Community Health Solutions has posted an updated set of Community Indicators in the dropdown menu under Resources. This is a beta test for which we welcome feedback from CBHI Provider Network Members. If you have any feedback in the form of corrections, suggestions, or requests, please click here to let us know.
DMAS has posted an information page on a possible development of a Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) strategy for Virginia. DMAS is seeking public input on this strategy as part of the development process, and the page provides an email address plus a concept paper and background presentations on DSRIP. Click here to [...]
The Joint Subcommittee's August meeting featured presentations from multiple experts. Click here to view the Meeting Agenda and expert presentations.
A Care Coordination Notebook for families with special needs children has been posted on the Greater Williamsburg Network of Care website. This product provides helpful tips and tools for parents engaged in coordinating services for children with special needs. Click here to learn more about the Care Coordination Notebook.
Click here to read the DBHDS Press Release.
The CBHI Community Data Portal has been updated with the most recently available indicators for 2013 and 2012. Select Community Indicators in the Resources dropdown menu to find indicators that can be used to support strategy development, program planning, and resource development.
From the Grantmakers in Health website: Population health is a phrase that is becoming widely used among public health officials, health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and grantmakers. At its core is a focus on building sustainable linkages among health care systems, public health agencies, and the larger community to prevent the onset of chronic disease [...]
"A new statewide study gives an objective and detailed review of Virginia's emergency mental health system, sheds light on persistent gaps in available services and illustrates the need for timely access to mental health services, including access to crisis response services and psychiatric beds." Read the full report at the University of Virginia Law School [...]
As published on the DBHDS website on January 6, 2014. Click here to view the slide presentation in pdf format.
On December 10, 2013, Executive Order 68 was established to seek and recommend solutions that will improve Virginia's mental health crisis services and help prevent crises from developing. The executive order created the Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health Services and Crisis Response to review existing services and challenges in Virginia's mental health system and [...]