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Making Sense of Care Coordination

Over the last few years, health care delivery has shifted from acute, episodic care to primary and preventative care and effective chronic disease management.  The shift in focus is being driven by health care reform initiatives aimed at meeting the goals of the triple aim to reduce costs, improve access, and health outcomes.  The Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) is having significant impact on the healthcare workforce.

Among DSRIP’s primary goals is achieving a 25% reduction in avoidable hospitalizations over the next five years.  This will require a significant investment in recruiting, retraining, and redeploying staff.  According to the 2015 Nursing and Allied Professionals Workforce Survey Report from the Healthcare Association of New York State, the 25 DSRIP Performing Provider Systems (PPSs) predict they will hire more than 23,000 new workers to accomplish DSRIP project goals.  The PPS participants indicated staff will either be recruited or redeployed to titles of case managers, care managers, community health workers, patient navigators, and care coordinators.

Staff new to healthcare, as well as staff redeployed from inpatient settings, will all require some level of training.  Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center (HM AHEC) is committed to assisting the PPSs achieve DSRIP goals by providing education programs, skills training, and development to prepare a workforce to meet the changing needs of the health care delivery system.

The Care Management Skills Training offered by HM AHEC is a turn-key solution that allows organizations to develop a customized training program to meet individual needs.  The face-to-face training is comprised of modules for the new healthcare worker, incumbent worker, and emerging leader.

Learn more about our Care Coordination sessions:

  • Introduction to New Models of Care and Healthcare
  • Social Determinants of Health and the Impact on Chronic Disease Management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Health Literacy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (S.B.I.R.T.)
  • Behavioral Health /Mental Health Disorders
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Core Communication Skills
  • Coaching and Motivating Staff
  • Performance Management and Accountability
  • Leading Through Change / Changing Organizational Culture
  • Conducting Effective and Efficient Meetings
  • Interdisciplinary Teams
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making in a Team Setting
  • Advancing Patient Centered Care and Population Health Management Using Health Informatics

Learn more about our Care Coordination faculty:

  • Wilma Alvarado-Little MA, MSW
  • Duncan RyanMann, Ph.D.
  • Shirley DeStafeno, MA
  • Peter J. Pociluyko, MA, CASAC
  • Greg Owens, LMSW
  • Robert Smith
  • Alan Krieger

Recent News

Patient Services Assistant #MUAMonday

February 18, 2019 By Housna Rasoully

Let’s welcome #MUAMonday!!   Hudson Mohawk AHEC will be dedicating Mondays to exciting job opportunities in Medically Underserved Areas (MUA). If you are looking to pursue a career that provides healthcare services and access to all of those in need regardless of their income or health insurance, click here.

2019 MASH Camp applications are available

January 1, 2019 By Adrienne Cross

Are you a student entering 9th-12th grade that is interested in Healthcare Careers? Click Here for more information!

HM AHEC launches 2019 Healthcare Career Scholarships

December 4, 2018 By Mark Parfitt

$500 will be awarded to 10 graduating high school seniors that are entering into a healthcare training or education program within our 10 county region.

Spring Newsletter

June 7, 2018 By Katie Stair

See the latest from Hudson Mohawk AHEC.  Visit our Spring newsletter here.  

Med Quest 2018

April 20, 2018 By Adrienne Cross

We are pleased to announce that our annual health careers exploration program Med Quest, located at Albany Medical Center (AMC) will take place July 9th through July 13th, 2018.  This program is designed to introduce high school students entering 11th or 12th grade to careers in healthcare. The program offers hands on activities and classes in an […]

Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center

Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

We’re a locally focused nonprofit backed by the expertise and resources of a national network dedicated to developing and strengthening the healthcare workforce in underserved communities. Since 2001, Hudson Mohawk AHEC has provided career pipeline activities, clinical educational opportunities, and workforce training services in our 10-county service area in eastern New York. Health care is a rapidly changing industry, and we’re working hard to make sure our region isn’t left behind. We recruit new health care professionals to the Capital Region, ensure rural providers in the Adirondacks have access to first-class professional development, and work with local education institutions to minimize “brain drain” by encouraging their graduates to live and work right here in the greater Albany region. Our efforts help to ensure the long-term success and stability of our local health care industry.

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Latest News

Patient Services Assistant #MUAMonday

Let’s welcome #MUAMonday!!   Hudson Mohawk AHEC will be dedicating Mondays to exciting job opportunities in Medically Underserved Areas (MUA). If you are looking to pursue a career that provides healthcare services and access to all of those in need regardless of their income or health insurance, click here.

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Hudson Mohawk AHEC is a member of the NYS AHEC System. The NYSAHEC System is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Award titled Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program (U77). The content and information is solely the responsibility of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.