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WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive WEST HEALTH NAMES MARIE KENNEDY CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS SAN DIEGO, CA – October 16, 2019 – West Health, a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations focused on lowering the cost of healthcare to enable successful aging, has named Marie Kennedy as its chief communications officer.Kennedy was most recently vice president of communications and public relations at Dignity Health, the fifth-largest health system in the nation and THE GARY AND MARY WEST FOUNDATION APPLAUDS GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAN DIEGO, CA – May 14, 2021 – Today, Shelley Lyford, President and CEO of the Gary and Mary West Foundation, issued the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision of the 2021-22 budget.The revision includes over $1 billion of new investments to support the implementation of key components of the state’s first-ever Master Plan for Aging. PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealth WEST HEALTH GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER That’s why we are making Serving Seniors’ Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center a community-based health and wellness model for coordinated care integrated with social services. It is designed to help hundreds of seniors with their daily needs as we study the impact of providing access to comprehensive, holistic services and supports. THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of NATIONAL HEALTH AGING TRENDS STUDY(NHATS) National Health Aging Trends Study(NHATS) Data Science WHI Data Science Wiki 1/8 National Health Aging Trends Study(NHATS) Created byMichael P. Scherer
WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. NEW COVID-19 VACCINE SITE FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AT WEST A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealth PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
WEST HEALTH GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER That’s why we are making Serving Seniors’ Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center a community-based health and wellness model for coordinated care integrated with social services. It is designed to help hundreds of seniors with their daily needs as we study the impact of providing access to comprehensive, holistic services and supports.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. NEW COVID-19 VACCINE SITE FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AT WEST A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealth PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
WEST HEALTH GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER That’s why we are making Serving Seniors’ Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center a community-based health and wellness model for coordinated care integrated with social services. It is designed to help hundreds of seniors with their daily needs as we study the impact of providing access to comprehensive, holistic services and supports.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
GARY AND MARY WEST PACE The new Gary and Mary West PACE center is the flagship of these efforts, and will be the gold standard by which all PACE programs will be measured. To apply or learn more about eligibility, contact Gary and Mary West PACE at (760) 280-2230 and visit westpace.org. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. NEW COVID-19 VACCINE SITE FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AT WEST A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealth PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
WEST HEALTH GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER That’s why we are making Serving Seniors’ Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center a community-based health and wellness model for coordinated care integrated with social services. It is designed to help hundreds of seniors with their daily needs as we study the impact of providing access to comprehensive, holistic services and supports.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of theZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of theZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER FROM WEST HEALTH COVID-19 Interactive Visualizations. West Health’s mission is to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. Through applied medical research, policy, advocacy andoutcomes
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and HOW MUCH CAN PHARMA LOSE? How Much Can Pharma Lose? A Comparison of Returns Between Pharmaceutical and Other Industries Sean Dickson, JD, MPH Director, Health Policy West Health Policy Center THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of SEAN DICKSON, JD, MPH Sean Dickson, JD, MPH is a nationally recognized technical expert on the American drug system, including the full market lifecycle of pharmaceuticals. His career has focused on increasing access to healthcare, with specific attention to reducing prescription drug costs. Before joining the West WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day.ZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day.ZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER FROM WEST HEALTH COVID-19 Interactive Visualizations. West Health’s mission is to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. Through applied medical research, policy, advocacy andoutcomes
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH Federal Government Awards $354M to Civica Rx and Partners to Expand Generic Drug Manufacturing. Civica Rx, the nonprofit generic drug manufacturer created in 2018 by seven leading health systems and three national foundations including the Gary and Mary West Foundation, is now part of a new and historic federally-funded partnership to ensure certain and timely access to lifesaving MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and HOW MUCH CAN PHARMA LOSE? How Much Can Pharma Lose? A Comparison of Returns Between Pharmaceutical and Other Industries Sean Dickson, JD, MPH Director, Health Policy West Health Policy Center THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day.ZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders.SHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE U.S. HEALTHCARE COST CRISIS The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis – West Health and Gallup Presentation. Topics Covered. 01) The financial and physical toll of healthcare cost in America. 02) Americans’ angst over increasing cost and its effects. 03) The great disconnect: Americans’ perceptions of quality. 04) THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day.ZIA AGHA, MD
