Notes and Disclaimers:
- Projects shown may also be operating in other states (see the Geographic Reach)
- Descriptions and project data (e.g. gross savings estimates, population served, etc.) are 3 year estimates provided by each organization and are based on budget submissions required by the Health Care Innovation Awards application process.
- While all projects are expected to produce cost savings beyond the 3 year grant award, some may not achieve net cost savings until after the initial 3-year period due to start-up-costs, change in care patterns and intervention effect on health status.
HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION
Project Title: “New England asthma innovations collaborative”
Geographic Reach: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
Funding Amount: $4,040,657
Estimated 3-Year Savings: $4.1 million
Summary: Health Resources in Action is receiving an award for a program of its New England Asthma Regional Council, titled the New England Asthma Innovations Collaborative (NEAIC). NEIAC is a multi-state, multi-sector partnership that includes health care providers, payers, and policy makers aimed at creating an innovative Asthma Marketplace in New England that will increase the supply and demand for high-quality, cost-effective health care services. Over the three year funding period, services will be delivered to over 1400 children ages 2-17 with persistent asthma who have had at least one related emergency department visit, observation stay, hospitalization or received a prescription in the 12 months prior to enrollment. The intervention will lower costs of asthma care by delivering cost-effective prevention oriented care in clinics and at home to reduce preventable pediatric-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions with estimated savings of over $4 million. NEAIC will also train an estimated 64 health care workers, while creating an estimated 17 new jobs. These workers will include well-trained community health workers and asthma educators. Finally, NEAIC will work to sustain these cost-effective services by piloting reimbursement methodologies with payers. In sum, NEAIC will create a new type of workforce and service delivery model that targets cost-effective and culturally competent care, which features patient self-management education, environmental interventions and long-term sustainability payment mechanisms of these services.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Project Title: "Living Rite-A Disruptive Solution for Management of Chronic Care Disease (a focus on adults with disabilities: intellectual and developmental diagnoses and dementia patients with 2 or more chronic conditions)"
Geographic Reach: Rhode Island
Funding Amount: $13,955,411
Estimated 3-Year Savings: $15,526,726
Summary: The University of Rhode Island is receiving an award for a plan to use interdisciplinary care management teams, including community health workers, combined with using the Multiple Health Behavior Change technique to teach patients how to best manage their chronic diseases, to provide comprehensive and preventive care for intellectually and developmental challenged dual eligible beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid 20 and older who are citizens of Rhode Island. By integrating the efforts of a large group of state agencies, major health systems, educational institutions, disability organizations, and service providers, the program will deliver seamless and comprehensive care in an efficient manner, improving health care and lower cost for dual eligible beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid.
Over a three-year period, The University of Rhode Island (URI) program will train an estimated 226 workers and will create an estimated 31 jobs. The new workforce will include 14 clinical health professionals, 8 peer wellness coaches, peer and family mentors, 5 administrative and support staff for the new Living Rite Center teams and URI will hire two research associates, a program assistant, and a business manager to manage the grant. Additionally, this program will provide training, education and job placement for 21 persons with disabilities in healthcare service occupations.
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND
Project Title: “Partnering with parents, the medical home and community provider to improve transition services for high-risk preterm infants in Rhode Island”
Geographic Reach: Rhode Island
Funding Amount: $3,261,494
Estimated 3-Year Savings: $3.7 million
Summary: The Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is receiving an award to improve services for approximately 2400 mothers in Rhode Island who have pre-term babies. The intervention will hire, train and deploy family care teams to offer education and support and monitor infants’ growth and development. It will also support primary care providers who help provide care for this at-risk population. The result is expected to be reduced emergency room visits, fewer hospital readmissions, and decreased neonatal morbidity. This approach is expected to lower cost while improving health and health care for pre-term babies in Rhode Island with estimated savings of approximately $3.7 million. Over the three-year period, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island’s program will train an estimated 120 health care workers, while creating an estimated 13 new jobs. The program will train and deploy these workers as part of Family Care Teams to offer education and support and monitor infants’ growth and development.
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