The Lewin Group

This presentation was given by Susan Reinhard and Lisa Alecxih on ADRC Design Options at the CMS Real Systems Change Conference in March, 2004. The presentation reviews features that resource centers must provide and uses three sites as an example.

Two presentations from the South Carolina Planning Retreat in January 2004 can be found here. A presentation by Susan Reinhard, of the Community Living Exchange Collaborative, focuses on ADRC purpose, goals, and system issues. A presentation by Karen Linkins and Sharon Zeruld, TAE, focuses on national vision and expectations for ADRCs.

These are the notes from the TAE Monthly Grantee Teleconference on Pennsylvania's Streamlined Eligibility that was held on April 1, 2004. The call focused on the state's reform of long term care, specifically the Community Choice Program.

The Lewin Group under contract with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) examined the efficiency of the Older Adults Medicaid Waiver for Home and Community Based Services and developmental steps for a single entry point system.

This table explains which of the evaluation data elements the grantees will share responsibility for collecting (e.g. with AoA, Lewin) and which they will need to be able to provide on their own.

This is an overview of selected intake forms used by aging and other human service agencies. It contains descriptions of informational elements, format, targeted populations and staff training.

This matrix provides a list of information and assistance Web sites associated with single point of entry systems. The table contains the url for each state example.

The question “How do we know cultural competence when we see it?” prompted HRSA to sponsor a project to develop indicators of cultural competence in health care delivery organizations. The tool is intended to 1)develop an analytic framework for assessing cultural competence in health care delivery organizations; 2)identify specific indicators that can be used in connection with this framework; and 3) assess utility, feasibility and practical application of the framework and its indicators.

The innovative site is an important component of the ADRC Technical Assistance Exchange, housed at The Lewin Group. ADRCs are designed to overcome barriers to community living for people with disabilities of all ages by streamlining access to long-term support services through \"one-stop\" resource centers. Twenty-three states and one territory have received grants to develop ADRCs. Also included here is a presentation of the major TA activities support for the ADRC grantees.

Reports from the CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formally known as HCFA) Medicaid HCBS Study of the impact of Medicaid home and community based services programs on quality of life, quality of care, utilization and cost. The research project will study the financing and delivery of services to older and younger people with disabilities and the Medicaid financing and delivery of services for individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) in six states.