Community Health Worker Network of NYC
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Community Health Worker Network of New York City was founded in 2001 to serve as a place for community health workers (CHWs) to share best practices, resources, and gain training and professional development. The Network developed a CHW training program that has been used to train over 1,000 community health workers. The Network advocates …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Peer Support
Dell Medical School
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureA new medical school enrolling its first class in 2016, Dell Medical School focuses on training professionals in innovation and leadership in health. Students engage in a nine-month Innovation, Leadership, and Discovery curriculum Interprofessional education is a focus throughout the curriculum. Students engage in community projects and participate in case-based learning to understand the …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health
Durham Diabetes Coalition
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Durham Diabetes Coalition (DDC) combines data analytics and mapping tools with neighborhood-level health interventions to identify people and neighborhoods with high diabetes risk. A data-driven approach allows for neighborhood-specific public health interventions. People identified as having type 2 diabetes are connected with local health resources, and home visits from a multidisciplinary care team are …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine, Population Health, Quality Improvement, Targeted Population
Figure 1
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureFigure 1 is a free knowledge-sharing app that allows medical practitioners to post pictures of their patients and receive real-time advice on diagnosis/treatment options. Specialists can provide information about their unique fields, students can learn about rare cases, and all medical practitioners can be exposed to innovative methods of treatments through the online platform. Patients …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Free for Participants, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Online/App-Based/Digital, Quality Improvement
Health Leads
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureHealth Leads advocates for and enables health systems to address unmet basic social needs (i.e., housing, food, heat, transportation) as a form of healthcare. Health Leads was founded in 1996 with the goal to transform the U.S. health system from a “sickcare system” to a true “healthcare system.” Health Leads offers a variety of services …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Social Determinants of Health
Intermountain Healthcare
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureIntermountain Healthcare operates 22 hospitals and 185 clinics serving Utah and parts of Idaho. Intermountain provides insurance for nearly half of Utah’s population through its SelectHealth plans. Because Intermountain Healthcare provides both insurance and care, it has greater incentive to avoid long-term costs. Intermountain invests heavily in population health, doing so through TeleHealth Services and …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine, Population Health, Quality Improvement
USC Lifestyle Redesign
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Lifestyle Redesign program uses an occupational therapy model of lifestyle intervention to support people with a wide variety of chronic conditions. The occupational model places an emphasis on understanding the everyday needs and challenges one faces and establishing habits and self-management skills to address them. Studies of the Lifestyle Redesign model among older adults …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine
Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) is a two-year educational program designed to prepare students in medicine, nursing, social work, and pharmacy for the future of collaborative patient care. Students from Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, and University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Department of Social …
Category: Gold Standard
Attributes: Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Population Health, Quality Improvement, School-Based