Creating new connections: how philanthropy can support better care for people with complex health and social needs
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Walker, Elliott Sparkman, author
- Contributor(s):
- Grantmakers in Health, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Grantmakers in Health, [2020]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Networks Fund Raising Multiple Chronic Conditions -- therapy Social Support Patient-Centered Care United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- People with complex health and social needs cannot reliably get the care and support that they need--a problem that resonates with any funder concerned with health care or social services delivery, health equity, social justice, or vulnerable populations. The field of complex care seeks to create, expand, support, and improve models and innovative approaches to care that can better serve these hard-to-reach individuals. This report, Creating New Connections: How Philanthropy Can Support Better Care for People with Complex Health and Social Needs, summarizes key issues relevant to understanding complex care and offers resources and case studies for funders interested in entering the field or deepening their existing work. In the hope of engaging more funders and inspiring increased investment in this space, it profiles funding opportunities, explores existing models, and shares philanthropic lessons learned. By presenting a range of approaches, large and small, the report may assist funders of all types and sizes whose grantees deliver important forms of community and system based care to view their work through the lens of complex care. Topics include the social determinants of health; the need for new partnerships between health systems and community and nonprofit organizations; a sampling of models of care and modes of financing that are fueling change; the need to listen to patients, families, and communities in creating and executing programs, and to build a workforce well-suited to doing so; programs to help small organizations collaborate with large health systems fairly and sustainably; a reflection on the health and social inequalities laid bare by COVID-19 and how the pandemic may help shape complex care policy; and insights from key practitioners and thoughts leaders in the field, elicited through several original interviews. This work is in its early days. There is much still to do and a great need for philanthropy’s participation. This report concludes with a discussion of important roles for funders in championing this work and suggestions offered by funders and for funders of promising avenues of grantmaking and areas in need of greater exploration, such as: (1) Convening diverse stakeholders to help build critical cross-sector relationships, and encouraging and incentivizing collaboration. (2) Championing new approaches, including helping organizations shift their focus toward the root causes of health and reframing work already happening in communities or in organizations that they support. (3) Building knowledge and solidifying and evaluating the evidence base to support a new approach to complex care, and sharing insights with other funders. (4) Scaling and disseminating evidence-based models that are not yet nationally available and supporting replication work. (5) Filling gaps, particularly in times of challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, when health systems and organizations that rely on highly regulated public funding streams can have difficulty pivoting quickly. (6) Showing flexibility in grantmaking and providing extra funds and time in grants to help community-based organizations and health systems build trusting relationships. (7) Supporting community engagement to ensure that community and patient voices are solicited and heeded in program design and care delivery.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (25 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918383083106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383083106676