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  ”