VHAN Helps Pediatricians Improve Depression Screenings
To improve our performance, VHAN licensed clinical social workers met with practices to promote our social work program and the benefits of using the pediatric behavioral health consult line.
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Brentwood Pediatrics Helps Demystify Care for Young Adults
Young patients who turn 18 are suddenly forced to fend for themselves in a complex health care system, which can lead to confusion, frustration and gaps in health care.
Transitions Programs Helps Pediatric Patients Move to Adult Care
The adolescent years pose many challenges, including emerging sexuality, development of personal identity and adult relationships, behavioral health issues and a high degree of risk-taking behaviors.
VHAN Tools Provide Critical Post-Pandemic Behavioral Health Support
To help our members connect patients with the behavioral health support they need, VHAN continues to provide new tools and connections to community resources.
A Clearer View Into Patient Health Needs
Members have told us they often struggle to access and organize patient data from seemingly endless sources.
VHAN Achieves 100% Performance on 2021 Aetna Quality Measures
VHAN is pleased to announce that the network achieved 100% performance on all Aetna Commercial quality measures in 2021. VHAN members also scored higher than Aetna’s Q4 national average on several measures, including Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Comprehensive Diabetes Care.
VHAN Presents Community Health Worker Program Results to Aetna ACO Group
VHAN staff presented on VHAN’s Community Health Worker (CHW) pilot during Aetna’s quarterly Provider Clinical Transformation Webinar Series. The pilot, launched in 2019, was designed to improve access to care and resources for obstetric patients at Gallatin Women’s OBGYN Center (GWC) in Gallatin, Tennessee, which has a large prenatal patient population with approximately 350 babies born annually.
VHAN Announces Improved Pediatric Depression Screening Results
VHAN is excited to announce that the network’s pediatric depression screening rate has dramatically improved. In 2019, VHAN began measuring annual depression screening for children 12 and older. To assist members who were struggling in this area, VHAN licensed clinical social workers met with practices to promote the social work program and the benefits of using the pediatric behavioral health consult line. As a result, by 2021, no VHAN members received a score of zero for depression screening and 46% of practices screened 90% of their VHAN patients for depression.
Improving Care, Controlling Costs
To manage utilization while maintaining quality of care, VHAN is introducing the Geriatric Resources for the Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) Program, an evidence-based model to improve quality while controlling costs for older patients with complex care needs.