STHL News
New York State Department of Health Announces Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) as Contractor for Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP)
12/17/2014
The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) announced Friday, December 5th the selected regional contractors for the Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP), a state program designed to promote the Institute for Healthcare Improvements Triple Aim of improving patient care, achieving better population health, and lowering health care costs. The NYS DOH has divided the PHIP work into eleven regions where PHIP awardees will work alongside community stakeholders in developing innovative health promotion strategies.
It was announced on December 5th that the recommended PHIP award of over $2 million for the Southern Tier Region was granted to Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL).
The PHIP is a data-driven effort that will bring together a variety of stakeholders that impact, or are impacted by, healthcare issues for the purpose of addressing population health and disparities. As a PHIP contractor, STHL will be responsible for organizing meetings of local stakeholders and providing a neutral forum to help identify, share, disseminate, and implement best practices and strategies that will promote better health outcomes and reduce disparities across the region.
STHLs experience and expertise in convening and facilitating multi-stakeholder groups is evidenced by multiple large projects we have managed for the region in recent years. As a trusted neutral entity in our region with expertise in data analytics, we are certain we will be successful as the regions PHIP contractor, said Christina Galanis, CEO of Southern Tier HealthLink.
The recommended PHIP contractor awards are to be paid out over the course of the next two years, contingent upon availability of funding and approval by the New York State Attorney General and Comptroller. Read more here.
As a result of the PHIP award STHL will be recruiting and hiring to assemble their PHIP team. Over the next month STHL will be updating multiple postings for employment opportunities; learn more about available positions on the 'Jobs' page of our website.
About Southern Tier HealthLink: Southern Tier HealthLink NY (STHL) was established with leadership and support from United Health Services, Lourdes Hospital and other stakeholders in 2005. STHL is a non-profit New York Regional Health Information Organization (NY RHIO) designed as a partnership which brings together healthcare providers and consumers in Central New York with technology that will improve health care quality, access, and safety while reducing costs. STHL has recently announced a partnership with Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) to offer a unified health information exchange (HIE) and collaboration point for the region spanning the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Southern Tier of New York called HealthlinkNY. The primary purpose of HealthlinkNY is to advance healthcare value and integrate care throughout the region by providing information and transformation tools, including access to the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), to the individuals and communities served. By empowering communities to improve healthcare delivery, HealthlinkNY will be a pre-eminent health transformation organization. For more information about STHL and their role in HealthlinkNY, visit www.sthlny.com or contact Christina Galanis at (844) 840-0050 or [email protected].
Additional Information:
http://www.health.ny.gov/community/programs/population_health_improvement/
