Better Health Together was incredibly excited to sponsor P.E. Moskowitz, author of How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood. Gentrification has been a hot topic nationwide, and locally as Spokane is struggling with low housing vacancy, a growing and diversifying population, and changing neighborhoods.
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for April 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Read MoreBHT recently was named the recipient of a $50,000 grant for implementing a Trauma Informed Approach into our Learning Cohort Training series. Currently, the main focus of our work is implementing whole-person care for the Medicaid population and is applicable to all demographics – cultural, ethnic, racial, age, income, disability, and more.
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for March 1, 2019 - April 1, 2019
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Read MoreCCHE has shared results from the 2018 ACH Participant Survey, including state aggregate and BHT-specific results. This annual survey of regional stakeholders is intended to support ACH strategic learning and continuous improvement.
Read MoreIn our second episode of Transformation Talks, Charisse Pope interviews Torney Smith, Administrator of the Spokane Regional Health District. The two discuss how Medicaid Transformation allows us to address upstream causes of medical need, value-based care in a capitalist society, and the role privilege plays in health equity.
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for December 8, 2018-January 4, 2019.
Read MoreIn their December meeting, the BHT Board approved 2019 funding for Collaboratives participation, Learning Cohorts, and Equity engagement work.
Read MoreHCA's Interpreter Services group is providing resources, including upcoming webinars, to help behavioral health providers to prepare for changes coming January 1 as part of Integrated Managed Care (IMC).
Read MoreIn the inaugural episode, Charisse interviews Dr. Anna Foucek Tresidder, Program Director and Assistant Professor Public Health, College of Health Science and Public Health, at Eastern Washington University. That’s a mouthful! Their conversation is equally robust.
Read MoreThe HCA has released Pay-for-Performance (P4P) targets for the BHT region.
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for November 13-December 7, 2018.
Read MoreSee summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for October 16-November 12, 2018.
Read MoreInterpreter services for Medicaid eligible clients can be requested through the Health Care Authority's (HCA's) current vendor Universal Language Service (Universal).
Read MoreThe Better Health Together enrollment center will be staffed with trained Navigators who are ready to guide residents through the enrollment process.
Read MoreBHT selected the two who we felt could immediately serve the criminal justice-involved clients of this Pathways Hub Pilot launching November 2018. We are pleased to announce that we will offer contracts to…
Read MoreSummaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for September 10-October 15, 2018.
Read MoreMedicaid Transformation work is running full speed ahead. Partnering Providers and Collaboratives have created Transformation Plans and now BHT is planning steps for how move forward into 2019.
Read MoreThe Better Health Together Accountable Community of Health, is initiating this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals to enter into an agreement with care coordination agencies to provide direct care coordination services using the Pathways Community Hub Model (Pathways) and Care Coordination Systems (CCS) data/reporting platform.
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