In his role as chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical research, medical informatics, and telehealth, Dr. Zia Agha advances West Health’s mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER FROM WEST HEALTH COVID-19 Interactive Visualizations. West Health’s mission is to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life and independence. Through applied medical research, policy, advocacy andoutcomes
WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH Federal Government Awards $354M to Civica Rx and Partners to Expand Generic Drug Manufacturing. Civica Rx, the nonprofit generic drug manufacturer created in 2018 by seven leading health systems and three national foundations including the Gary and Mary West Foundation, is now part of a new and historic federally-funded partnership to ensure certain and timely access to lifesaving MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and HOW MUCH CAN PHARMA LOSE? How Much Can Pharma Lose? A Comparison of Returns Between Pharmaceutical and Other Industries Sean Dickson, JD, MPH Director, Health Policy West Health Policy Center THE LINK BETWEEN MALNUTRITION AND POOR ORAL HEALTH IN There is a strong link between malnutrition and poor oral health. Impaired oral health, such as an inability to chew or swallow food, having missing teeth or gum disease, can negatively impact nutritional intake (e.g., consuming fewer meals or meals with lower nutritional value) leading to poor nutritional status and increased risk of WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITY 6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITY 6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive 1 IN 2 AMERICANS FEAR A MAJOR HEALTH EVENT COULD LEAD TO West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Survey Finds Growing Fears of Financial Ruin Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — September 1, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support CRISTINA BOCCUTI, MA, MPP Cristina is an expert on national health policy, focusing particularly on Medicare reform, healthcare spending and health workforce analysis. She co-leads West Health initiatives supporting policies and programs to lower healthcare costs and transition to value-based care. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, Cristina was an associate A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market EUREKALERT!: PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER A FALL MAY HELP REDUCE Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency department (ED) for a fall-related injury. And over time, the ED visit rate for falls among older adults has grown to 68.8 per 1,000 older adults (as WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive 1 IN 2 AMERICANS FEAR A MAJOR HEALTH EVENT COULD LEAD TO West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Survey Finds Growing Fears of Financial Ruin Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — September 1, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support CRISTINA BOCCUTI, MA, MPP Cristina is an expert on national health policy, focusing particularly on Medicare reform, healthcare spending and health workforce analysis. She co-leads West Health initiatives supporting policies and programs to lower healthcare costs and transition to value-based care. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, Cristina was an associate A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market EUREKALERT!: PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER A FALL MAY HELP REDUCE Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency department (ED) for a fall-related injury. And over time, the ED visit rate for falls among older adults has grown to 68.8 per 1,000 older adults (as WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive 1 IN 2 AMERICANS FEAR A MAJOR HEALTH EVENT COULD LEAD TO West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Survey Finds Growing Fears of Financial Ruin Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — September 1, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support CRISTINA BOCCUTI, MA, MPP Cristina is an expert on national health policy, focusing particularly on Medicare reform, healthcare spending and health workforce analysis. She co-leads West Health initiatives supporting policies and programs to lower healthcare costs and transition to value-based care. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, Cristina was an associate A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market EUREKALERT!: PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER A FALL MAY HELP REDUCE Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency department (ED) for a fall-related injury. And over time, the ED visit rate for falls among older adults has grown to 68.8 per 1,000 older adults (as WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive 1 IN 2 AMERICANS FEAR A MAJOR HEALTH EVENT COULD LEAD TO West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Survey Finds Growing Fears of Financial Ruin Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — September 1, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support CRISTINA BOCCUTI, MA, MPP Cristina is an expert on national health policy, focusing particularly on Medicare reform, healthcare spending and health workforce analysis. She co-leads West Health initiatives supporting policies and programs to lower healthcare costs and transition to value-based care. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, Cristina was an associate A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market EUREKALERT!: PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER A FALL MAY HELP REDUCE Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency department (ED) for a fall-related injury. And over time, the ED visit rate for falls among older adults has grown to 68.8 per 1,000 older adults (as WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTHWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOOUR FOCUSTAKING ACTIONRESOURCESAPPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) WEST HEALTH POLICY CENTER The West Health Policy Center is focused on research and education to identify innovations and policy solutions that can slow the trajectory of rising healthcare costs while improving access to—and the quality of—care, particularly for our nation’s growing population of seniors. Specific areas of focus include reducing growth in U.S. spending on prescription drugs, promoting value-based WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE The Gary and Mary West Health Institute is a 501(c)(3) medical research organization dedicated to helping seniors successfully age in place, with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life andindependence.
