Analysis Of Foundation Communities

I started out by attending an orientation for new volunteers. During this time I filled out

Texas is experiencing a health care delivery crisis with limited resources and a rapidly growing population with complex health needs. Providing quality, affordable access to health care requires a strong health care provider workforce. The cost of the Medicaid program and the lack of adequate primary care access for this population is increasing at a rapid rate. It is imposing a substantial financial burden on Texas residents.

David’s Foundation and Seton Healthcare Family. Central Health networks with several organization in order to provide quality care to low income residents. Central Health was created and voted by residents of Travis county in 2004 (ICC). Integral Care provides services such as behavioral health and developmental disability services to Travis residents in need. They also provide services such as medication treatment, vocational services and other family support. Depending on the need, Integral Care may provide services in home or at other sites as needed. St. David’s Foundation mission started with a “promise of a better life” (ICC) by providing quality healthcare to Central Texans. The St. David’s Foundation has provided grants to several agencies. These agencies include the St. David’s Dental program and clinics.. St. David’s Dental Program provides dental services to those in need via six mobile vans with a complete set up of a dental office. Finally, The Seton Health Care Family also offers healthcare services in Central Texas. They are focused on medical research and education that will bring quality healthcare to those in need. Seton Healthcare Family has many facilities and hospitals to include three clinics that cater to the

Department of Health & Human Services, 2015). These provisions were aimed at providing new protections for health insurance consumers, lowering the cost and improving the quality of health care, and increasing access to health insurance and affordable care. While many of the ACA’s provisions had implications for community health centers, the ones that impacted them most directly were the expansion of Medicaid and availability of subsidized health insurance through exchanges and the creation of the Community Health Center Fund, which allocated $11 billion in new funding through fiscal year 2015 for operations, capital projects, and expansion of services to enable community health centers to serve an anticipated 20 million newly insured patients (National Association of Community Health Centers, n.d.; “Valley Community Healthcare,” 2015).

This week I began my 6-week internship at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE). The first day was a common orientation for all new employees, internally denoted to as the “onboarding process” where all employees are told they matter. This full-day session communicates the core mission, vision and goals of BCBSNE, organizational structure, operating objectives, and workplace culture. BCBSNE is a not-for-profit health insurance company that is focused on collaboration to find the best solution for their customers; in other words, they are customer-focused. Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many changes to the health insurance market required a change in the organizational structure and culture of BCBSNE. Through partnerships with providers, the goals of BCBSNE are to be responsive, accountable, minimize errors, and decrease costs – all components of the ACA. BCBSNE has strategically aligned their goals to those of the government-mandated goals, and implemented them at all levels of the organization, making them competitive in the health insurance market. I found this very fascinating: I was very excited after day one!

Online training helps providers learn billing and insurance. (2014). Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 26(4), 1-7 7p.

The population that FCFFHC provide medical care services to is 19,325 of rural and low-income people. The Health Center serve people of all ages from newborns to adults. Patients with insurance are require to present their insurance card before he or she receive services. Patients are expect to pay the co-payment or co-insurance. Patients without insurance at 100% of poverty level are require to pay a minimum of $30. Patients who pay for his or her services are require to pay, according to the sliding fee of $40, $50, or $60. The Health Centers’ sources of revenue are generated

As a FQHC, LSCC’s mission is to provide care to underserved and uninsured residents of our service area. In Central Texas, people who lack health insurance are disproportionately poor and disproportionately racial/ethnic minorities. Because of this confluence of socioeconomic indicators, LSCC’s patient populations are more likely than other groups to experience health disparities which can negatively impact a patient’s life from the day he or she is born, through development, through adulthood, and up until the day he or she dies. Excess morbidity and early mortality are the indelible scars dealt by health disparities upon LSCC’s target populations. In light of this reality, LSCC must go beyond the mere provision of care to ensure that our

Using the Change Framework outlined in (Herold & Fedor , 2008) to analyze the initiative helps clarify many of the issues and challenges faced. One of the first aspects to consider is what actually needed changing regarding healthcare delivery and what tactics were utilized. The broader change hoping to be realized was a simple way for Americans view various healthcare options and select and pay for their coverage online. While Americans had been able to do this over

The primary care safety net, which is the first-line of defense, is provided by these 3 cohorts, and while 2/3 of their patients are uninsured – it only represents 8% of the total uninsured population in the area. Expansion is a huge need here.

Karen Johnston is a director of a health planning agency which employs approximately 18 staff members and also serves on the Community Advisory Board (CAB). This program typically incorporates two student interns from her health planning agency. The CAB is a vital program as it advises the program faculty on issues that concern curriculum, internships, job placements, and scholarships.

The Prevention and Public Health Fund was formed to improve health care quality and improve the investment in public health by the Affordable Care Act. Funding is distributed to many great Agencies to support research and programs to improve health care in our communities. A few agencies receiving funding that caught my eye were the Alzheimer’s disease Prevention Education and Outreach, Fall Prevention, and Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding. Taking a deeper look at these programs we will learn how much money they are allocated and how they are impacting our healthcare. In years to come these programs can continue to grow with the appropriate amount of funding and may have a big impact on the future of health care.

The “Community Resource Sheet” is list of organizations that may or may not provide you with the medical services that a client needs. Some of these organizations provide their services free of charge, where as others charge based on the individual’s ability to pay, (i.e., based on an individual’s income). But these philanthropic measures have not improved the plight of the “working poor,” retirees, nor those left homeless by the recession, minimum wage jobs that do not offer health insurance, or a living wage, illnesses, on the job injuries, accidents, or marital separation and divorce. These are just a few reasons people find themselves in dire straits medically, and financially.

Non-Profit hospitals can often assist potential patients to care for the uninsured in their community (Kovner & Knickman, 2008).

The ‘Community Architecture’ is kind of architectural practice between architects and users. Also, it can be described as architect follow the wish of users or community to design the building fit the requirement by using local materials and helps the residents to build the structure. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) described ‘Community Architecture’ should follow the idea about "The aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment by involving people in the design and management of the buildings and spaces they inhabit." () In general, architect call ‘Conventional Architecture’ product, nevertheless ‘Community Architecture’ represents the process rather than the product and most proponents claim that the built product of ‘Community Architecture’ is often better than the product of conventional architecture. “Community architecture means that the personal who inhabit it are involved in and may even be instigators of, its creation and its management as well. The inhabitants are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least with them--in contrast to the typical situation where architects and user never meet.” () The ‘ community architecture’ was the newly invented notion that user participation in the environment is more important than any of another architectural concept, especially in contrast to ‘conventional architecture’. The reasons of that could be limited resources, materials and