CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH & TRANSFORMATION

PROMOTION OF HEALTH EQUITY (PHE): DURING 2023, CHRT BEGAN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE (PHE). THE PHE PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA COLLECTION, ANALYTICS, AND REPORTING TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND DISPARITIES AND LEVERAGE DATA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FIVE PARTICIPATING COUNTIES. EACH PARTICIPATING REGION HAS ALREADY DONE SIGNIFICANT WORK BUILDING A CONSORTIUM OF HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE THEIR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MICHIGAN MEDICINE, COMMUNITY REGIONS ARE WORKING WITH MSHIELD AND OTHER CQIS TO BUILD DEEPER CONNECTIONS ACROSS CLINICAL AND SOCIAL CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO INTEGRATE AND COORDINATE CARE AND SERVICES, LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, AND AVAILABLE USE CASES THROUGH MIHIN, AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY ADDRESSING THEIR SOCIAL NEEDS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. CHRT'S ROLE IN THIS PROJECT INCLUDES PROVIDING BACKBONE SUPPORT TO THE FIVE PARTICIPATING REGIONS, MOBILIZING AND COORDINATING EFFORTS AND HELPING ESTABLISH SHARED COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTING. CHRT HAS FINANCIAL FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES TO MICHIGAN MEDICINE FOR THE FUNDING OF THE PARTICIPATING REGIONS. CHRT ALSO FACILITATES A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LEARNING NETWORK FOR SHARING LESSONS LEARNED, PILOTING NEW IDEAS, SHARING PANDEMIC RESPONSE-RELATED ROLES, MITIGATING ISSUES, ANALYZING COMMON METRICS, EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES, AND EVALUATING IMPACT AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES.

MI COMMUNITY CARE (MICC): CHRT WAS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS FOR THE STATE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH INNOVATION REGION HEALTH DISPARITIES PROJECT, A THREE-YEAR PROJECT THAT ENDED IN MAY OF 2023. FUNDED BY THE CDC AND MANAGED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE MICC PROJECT AIMED TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE UPSTREAM SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH EQUITY, SUCH AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND MORE. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SERVING PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE ENROLLED, RECORDING CARE PLAN STEPS, AND IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. THIS WORK NOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH EQUITY PROJECT DESCRIBED ABOVE.