WEST HEALTH FOUNDERS Founded by Gary and Mary West, West Health is a non-profit organization focused on successful aging for seniors through outcomes-based philanthropy, applied medical research and policy and advocacy. Learn more about our Founders. TELEHEALTH POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE GUIDE Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care Guide. West Health brought together the most knowledgeable experts and organizations to create this first-of-its-kind telehealth implementation manual for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In the following pages, you will find the information you need to successfully implement a telehealthSHELLEY LYFORD
Shelley Lyford is president and chief executive officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation and the West Health Institute. Solely funded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health is a family of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and Gary and Mary West Foundation in San Diego, and the Gary and Mary West Health Policy GARY WEST - WESTHEALTH.ORG Gary West. Gary West is a businessman, entrepreneur and pioneering philanthropist who, along with his wife and business partner, Mary West, has pledged his entire fortune to nonprofit efforts to reduce healthcare costs and enable low-income seniors to age successfully. Like their highly-successful business ventures, the Wests’philanthropic
THREE WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS CAN IMPROVE PATIENT Three Ways the Internet of Things Can Improve Patient Safety. The Internet of Things may still seem like a futuristic concept better suited for Silicon Valley visionaries than community hospitals and rural primary care clinics, but healthcare’s web of connected devices and surveillance systems is growing more complex and sophisticated by the day. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OLDER A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults details how to implement a social needs screening and referral program for older patients into clinical practice. Driven by significant growth of the older adult population across the United States and the demand to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, there is heightened attention and increased awareness of the THE VALUE OF MEDICAL DEVICE INTEROPERABILITYCENTER FOR MEDICAL INTEROPERABILITY NASHVILLEINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DAUINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITY TESTING DEFINITIONINTEROPERABILITYTESTING JITC
6 The Value of Medical Device Interoperability 7 West Health Institute INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Current State of Medical Device Interoperability and Interoperability Standards According to a recent report by HIMSS Analytics,3 while over 90 percent of the hospitals surveyed by HIMSS use six or more types of devices that could WELCOME TO WEST HEALTH New Study Estimates Medicare Negotiation Could Save Businesses $195 Billion and Workers Another $98 Billion. As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) PRESS RELEASES ARCHIVE Posted February 11, 2021. A new COVID-19 vaccination site designed specifically for the community’s most vulnerable seniors opened today, Thursday, Feb. 11, at West PACE in northern San Diego County. The appointment-only site located at 1706 Descanso Ave. in San Marcos will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includingholidays).
PACE 2.0 - WESTHEALTH.ORG PACE 2.0. We are advancing efforts to expand Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term healthcare and support services so frail older individuals can safely age-in-place in thecommunity.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Supportive Services, such as nutrition, housing, transportation, care management, in-home personal care, and homemaker services enable seniors to maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. Key to reducing the cost of healthcare and enabling successful aging is the provision of whole-person, coordinated health, and supportive 1 IN 2 AMERICANS FEAR A MAJOR HEALTH EVENT COULD LEAD TO West Health-Gallup U.S. Healthcare Survey Finds Growing Fears of Financial Ruin Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — September 1, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.PHILANTHROPY
Outcomes-Based Philanthropy Lowering Healthcare Costs to Enable Successful Aging. Funded solely by successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists Gary and Mary West, the nonprofit Gary and Mary West Foundation is an outcomes-based philanthropy dedicated to lowering the cost of healthcare to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support CRISTINA BOCCUTI, MA, MPP Cristina is an expert on national health policy, focusing particularly on Medicare reform, healthcare spending and health workforce analysis. She co-leads West Health initiatives supporting policies and programs to lower healthcare costs and transition to value-based care. Before joining the West Health Policy Center, Cristina was an associate A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EXPANDING HOME-BASED PRIMARY CARE decline, increased frailty, and other deteriorative conditions.11 Finally, hospital admission for acute medical decline is frequently a precursor to long-term institutional care.12 One way to support aging in place, and to potentially avoid costly and MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER IMPACT OF H.R. 3 FAIR DRUG PRICE MILLIMAN WHITE PAPER . Impact of H.R. 3 Fair Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebates on 1 April 2021 Key Stakeholders in the Commercial Health Insurance Market EUREKALERT!: PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER A FALL MAY HELP REDUCE Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency department (ED) for a fall-related injury. And over time, the ED visit rate for falls among older adults has grown to 68.8 per 1,000 older adults (as* Careers
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PRESS RELEASE
November 19, 2020
MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION MEDICARE RECIPIENTS COULD DIE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS A new study released by West Health Policy Center finds more than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their prescription medications. As medical conditions worsen, Medicare will spend an extra $177.4 billion.READ MORE
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October 8, 2020
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS TRUST BIDEN TO LEAD U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AMIDCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
A new West Health-Gallup national survey finds more Americans trust former Vice President Joe Biden than President Donald Trump to efficiently lead the U.S. healthcare system through the COVID-19pandemic.
