Lessons from Michigan’s rapid telehealth transition
Key lessons and feedback from an early 2020 collaborative telehealth funding initiative in Michigan.
School-based behavioral health has never been so crucial
A Family Medical Center of Michigan (FMC) initiative expands behavioral healthcare for students through a telehealth-based model. Learn about it through our case study and toolkit.
Tools for Life: We All Care Initiative Final Report
Atlas of Care took an innovative approach to increasing awareness and building a sense of connectivity in the world of caregiving.
Report: Health-related transportation in Michigan
Our 2020 report looks at the current state of transportation in Michigan, highlights some of our past funding, and provides a guide future investments.
Fast-tracking $3 million in telehealth awards
The Health Fund and four other funders are joining together to support 61 Michigan health organizations as they ramp up telehealth efforts. The nearly $3 million of grants will help patients access critical care without putting themselves, their families, or their doctors at risk.
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents lack behavioral health treatment
38% of Michigan residents with a mental illness and 80% with a substance use disorder are not receiving treatment.
Tech Tuesday: Streamlining Health Workflows for Children in Corrections
In 2016, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health’s Correctional Care Integration Project sought to improve health outcomes by integrating a Health Information Exchange into adult and youth correctional facilities in Washtenaw County.
Tech Tuesday: Transitional Telecare a Boon to Older Vets
The Home-Based Transitional Telecare project is helping recently discharged older veterans address medication issues, avoid in-home risks, and return to their pre-hospital-stay selves, while demonstrating important findings about how clinicians can effectively use telehealth-enabled tablets and wearable sensors with this population.
Tech Tuesday: “Mommy Checkup” App is High Touch, High Tech
Wayne State University’s High Touch High Tech (HT2) initiative uses a tablet-administered tool, the Mommy Checkup app, to screen expectant mothers for mental health and substance use-related risk.