VHAN Transitions of Care Program Offers Extra Support
Working directly with our member hospital systems and practices, VHAN aims to improve the transition process and improve continuity of care, thus reducing adverse events and readmissions.
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New Resource: Cancer Screening Best Practice Guide
VHAN has aggregated best practices for preventive screenings into a quick reference guide that focuses on practical ways to improve workflows and patient engagement to increase breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screenings.
Payors Offer Colon Cancer Screening FIT Tests for MA Patients
Levering their patient data and vendor partnerships, Aetna MA and Cigna MA are offering colon cancer screening FIT test kits to eligible patients at no additional cost to patients or providers.
Social Work Care Navigator Finds Transportation for Patient at Risk
Care Navigators identify issues that might put patients at risk, such as difficulty getting medications or accessibility issues. Here’s a story of how a Social Work Care Navigator helped mitigate a transportation challenge for a patient.
FluFIT Program Increases Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
American Cancer Society’s FluFIT Program is an innovative way to increase colorectal cancer screenings in primary care settings. When patients come in for their annual flu shot, clinic staff provide a FIT kit to those due for colorectal cancer screening.
VHAN’s Care Navigators Offer Added Support
Ensuring all patients receive the coordinated care they need in between visits and across care settings is a top priority for providers. That priority gets a helping hand when you partner with VHAN’s highly integrated Care Management team.
Pandemic-Era Innovations to Care Models Promise Long-Lasting Benefits
Michelle Griffith, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and an endocrinologist at VUMC, and Erin Neal, PharmD, MMHC, Director of Population Health Pharmacy Services, explain how the pandemic has been a driving force for positive change in innovation and the rapid cycle development of new diabetes care models.
5 Key Takeaways From the AWV and MRA Coding Learning Exchange
Recently, the network held a moderated discussion on Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) and Medical Risk Adjustment (MRA) coding, using the VHANtage Point discussion forum. Get the 5 key takeaways members shared during this important discussion.
New Care Paths Launch
Three new Care Paths are available to VHAN members, taking navigators, clinicians and specialists through an evidence-based approach to treatment for delirium, osteoarthritis and obesity.