Palliative Care Playbook for PACE
Summary of best practices and tips for PACE organizations to improve care for participants through palliative care principles, practices, and specialists.
Two Ways to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
The Health Savers Initiative is a project of West Health, the Committee for the Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), and Arnold Ventures, which identifies bold and concrete policy options to make healthcare more affordable for the federal government, businesses, and households. The purpose of the Health Savers Initiative is to develop policy-ready options that will lower… Read more »
Letter to Senator Dodd on the California Connectivity Act (SB 556)
Read the Gary and Mary West Health Institute’s letter supporting SB 556, which will bring California into accordance with existing federal and state laws seeking to accelerate the implementation of broadband infrastructure.
Healthcare Cost Burden among Adults with Employer-Sponsored Insurance
This issue brief of West Health and IMPAQ seeks to better understand and define the populations most at risk of high healthcare cost burdens among individuals with Employer Sponsored Insurance.
ACOs’ Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
An analysis by researchers at the West Health Institute and the Institute for Accountable Care finds regulatory flexibilities and payment waivers during COVID-19 helped ACOs deliver care more efficiently, effectively and conveniently.
Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee and Philanthropic Partners Support Governor’s 2021-22 May Revise
May 21, 2021 The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor State of California Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: May Revision: Investments in the Master Plan for Aging Dear Governor Newsom, We, the undersigned individuals who served on the Master Plan for Aging’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee, as well as supporting philanthropic partners, would like to express our gratitude for… Read more »
ED-DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open) Published: April 29, 2021 Authors: Maura Kennedy | Margaret Webb | Sarah Gartaganis | Ula Hwang | Kevin Biese | Amy Stuck | Adriane Lesser | Tammy Hshieh | Sharon K. Inouye Abstract Delirium is a common and deadly problem in the emergency department affecting… Read more »
Delirium in the Older Emergency Department Patient (ED-DEL) Change Package and Toolkit
This Change Package and Toolkit were created by Dr. Inouye and staff at the Marcus Institute of Aging Research and the Hospital Elder Life Program, with assistance from the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, as part of a research project to improve delirium recognition, prevention, and management in the ED setting and to pilot test the Change Package and Toolkit in three EDs.
Pop Up Vaccination Point of Distribution (POD) for Seniors: A How to Guide
The Gary and Mary West Foundation developed this playbook detailing best practices and learnings from launching San Diego County’s first senior-only vaccination clinic.
Urgent and non-emergent telehealth care for seniors: Findings from a multi-site impact study
The global pandemic has raised awareness of the need for alternative ways to deliver care, notably telehealth.
