Star Ratings Season Is Here — Are You Ready for the Push?
October has a way of focusing the mind if you work in Medicare Advantage. The fourth quarter is when health plans feel the urgency of where they stand on Star Ratings, and the question shifts from ‘what should we be doing?’ to ‘what can we still accomplish before the measurement window closes?’ It’s a fair […]
The Quiet Crisis Behind the ER Door: What High-Risk Members Really Need
Nobody plans to go to the emergency room. Most people who end up there — especially those managing multiple chronic conditions — would have chosen a different path if one had been available to them. We see this reality in our work every day. A member with diabetes and heart failure who hasn’t seen their […]
New Member, New Relationship: Why Onboarding Is the Most Underrated Moment in Healthcare
Think about the last time you started something new — a job, a neighborhood, a relationship. The first few weeks told you almost everything about what to expect going forward. Healthcare is no different. For a new Medicaid or Medicare Advantage member, those first weeks of enrollment are a window that closes fast. If no […]
Why Closing Care Gaps Isn’t Just a Metric — It’s a Matter of Trust
Let’s be honest. When most people hear the phrase ‘closing care gaps,’ they picture spreadsheets and compliance dashboards. And sure, HEDIS measures matter — a lot. But what they really represent, underneath all the data, is something far more personal: whether someone actually got the care they needed. At SCCP, we’ve been doing this work […]
Social Determinants Are Not a Sidebar — They’re the Story
Ask any seasoned care coordinator what gets in the way of a member’s health, and they’ll give you a list that goes way beyond the clinical. Transportation. Food insecurity. Unstable housing. The fear of taking time off work for an appointment that might cost more than they can afford. We’ve known for decades that social […]
SCCP Cares Foundation
Southland Care Coordination Partners, Inc. participated in a local food drive on Saturday, 11/22 and provided meals for over 300 families in the South Suburban Cook County area. There were over 22 communities served by Respond Now located in Chicago Heights, IL. SCCP purchased food and our staff donated food items. We packed over 240 […]
The Role of Integrative Health in Mental Wellness
As healthcare providers, medical researchers, and mental health professionals continue to explore the mind-body connection, it has become clear that a collaborative care model is ideal for many people. Integrative health is an innovative field that takes a comprehensive approach to health by considering each individual’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs and the impact […]
Respond Now Donation
Thank you for your generous donation of $2,000.00. Your faithful support of Respond Now this year has allowed us to continue helping families become stable by providing food, emergency prescriptions, and homelessness prevention services.
SCCP Onsite Mobile Mammography Event
We partnered with Aetna Better Health of IL and Roseland Community Hospital. There were representatives onsite from Aetna Better Health of IL and Congresswoman’s Robin Kelly’s office.
New Research Explains the Link Between Meat and Cancer
The World Health Organization identifies red meat as a probable carcinogen due to the positive correlation between its consumption and the development of colorectal cancer. Since this declaration, additional studies have also found a link between cancer and red meat, but none have been able to pinpoint causation, only correlation, until now. A new study […]