The Biscayne HealthCare Community ™ Model
Whole Person HealthCare: Humanizing Healthcare Praeger Press, 2007
The Biscayne Institutes of Health & Living, Inc. “ A H EALTH C ARE C OMMUNITY ”
FOUNDED IN 1988 ROOTED IN COMMUNITY SYSTEM
ACCREDITED BY: CARF CORF STATE OF FLORIDA BRAIN & SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM
THE BISCAYNE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY MODEL
I HOSPITALS & MEDICAL SPECIALISTS T HE H EALTH C ARE C OMMUNITY PROVIDES A BRIDGE TO THE MEDICAL SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
T HE H EALTH C ARE C OMMUNITY EMPHASIZES HEALTH ADDRESSES PHYSICAL/BEHAVIORAL/COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES PROVIDES SEAMLESS DELIVERY TO/FROM SPECIALTY CARE IS COST EFFECTIVE
PROVIDES A BRIDGE TO CONJOINT SYSTEMS
BENEFITS: BISCAYNE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY BRIDGES COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WITH MEDICAL SPECIALTIES & ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. HOSPITALS & MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
Appendix: Short Titles for Healthy People 2010 Objectives 1.Access to Quality Health Services Goal: Improve access to comprehensive, high-quality health care services. CLINICAL PREVENTIVE CARE 1-1 Persons with health insurance 1-2 Health insurance coverage for clinical preventive services 1-3 Counseling about health behaviors EMERGENCY SERVICES 1-10 Delay or difficulty in getting emergency care 1-11 Rapid prehospital emergency care 1-12 Single toll-free number for poison control centers 1-13 Trauma care systems 1-14 Special needs of children U.S. Department of Health and Human Services November 2000
COST EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY BASED ACCESS TO INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH A GENERAL POPULATION AS WELL AS CHRONICALLY ILL AND DISABLED POPULATION.
DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IS ENHANCED THROUGH A SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE For Adults For Children
BISCAYNE INSTITUTE’S HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE
Biscayne Academy integrates education and specialty care for children
PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES PARENTING SKILLS CLASSES PARENT THERAPY & SUPPORT GROUPS SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ENHANCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE EVALUATION & TREATMENT OF PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL/COGNITIVE ISSUES KIWANIS KIDS AT BISCAYNE
INTEGRATIVE PRIMARY CARE BRIDGES TRADITIONAL & NON-TRADITIONAL SERVICES
Neither rejects conventional medicine nor uncritically accepts alternative practices Integrative Medicine
Benefits of Non-Traditional Medicine in Healthcare Setting Cost effectiveness Expanded treatment protocols Quicker recovery rates
LONG-TERM CARE, WITHIN A COMMUNITY INTEGRATION MODEL, IS ACCESSIBLE AND COST EFFECTIVE.
Biscayne Programs Pain Spinal cord injury Amputations Neurological Disorders (ex. CVA, Parkinson) Chronic Diseases (ex., diabetes, cancer)
BISCAYNE TREATS THE “UNTREATABLE” COST- EFFECTIVELY SERVING PATIENTS FACED WITH: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SPINAL CORD INJURY CHRONIC DISEASE
Interdisciplinary/Transdisciplinary PT OT Speech Psychology/ Neuropsychology Social Work Traditional Chinese Medicine Biofeedback Meditation Hypnosis Educational Services
Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary
Group Therapy Bilingual Specialized Groups Family Support Groups
Team Approach Integration of Disciplines Weekly Conferences Group Goal Setting/Treatment Planning Group Discharge Planning
Healing oriented Relationship oriented Promote personal health Value organizational health HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES ARE:
J “PEOPLE WHO FEEL LONELY AND ISOLATED HAVE THREE TO FIVE TIMES THE RATE OF PREMATURE DEATH AND DISEASE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.” - Dean Ornish, M.D.
Peer Influence Enhances Recovery Rates
Expands Cultural Diversity & Embraces Community for Healthy Living
The Biscayne Institutes of Health & Living, Inc. “A HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY ”