Health Resource in Action Freda, B., Kozick, D., & Spencer, A. (2018, January). Partnerships for health: Lessons for birdging community-based organizations and health care organizations. Boston, MA and Hamilton, NJ: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts & Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.

Year: 2018

Description

This brief draws on insights gleaned from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Partnership for Healthy Outcomes project and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation June 2017 conference which convened several health care organizations (HCO) – community-based organization (CBO) partnerships to share promising partnership models. It outlines characteristics of successful HCO-CBO partnerships and provides recommendations to guide the development of successful collaborations between health care and social service organizations.