NEW
YORK, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite
Us, the nation's leading software company enabling cross-sector
collaboration to improve people's health and well-being, is
partnering with Advance Health Network IPA and Recovery Health
Solutions IPA (AHN/RHS), behavioral health independent physician
association's (IPAs) operating in affiliation and comprised of 47
behavioral health and human service organizations serving the
New York City and Long Island communities, to advance the
integration and coordination of care for individuals with both
behavioral health and social needs.
Through this relationship, AHN/RHS behavioral network providers
will better serve the people in these communities and improve their
drivers of health (DOH) by collaborating with providers across
health and social services.
AHN/RHS providers and partners in the network are connected
through Unite Us' shared technology platform, which enables them to
send and receive secure, electronic referrals, address people's
social needs, and improve health across communities. Together,
AHN/RHS and Unite Us will address the gaps in service availability,
access, and communication among providers.
"Our investment and partnership with Unite Us will provide for
health information exchange and supportive data analytics for our
AHN/RHS providers and community-based organizations, enhancing and
streamlining access to the multitude of organizations participating
with Unite Us whom provide social services needed by individuals
under the care of our providers," said Bob
Detor, CEO at AHN/RHS. "The Unite Us Platform provides
seamless integration of our community's health and social services
agencies and is sure to make a substantial difference to those we
serve."
"The collaborative relationship between AHN/RHS IPAs' behavioral
health provider network and Unite Us' community-based network will
combine access to behavioral health and social services while
coordinating communication among providers. This partnership in
New York City and Long Island will connect people to much-needed
resources and services, such as assistance with housing, food
insecurity, vocational and behavioral health," said Carol Cassell, Executive Director at
AHN/RHS.
AHN/RHS is also collaborating with the Health and Welfare
Council of Long Island (HWCLI),
which leads the Health Equity Alliance of Long Island—a coalition
of nearly 100 drivers of health agencies working together to build
a cohesive social care infrastructure for Long Island.
"HWCLI is the Unite Long Island Coordination Center providing
agency onboarding support, ongoing network technical assistance,
and management of referral traffic. This partnership helps ensure
streamlined referrals between all drivers of health (DOH)
organizations serving Long Islanders in need," said Lori Andrade, Chief Operations Officer at
HWCLI.
Additionally, AHN/RHS and Unite Us' integrated data capacity
will enhance the integration of behavioral health and DOH services
in advance of proposed 1115 Waiver activities.
"The collective goal of our partnership with the Advance Health
Network IPA and Recovery Health Solutions IPA is to effectively
address drivers affecting health and wellness, increasing equitable
access to care for all residents regardless of circumstance," said
Marc Natale, New York State Director at Unite Us. "AHN/RHS
and Unite Us efforts will work to redefine the quality, impact, and
intersection of health and social care across this community."
Nonprofits, community-based organizations, and other providers
who want to connect their clients and patients to AHN/RHS' services
within the Unite Us network can reach out at
uniteus.com/contact/.
About AHN/RHS
Advanced Health Network, IPA and
Recovery Health Solutions, IPA (AHN-RHS) is a network of 47
licensed OMH/OASAS behavioral health providers in the five boroughs
of New York City, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. AHN/RHS' goal is to improve
the health and wellness of individuals experiencing behavioral
health disorders, often complicated by medical and/or social
determinants of health issues.
About Unite Us
Unite Us is the nation's leading
software company enabling collaboration across sectors to improve
the health and well-being of communities. Unite Us' secure
solutions establish a new standard of care that identifies and
predicts social care needs, helps connect people to services, and
leverages meaningful outcomes data to further drive community
investment. Through Unite Us' national network and software,
community-based organizations, government agencies, health plans,
and healthcare providers are all connected to better collaborate
and meet the needs of the individuals in their communities. Follow
Unite Us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Advance Health Network IPA and Recovery Health Solutions IPA
(AHN/RHS)
Media Contact
Robert
Detor rdetor@ahnrhs.com
Carol Cassell
ccassell@ahnrhs.com 646.668.7280
Unite Us Media Contact
Damien
Graham
Senior Director, Communications
damien.graham@uniteus.com
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