Rethinking value: Perspectives on the benefits of cross-sector collaboratives serving populations with complex health and social needs
Data analysis & integration Strengthening ecosystems of care Funding & financing Measurement & evaluation
By Rebecca Koppel, Senior Program Manager for Field Building and Resources
Building the complex care field Strengthening ecosystems of care Quality improvement SDOH & health equity
They result from organizations in a community working collectively and intentionally across sectors to better address the root causes of poor health, poor quality of life, and health inequity among populations with complex health and social needs.
As in natural ecosystems where organisms’ interconnected roles allow diverse species to thrive, ecosystems of care — where organizations’ and community members’ roles interconnect— allow everyone to thrive, most significantly those with complex health and social needs.
Our Ecosystems 101 brief:
We hope you will use this brief and the associated resources below to guide you in building and strengthening your own community’s ecosystem of care.
Our ecosystems case studies go deeper into how collaborations in communities across the country have built and strengthened ecosystems of care focused on specific populations.
Data analysis & integration Strengthening ecosystems of care Funding & financing Measurement & evaluation
Care management & redesign Strengthening ecosystems of care Quality improvement
Data analysis & integration Strengthening ecosystems of care SDOH & health equity