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Georgia's Utilization Minigrant Program: promoting Medicaid/CHIP outreach
Mary Ann Phillips1, Mark D Rivera, John A Shoemaker
1Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30302-3992, USA. MPhillips2@gsu.edu
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
|November 25, 2010
Summary
Community organizations enhanced children's health service use through innovative staffing, data systems, and collaborations. These strategies involved partnerships with healthcare providers and state Medicaid agencies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Community Health
Background:
- Improving children's health service utilization is crucial for developmental outcomes.
- Community-based organizations (CBOs) play a vital role in healthcare access.
- Effective strategies are needed to enhance CBOs' capacity to deliver services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and evaluate strategies used by funded CBOs to improve children's health service utilization.
- To understand the key components of successful CBO interventions in pediatric healthcare.
Main Methods:
- The study examined interventions implemented by CBOs focused on improving children's health service access.
- Key strategies included innovative staffing, data system development, and collaborative relationship building.
- Partnerships involved CBOs, healthcare providers, and state Medicaid agencies.
Main Results:
- Funded CBOs successfully improved children's health service utilization.
- Innovative staffing models enhanced service delivery efficiency.
- New data systems streamlined appointment scheduling and record maintenance.
- Collaborative relationships secured financial support and leveraged resources.
Conclusions:
- Community-based organizations can significantly improve children's health service utilization through strategic innovations.
- Collaboration among CBOs, healthcare providers, and state agencies is essential for success.
- Investments in CBO capacity building yield positive outcomes in pediatric healthcare access.
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