in Nursing Homes Publication Date: 2001 This publication addresses one of the most challenging issues facing nursing home administrators and clinicians: how to support end-of-life decision making among nursing home residents whose ability to make decisions fluctuates, is unclear, or is completely and permanently absent.

	Palliative Care Initiatives

	Crossing Organizational Boundaries in Palliative Care Publication Date: 2003 Testing innovative approaches to caring for persons with progressive, life-threatening disease, the Fund's Community-Oriented Palliative Care Initiative promoted collaborations among health care and social service organizations, to provide earlier, better coordinated care. This first report from the Initiative focuses on the challenges of creating those networks.
	Moving Palliative Care into the Community Publication Date: 2004 An outgrowth of the Fund's Community-Oriented Palliative Care Initiative, this report captures six projects' attempts to devise comprehensive approaches to caring for people with progressive, life-limiting illness, through multi-organizational, multi-disciplinary networks. With discussions of partnership building, enrollment, service design and delivery, physician and community involvement, and related issues, the report examines the potential, and critical challenges, for such innovative collaborations.
	Background on the Community-Oriented Palliative Care Initiative Publication Date: 2002
	Building Hospital Palliative Care Programs Publication Date: 2001 This report describes the collective experiences of five New York City hospitals that received a total of $1.1 million in Fund grants over two years to initiate clinical palliative services to manage pain and symptoms, and to address emotional and other needs of terminally-ill patients and their families.
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	Promoting Interoperability

	NYeC Health Information Exchange Summit Publication Date: 2007 Presentations from the March 16, 2007, NYeC Summit on policy issues related to privacy and security in health information exchange.
	The Health Care Reform Imperative Publication Date: 2007 The budget process forces a focus on fundamental issues, and offers a chance for decisions critical to real health care reform, says Fund President Jim Tallon, in his latest Blueprint editorial.
	Qual-IT Archive Publication Date: 2007 Read past issues of Qual-IT, our newsletter focused on the areas of technology and interoperability.
	New Quality Strategies Document Addresses State HIT Agenda Publication Date: 2005 The Fund's Quality Strategies Initiative has released its report and recommendations to the New York State Department of Health on developing a health information technology strategy and convening the broad-based policy leadership organization needed to guide HIT efforts. Download the report here.

	Rapid Response System Collaborative

	Blueprint Publication Date: 2007 In This Issue: Fund Points Way to Universal Health Insurance Coverage; Teaching the ABCs of Pregnancy--in Chinese; Rapid Response: Life-Saving Focus on High-Risk Patients; Conference Sparks Focus on Health Care Costs...and more.

	This Case Is Closed

	"This Case Is Closed": Family Caregivers and the Termination of Home Health Care Services for Stroke Patients Publication Date: 2006 This is an electronic version of an article published in The Milbank Quarterly: complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of The Milbank Quarterly, is available on the Blackwell Synergy on-line delivery service, accessible via the journal's Web site at www.blackwellpublishing.com/milq or www.blackwell-synergy.com.
	Closing the Home Care Case: Home Health Aides' Perspectives on Family Caregiving Publication Date: 2006 Published in June 2006 in Home Health Care Management and Practice, �Closing the Home Care Case: Home Health Aides' Perspectives on Family Caregiving� (abstract available) provides new insight from, and identifies two current challenges facing, home health aides, as revealed in focus group discussions.
	The Top Ten Things Caregivers Don't Want to Hear�. Publication Date: 2006 Carol Levine, Director of the Fund's Families and Health Care Project, presents a collection of the kinds of unsolicited advice, unwelcome criticism, and undeserved praise that she and other caregivers receive all too often.
	Closing the Home Care Case: Clinicians' Perspectives on Family Caregiving Publication Date: 2005 Published in August 2005 in Home Health Care Management and Practice, �Closing the Home Care Case: Clinicians' Perspectives on Family Caregiving� (abstract available) reveals five inherent conflicts that affect home health care clinicians' interactions with family caregivers, as revealed in focus group discussions.
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	Fund Newsletters

	"A New Rallying Point" Publication Date: 2009 As the new Administration's first 100 days come under review, Fund President Jim Tallon points to two critical issues as rallying points for a progressive health care agenda, in his latest Blueprint commentary.
	New Hospital Watch Tracks Latest Trends Publication Date: 2009 The latest issue of Hospital Watch Vital Signs reports the most up-to-date usage and financial data for New York City's voluntary and municipal hospitals.
	Quality Collaborative -- Spring 2009 Publication Date: 2009 The spring issue presents a detailed look at the work of the Perinatal Safety Collaborative, a story on new outreach by the C. difficile Collaborative to expand its infection-fighting work beyond hospitals to include partnering nursing homes, an interview with a fellow from the Clinical Quality Fellowship Program, and a guest column by Alan Aviles, president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, on improving patient safety and quality. The Quality Collaborative newsletter follows the growing body of work under way at more than 65 Metro New York area hospitals that have come together in an unprecedented collaborative effort to improve patient safety and quality of care. This collaborative work is led jointly by United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association.
	Qual-IT - May 2006 A look back at the tenure of the first national coordinator for HIT shows some notable successes in adoption and interoperability -- and some serious barriers remaining.

	Other Work At the Fund

	How... Publication Date: 2008 The United Hospital Fund's 2008 annual report looks at the Fund's focal areas in a new way, moving from the specifics of meeting health care needs to broader issues of improving the health care system.
	Testimony of Jim Tallon Before the Planning Committee of the State Hospital Review and Planning Council Publication Date: 2008 United Hospital Fund President Jim Tallon testified before the Planning Committee of the State Hospital Review and Planning Council on July 23, 2008, regarding the future of health planning and the certificate of need (CON) process. His testimony is available.
	Health Care Reform: Setting Up the Next Debate Publication Date: 2008 James Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund, delivered a presentation��Healthcare Reform: Setting up the Next Debate��on March 28, at the Harpur Forum breakfast in Binghamton. The text of Mr. Tallon's presentation is available.
	Presentations from "New Opportunities, Tough Choices: Health Care in New York" Publication Date: 2007 All presentations from this half-day conference, at which strategic paths toward health care reform on the state and national levels were examined, are available.
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