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September 11, 2020
NEW STUDY FINDS INFLATION PENALTIES EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING DRUG PRICEGROWTH
A new West Health study published in _JAMA Network Open_ finds inflation penalties on drug companies by the federal government were associated with an estimated $7.1 billion reduction in expenditures by Medicare Part D between 2013 and 2017.READ THE STUDY
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September 10, 2020
CIVICA RX MARKS TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Gary and Mary West Foundation is proud to be a founding member of Civica Rx as it celebrates its second anniversary. The nonprofit generic drug company has already helped millions of patients, prevented shortages of essential drugs and forever changed the pharmaceutical industry for the better. And it’s only just begun.Congratulations!
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September 1, 2020
WEST HEALTH-GALLUP U.S. HEALTHCARE SURVEY FINDS GROWING FEARS OF FINANCIAL RUIN AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them to file for bankruptcy, marking a 5% increase since 2019.READ MORE
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August 20, 2020
WEST HEALTH, SERVING SENIORS AND THE GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR DENTAL CENTER SHARE INSIGHTS ON SENIOR CARE DURING THE PANDEMIC The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life in America. While no one is immune, seniors face the greatest risks to their health and the biggest challenges to their daily lives. Watch this important webinar and find out how leaders in aging are helping older adults in San Diego get through the crisis safely and what it means for the future of aging in America.LEARN MORE
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August 3, 2020
NEW OP-ED IN THE HILL ON AGEISM FROM SHELLEY LYFORD, PRESIDENT AND CEOOF WEST HEALTH
COVID-19 has delivered a one-two punch to state budgets — and we’re still in the early rounds of the fight to contain this deadly pandemic. Steeply declining tax revenues combined with sharply rising expenses have turned budget surpluses into record deficits and placed critical government programs squarely in the crosshairs for cuts orelimination.
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DRIVING MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS TO ENABLE SUCCESSFUL AGING IN AMERICA West Health’s Five Priority Areas of Focus Expanding Geriatric Emergency Care Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Department Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative Home and Community-Based Acute CareTelehealth
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FUTURE EVENTS
__ June 10, 2020: Webinar: Value-Based Care in the COVID-19 Era: Current Impact and Future Health Care Resilience__
May 11, 2020: Expert Panel Webinar: ED-based Models of Telehealth forOlder Adults
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May 7, 2020: Webinar: A Cry for Help – The Healthcare Cost CrisisAmid COVID-19
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November 7, 2019: Bringing Telehealth to Senior Living Communities: A Free Training and Implementation Workshop for Post-Acute and Long-TermCare Professionals
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Private Insurance Payments to California Hospitals Average More Than Double Medicare Payments__
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Family Caregivers: Recent Findings from West Health (ASA19 workshop)__
Using Technology to Facilitate Coordinated Care Across Clinical and Community Service Settings (ASA19 workshop)__
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WHI/NORC Survey on Healthcare Costs: 5 Thing to Know__
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A Practical Guide to Expanding Home-based Primary Care with Telehealth__
A Practical Guide to Addressing the Social Needs of Older Adults by West Health Institute and University of California, Irvine__
30‐Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults withDocumented Dementia
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A Method for Segmenting Medicare Expenditures to Inform Cost Effective Care Delivery for Older Adults__
Leveraging Home‐Delivered Meal Programs to Address Unmet Needs for At‐Risk Older Adults: Preliminary Data__
Private Insurance Payments to California Hospitals Average More Than Double Medicare Payments__
Telehealth Post-acute and Long-term Care GuideMULTIMEDIA
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