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Health care: Quality. Access. Cost. These are the issues. We are the voice.
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The Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC) is a multi-stakeholder regional coalition. We address issues of health care quality, access and cost in southeastern Michigan.
As a health care leader that is recognized regionally and nationally, GDAHC leads continuous improvement of the regions health status and of the quality, cost effectiveness and accessibility of health care for all citizens.
Through innovative programming and activities, GDAHC advocates and leads change and improvement in the way health services are delivered, paid for and used within the seven counties of southeast Michigan. The coalition comprises business, labor, health care providers and plans, consumers, government and payers that are working together in partnership and collaboration to influence community health status.
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WHAT'S NEW!
GDAHC Community Health Assessment of Detroit's East Side Region. This assessment takes a close look at this region which has seen significant changes in health care. Primary and emergency health care access points were surveyed and health status indicators examined. The report presents findings and recommendations to help improve health care access, ensure adequate system capacity and improve the health status and quality of life for residents. To order the complete assessment on CD-ROM, please contact bsimmons@gdahc.org. The first copy of the assessment on CD-ROM is free for GDAHC members and $50 for non-members. For GDAHC members, additional copies (after the first copy) are $20.
Help with Health Care brochure -- online version. This document provides a list of health care resources in southeastern Michigan for uninusred or underinsured residents. The brochure is produced by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. Go to... http://www.bcbsm.com/pdf/gdahc_se_mi.pdf.
The Greater Detroit Area Health Council, through the GDAHC Save Lives Save Dollars initiative, has launched the first of its kind in Michigan, Physician Organization (PO) Performance Report at http://www.savelivessavedollars.org/. Most doctors in southeast Michigan belong to groups called Physician Organizations or POs. Physician Organizations help doctors share information about best practices for treatment, which helps doctors improve the quality of care and keep costs down so that medical care is more affordable.
The GDAHC Save Lives Save Dollars Physician Organization Performance Report provides a review of the performance of more than 3,500 physicians in southeastern Michigan and how they are delivering care across a number of selected health care areas that patients are concerned about. It combines data from southeast Michigans five major commercial health plans that includes over 75% of claims activity for the report period and covers approximately 4 million people living in southeast Michigan.
2008 - 2009 Consumer's Guide to Michigan Health Plans. Choosing a health plan that's right for you and your family can be difficult. This guide that makes it easier. An online version of the report will be available soon.
Join the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement and learn more about heart disease and how it impacts women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Visit GoRedForWomen.org and take the Women Heart CheckUp. Within seconds, you'll get an easy to read report that evaluates your risk of having a heart attack or other cardiovascular event within the next decade.
Contact GDAHC at: 333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1230, Detroit, MI 48226 or 313-963-4990 |
