Workforce Workgroup

Workgroup Overview

This workgroup was charged with promoting New York State's health workforce to support its transition to integrated health care delivery to assure comprehensive, coordinated and timely access to care.

Workgroup Materials

The following Core Curriculum Guidelines for training workers who provide care coordination services are strongly recommended for use statewide and can be accessed at the link below. The curriculum, which is designed to be adapted to fit local circumstances, consists of 9 modules that include topics, learning objectives and resources. Estimated time for all modules is between 36-45 hours. The curriculum was developed by a Subcommittee of the DSRIP/SIM Workforce Workgroup and presented to the Workgroup in June 2016:

Meeting Materials

Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • 1115 Waiver/DSRIP
  • Health Workforce Data Collection, Analysis, and Use
  • Workgroup Accomplishments
  • Workgroup Future
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Legislative Updates
  • Panel: Behavioral Health/Primary Care
  • Workforce Compendium
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Budget and Legislative Updates
  • Panel: Recruitment and Retention Best Practices
  • Workforce Compendium Update
  • Focus on Service Obligated Programs
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Best Practice: Care Coordination Curricula
  • Best Practice: Community Health Workers
  • Best Practice: Data Collection
  • Update on Advanced Home Health Aides
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • DSRIP Update
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Care Coordination and Integration
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Presentation of Certified Peer Support Programs
  • DSRIP Update
  • Regulatory Modernization Initiative Update
  • Subcommittee Updates
  • Department of Health Workforce Program Update
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • NYS SIM Advanced Primary Care Initiative Update
  • DSRIP Updates
  • Regulatory Modernization Initiative Overview
  • Rural Residency Program Update
  • Subcommittee Updates
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Workforce Workgroup Subcommittee Reports
  • DSRIP Updates
  • Rural Residency Program, Inter-professional Education and APC Update
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Workforce Workgroup Subcommittee Reports
  • DSRIP Updates
  • Update on workforce training/retraining activities from NYSDOH Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management.
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Subcommittee #1 Reports
  • Subcommittee #3 Reports
  • DSRIP Updates
  • Revised Guidelines for Core Curriculum to Train Care Coordination Workers

Care Coordination Guidelines (PDF)

Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Subcommittee #1: Core Functions of Care Coordination Report Out
  • Subcommittee #2: Curricular Content of Care Coordination Being Formed
  • Subcommittee #3: Core Curriculum of Care Coordination Report Out
  • DSRIP Update
  • SIM Update
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Priority Area of Focus
  • Update on MRT Recommendations
  • SIM Funded Rural Residency Program
  • Telehealth
  • Sub-Workgroups on Care Coordination & Training
  • DSRIP
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Analysis Presentation
  • Idea Generation
Gallery Walk Pages (PDF)
Topics Discussed: (PDF)
  • Ground Rules
  • Goals
  • Mandate and Objectives
  • Overview of SHIP, SIM & DSRIP