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Interventions for Trauma-Informed Care

Posted on March 15, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

Imagine, after surviving a trauma, you are so impacted that you have trouble breathing. It’s like taking a breath that is shortened and never reaches your lung. It’s stuck somewhere in your throat and your whole body tenses. It’s hard to blink, hard to … Read More

HIV Risk and Prevalence among Minority Women

Posted on March 3, 2016December 4, 2017 by SAE

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), women account for 20% of new HIV infections in the United States. In 2011, of all women living with HIV, only 45% were receiving care and only 32% were reported to have achieved viral … Read More

Integrated Care and Data Exchange

Posted on February 16, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

The Office for the National Coordinator (ONC) released a fact sheet on the Exchange for Health Care Operations (45 Code of Federal Regulations 164.506 (c) (4)) that clarifies the uses and disclosures of patient information and data exchange between provider sets/Covered Entities (CE). Protected Health Information … Read More

Domestic Violence and Culturally Specific Factors, Part II

Posted on February 5, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

Every 9 seconds, a woman is assaulted or beaten in the United States.  “1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner.” “Domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes.” “Domestic victimization is correlated with … Read More

Domestic Violence and Culturally Specific Factors

Posted on February 1, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

Implementing culturally congruent trauma-informed care requires knowledge of acculturation factors. Scenario: A monolingual Chinese-speaking young 26-year-old Chinese female recently emigrated from rural China appears in the emergency room with a broken arm and a sprained wrist. She keeps her eye contact minimal and alternately looks … Read More

Population Health And Data Exchange: New Data Integration, One Person At A Time, For A Healthier Nation

Posted on January 22, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

Case Study: Jimmy, a 59-year-old white male, is brought to a hospital emergency department by EMTs for the third time this month. He is bleeding from his left temple and exhibits signs of intoxication, and his blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.16. Jimmy was … Read More

Models of Care that are not Inclusive of Behavioral Health: Making the Shift to Integrated Care

Posted on January 14, 2016December 11, 2017 by SAE

Results from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) showed mixed results and an overall failure to capture significant savings. Only 21 ACOs applied and have been designated as the Next Generation ACO from a pool of 353 ACOs designated as Pioneer in … Read More

Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and Addiction: Special Population Needs and Risks in Treatment Care and Access

Posted on July 21, 2015December 11, 2017 by SAE

The 1999 US Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. (527 U.S. 581) was a pivotal point in defining treatment access for people living with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD). The decision held that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) required that individuals … Read More

Parity: Access to Meaningful Care to help actualize Meaningful Lives

Posted on May 13, 2015December 4, 2017 by SAE

Before the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 and Timothy’s Law in 2007, there was a little boy name Timothy O’Clair who suffered tremendously with a serious mental illness. Timothy was born May 5th, 1988 in New York. He “loved … Read More