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Building a Health Care

Coalition

Kelly Craig, Director of Care Management

Initiatives

+Why Build a Coalition?

+Why Build a Coalition?

Develop cadre of resources

for patient care

Build support for your program

as it grows

Identify barriers to good care at

a community level

+Strategies for Engagement

Outreach to individuals as you make

connections

Encourage them to invite colleagues

Focus on frontline staff

Build meetings around patient case

presentations

+Potential Participants

VA medical clinics

Local hospital physicians/nurses/social workers

Visiting nurse/home health agencies

Durable medical equipment providers

Nursing home and sub-acute rehabilitation representatives

Wound care clinics

Care management/care coordination agencies

Homeless service providers

HIV/AIDS service providers

County jail representatives

Board of Social Services (local Medicaid office)

Pharmacies

Behavioral Health providers

FQHCs

+Meeting Structure

Announcements

Guest speaker on local resources (20-25 mins)

Anonymous case discussion (identified in advance)

Highlight successes of meeting

+Meeting Structure

CAMDEN CARE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

October 2012 MEETING AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, October 24, 2012 – 9:00a.m

Virtua-Camden

Walker Board Room

9:00 a.m. Sign in sheet/ Breakfast

9:05 a.m. Introductions/Updates

9:10 a.m. Presentation: Eve Biskind Klothen, Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and

Public Interest Programs, Rutgers School of Law-Camden

9:30 a.m. Case Presentation(s)

9:50 a.m. Wrap Up/Business card exchange/open forum

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, November 28, 2012

9:00AM – 10:00AM

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

6 Main Conference Room

PLEASE CALL: Kelly Craig @ 856-365-9510 with any questions/R.S.V.P.

Email: kelly@camdenhealth.org

+Secrets to Success

Consistent schedule

Frequent meeting reminders

Rotating host hospital