Improving care for people with complex needs

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Our health and social systems will work for everyone when they work for those they are failing the most.

Currently, our healthcare and social systems are set up to treat individual needs in isolation. By piloting and demonstrating care models that work for those with the most complex needs, we work to transform and connect fragmented systems — in Camden, across New Jersey, and around the country — into equitable ecosystems of care.

Because when providers, organizations, and sectors work together, every individual — regardless of their needs — can receive person-centered care.

About the Camden Coalition

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Advancing equitable ecosystems of care

No single organization can meet all of its community members’ needs. For truly coordinated whole-person care, organizations, sectors, fields, and professions must work together. We support South Jersey’s ecosystem of care as a designated Regional Health Hub, and work with communities across the country to build and strengthen their own care ecosystems.

Demonstrating what works

From new care management pilots to system redesign to national learning collaboratives, we demonstrate what works and what doesn’t to improve care, build an evidence base for the complex care field, and share best practices through teaching and training.

Learn more about our work

New at the Camden Coalition

New publication: Health Affairs Forefront

New publication: Health Affairs Forefront

This month, Health Affairs Forefront published a new commentary and analysis from Camden Coalition leaders and partner , Dr. Purva Rawal, former Chief Strategy Officer at the CMS Innovation Center and currently Managing Principal at Health Transformation Strategies, exploring the “alignment gap” in healthcare — and how stronger coordination using tools like Camden Coalition’s Community Ecosystem Alignment Tool (CEAT) can improve care for people with complex needs. Read our Q&A interview with Camden Coalition CEO & President Kathleen Noonan and Dr. Rawal here.

New publication: Pregnancy care pilot findings

New publication: Pregnancy care pilot findings

Too often, program evaluations exclude some of the most knowledgeable stakeholders — the staff on the ground working with complex care patients. This month, a journal article published in Health Services Research examined workforce attitudes toward the Camden Coalition’s pregnancy care initiation model. Interviews with staff at six pilot sites showed that staff members found the program — which connects pregnant people accessing the Emergency Department to early pregnancy care — to be patient-centered, practical, and feasible to implement. Learn more about the strengths of this program and how the Health Information Exchange enables adapting this program across clinical settings.

Launching the Camden Coalition Learning Center subscription

Launching the Camden Coalition Learning Center subscription

What could you accomplish with unlimited access to complex care training and education? We're excited to announce a brand-new Learning Center subscription offering unlimited, on-demand education to that bridges the gap between what providers learn in school and the real experiences of the work. The subscription allows learners to access the entire Camden Coalition Learning Center catalogue — including over 40 continuing education credits — and choose their own learning path from two certificate programs, 12 microlessons, virtual instructor-led trainings and more.