Toe to Toe With GBUACO: Recent Episodes
Raul Vazquez
In the United States, our healthcare system continues to remain a subject of turbulence and criticism. As we endeavor to restructure healthcare, it is important to recognize what processes offer improved and inexpensive care for patients while also saving the healthcare system money. Join Tim and Nicole as they delve in into the world of accountable healthcare from the lens of GBUACO, the Greater Buffalo United Accountable Care Organization in Western New York.
Medical Neighborhoods connect the community in a way that promotes health and wellness. G-Health Enterprises takes this a step further by including organizations that help break down barriers created by social determinates of health.
Collaboration between organizations has been key in ensuring successful COVID-19 vaccine pop up events. Today we talk about why such partnerships are important and what goes into making these pop ups a reality.
Dr, Timothy Adams shares why Colorectal Cancer is so dangerous, who is at most risk, and why Colonoscopies are the best method for prevention.
Tim is joined by Alexa Jadock, Practice Facilitator on the GBUACO Value Based Team and Director of the GBUCBO, Ebony White, Community Health Outreach Coordinator at REACH as well as for the African American Health Disparities Task Force, and Jennifer Wood, Doula at Calming Nature Doulas to discuss why getting the Flu Shot is so important.
Learn more about REACH on their page: https://www.caiglobal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1158&Itemid=1964
Tim and Nicole discuss GBUACO's Value Based Payment contracts and how their performance is measured.
Tim and Nicole speak with GBUACO Data Analyst, Evan Castellani, as well as CEO of G-Health Enterprises, Dr. Raul Vazquez, about how GBUACO has been tracking COVID-19 testing data since March of this year.
Here are the links to the GBUAHN COVID-19 test result dashboards:
Overall info of GBUAHN COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/GBUAHNCOVIDDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
GBUAHN COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/GBUAHNTrendingCOVIDDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
And here are the links to the UFP COVID-19 test result dashboards:
Overall info of UFP COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
UFP COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPTrendingCOVIDDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Overall info of UFP rapid COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDRapidTestDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:retry=yes&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
UFP rapid COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDRapidTestTrendingDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
This week Tim and Nicole speak to Evan Castellani, GBUACO's Data Analyst, to learn about how data helps drive ACO performance.
In this episode, Nicole Pearcy and Alexa Jadoch talk about the upcoming Flu Shot events that G-Health is hosting this October with collaboration with the Buffalo COVID-19 Community Response Team, REACH, United Healthcare, and Buffalo Pharmacies. And we are later joined by Urban Family Practices' Dr. Fox who shares a wealth of information about what the flu shot is and how it can help prevent influenza.
THE FLU SHOT EVENTS WILL BE AT:
GBUAHN - October 15, 2020
555 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14201
1pm - 5pm
Second Baptist Church - October 24, 2020
18 Church St., Lackawanna, NY 14218
10am - 2 pm
Mt. Olive Baptist Church - October 31, 2020
701 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215
10am - 2pm
Due to our collaboration with Buffalo Pharmacies, everyone and anyone can come to receive a flu shot (even if you are not an Urban Family Practice patient). Just remember to bring your insurance card.
If you do not have insurance, United Healthcare will be available at these events to help enroll individuals who are applicable.
Free food will be available for those who participate while supplies last.
REACH has partnered with GBUAHN to address the low rates of African Americans/Blacks and Latinx communities that get Flu vaccination here in the city of Buffalo. The five point plan includes the following through September 29, 2021:
• Support and leverage CDC’s seasonal flu materials;
• Develop and implement community-based, culturally-appropriate messages;
• Identify and train trusted community-level spokespersons;
• Organize events and educational campaigns; and
• Build partnerships with healthcare providers and other health professionals to increase vaccination rates for racial and ethnic minority groups.
For more information, contact Stan Martin (smartin@caiglobal.org) or at (716) 246-3006, Ext: 700.
For more information about our Flu Shot events in October, call: (716) 247-5282
Nicole Pearcy and Chelsea Adamski from the GBUACO Value Based Team join the podcast to discuss the unveiling of the Urban Family Practice and Endeavor Mobile Health Clinic and how it will help our underserved communities here in WNY.