S1 E20 Collaborating to Improve Care for Medicaid and Uninsured Populations in Staten Island NY

Show Notes

Dr. Joseph Conte is the Executive Director of the Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS), an alliance of clinical and social service providers focused on improving the quality of care and overall health for Staten Island's Medicaid and uninsured populations. SI PPS is one of 25 groups across the state working on the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, which aims to fundamentally restructure the health care delivery system by reinvesting in Medicaid to reduce avoidable hospital use. Dr. Conte discussed how the collaboration is working to improve care coordination to better address residents' social and medical needs.