In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…
Wellbeing: A Bottom Line Issue for High Performing Organizations and for our Health Care System
by Rick Ybarra Ok, I’ll admit it. I read the Harvard Business Review. I am fascinated with business models, new concepts, innovations and the cutting edge in business science. I also see how these concepts and applications can easily transfer to our health care...
Shared Learning: What Primary Care Can Learn from Behavioral Health
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, MD is a primary care physician and Executive Director of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. He is best known for his ground-breaking and innovative work in “hotspotting,” the concept of lowering medical costs by providing the neediest...
Eliminating Health Disparities through Culturally and Linguistically Centered Integrated Health Care: Consensus Statements, Recommendations, and Key Strategies from the Field
by Rick Ybarra and Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. We are excited to share with you a manuscript just published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (May, 2014) highlighting the Hogg Foundation’s work with the Office of Minority Health resulting in...
Video: What do grant makers look for in proposals?
by Rick Ybarra Today, The Chronicle of Philanthropy posted a video titled, Foundations Reveal What They Look for in Grant Proposals. The video was taken during the Council on Foundation's recent annual conference in Washington, D.C. It is a brief, inside perspective...
The Commonwealth Fund Report: State Strategies for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services in a Changing Medicaid Environment
I want to bring your attention to an important report and contribution to the literature released today by The Commonwealth Fund (August 28) titled: State Strategies for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services in a Changing Medicaid Environment. As we...
A little disruption every once in a while (and, sometimes, even a major shock) can be a good thing
Every day in health care settings across the country, payers, providers and patients make decisions that impact service delivery and patient outcomes. The struggle continues as the health care system goes through, in some cases, radical transformation. The health care...