Allegheny County Department of Human Services AAA Announced as Care Transitions Site
CMS last week announced 17 additional sites, including one in Pennsylvania, selected to participate in the Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP). Together with the first 30 sites, the CCTP now includes 200 acute care hospitals partnering with community-based organizations across 47 sites to provide care transitions services for an estimated nearly 185,800 Medicare beneficiaries annually.
The latest Pennsylvania site selected for the program is the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging, which will partner with four hospitals to deliver care transition services to more than 2,900 Medicare beneficiaries annually. The hospitals include Allegheny General Hospital, Western Pennsylvania Hospital Forbes Regional Campus, Ohio Valley General Hospital and Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
The Allegheny County site joins three other Pennsylvania sites that were announced previously:
Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging
Located in Media, it will provide care transition services to Delaware County. The program will build off the current experience of the Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging in providing evidence-based care transition services. Five hospitals across Delaware County will participate in the program, including Crozer Chester Medical Center, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Riddle Memorial Hospital, Moses Taylor Hospital and Springfield Hospital. Click here for a detailed summary.
North Philadelphia Safety Net Partnership
This partnership between the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, the Einstein Medical Center and Temple University Hospital will provide care transitions services to Medicare beneficiaries across 12 zip codes in Northern Philadelphia, many of which have been designated as medically underserved areas. Click here for a detailed summary.
Western Pennsylvania Community Care Transition Program
Building upon the experience of its partners' participation in the Quality Insights of Pennsylvania's 9th Scope of Work pilot projects, the Southwestern Pennsylvania AAA, in partnership with the Westmoreland County AAA will serve as the lead CBOs, and are joined by six acute care hospitals across four health systems and a network of sub-acute care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and personal care homes. Participating hospitals include Monongahela Valley Hospital, The Washington Hospital, Canonsburg General Hospital (part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System), Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Excela Health-Latrobe Hospital and Excela Health-Frick Hospital. Click here for a detailed summary.
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