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…
Bringing Outside Innovations into Health Care: Disrupting the Status Quo
A recent post over at the Harvard Business Review (HBR) blog really piqued my interest. It illustrated the similarities between the today’s health care model and examples of “disruptive business models.” Due to the policy drivers of new government reforms, healthcare...
The Value of Coordinated and Integrated Care
In a new video released by the Commonwealth Fund, vice president Anne-Marie J. Audet, M.D., explains how care teams, health IT, and new ways of paying health care providers can improve health care for patients while lowering costs: [brightcove...
Five Ways to Bring Down Health Care Costs
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLikbHWwq4o&w=640&h=360] The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently solicited opinions from 18 physicians with a diverse range of experiences and specialties to share their ideas on what’s needed to control...
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The Hogg Foundation has established a competitive process for awarding grants to achieve greater results with our limited funds. Through our strategic planning process, foundation staff meet with state and national stakeholders, as well as internally, to identify...