Hearst Health, in partnership with the Jefferson College of Population Health, today announced its three finalists for the 2019 Hearst Health Prize. The prize is sponsored by Hearst Health to recognize organizations and individuals that have made outstanding achievements in managing or improving population health.
The three finalists will present at Jefferson College of Population Health’s 19th Annual Population Health Colloquium in Philadelphia on March 18, 2019. On March 19, the winner of the $100,000 award will be announced at the event and the other two finalists will each receive $25,000.
The finalists are:
- Arkansas SAVES (AR SAVES): Administered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in partnership with the state’s Medicaid agency, AR SAVES provides real-time, interactive neurological consultation through its telestroke platform in rural and medically underserved areas across the state. Patients are primarily treated with alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication used to improve neurological recovery and reduce incident of death and disability, before being transferred to a tertiary hospital for monitoring.
- Mental health Outreach for MotherS (MOMS) Partnership: Emerging from the Yale School of Medicine, the Mental health Outreach for MotherS (MOMS) Partnership interrupts intergenerational poverty by improving the mental health of overburdened and under-resourced mothers. The program meets mothers where they are in the community at grocery stores, after-school programs and community centers and provides mental health services paired with incentives that meet their basic health needs, such as diapers, feminine hygiene products and paper products.
- Sharp Transitions program: Sharp Transitions provides home-based palliative care for patients with advanced and progressive chronic illness but who are not ready for hospice care. Bringing care to the patients and their families improves quality of life for the entire family. The impact of the Transitions program has resulted in a significant decrease in inpatient hospital mortality; emergency department visits and hospitalizations; and reduced healthcare costs for patients with cancer, COPD, heart failure and dementia.
Hearst Health Prize applications were evaluated by Jefferson College of Population Health faculty and a distinguished panel of judges. The applications were scored based on the program’s population health impact or outcome demonstrated by measurable improvement; use of evidence-based interventions and best practices to improve the quality of care; promotion of communication, collaboration and engagement; scalability and sustainability; and innovation. The three finalists were the highest scoring in these criteria.
For additional information about the Hearst Health Prize, please go to www.jefferson.edu/HearstHealthPrize.
