Jan. 2024 | In 2022, nearly 110,000 people died of drug overdoses, according to the most recent CDC report. The preliminary count of 109,680 overdose deaths was only slightly higher than the figure for 2021 when 109,179 people were estimated to have died. The years 2020 and 2021 saw overdose-related deaths spike by 30% and 17% respectively.

Despite the grimmest era of drug addiction and overdose death in our history, healthcare providers are struggling to implement innovative programs to address the crisis as they do not have the right blend of good treatment supported by innovative technology and data analytics.

Aug. 2022 | To achieve performance goals, SI PPS used a standardised approach that focused on a system of care methodology. Systemic identification of gaps in services, skills, and community resources led to the design, implementation, evaluation, refinement, and sustainability of programmes. These addressed gaps identified from quantitative and qualitative assessments and have been implemented with SI PPS oversight, funding, and other resource support. 

Oct. 2021 | A SQIP (Sepsis Quality Improvement Program) in a long-term care setting could reduce avoidable hospitalisations and offer cost savings. The SQIP reported is a complex intervention and needs to be methodologically understood as such. The intervention shows promise and important insights into its implementation and evaluation have been developed which would be helpful in further evaluation.

Jul. 2021 | The opioid epidemic remains a significant public health challenge in the US. A catalyst for reducing the incidence of opioid-related harm could be the development and operationalization of patient risk stratification models. Prior work has focused on the statistical performance of such models, usually tailored to specific adverse events or sub-populations, without considering operational implications. A particular challenge in this context is predicting the most severe outcomes (fatal overdoses) due to imbalanced datasets.

We develop a single population-level model for predicting a full range of adverse opioid-related events. We further explore the capacity requirements of interventions based on our model and address salient implementation trade-offs

Oct. 2019 | To meet the demand for health care workforce development and expansion, New York’s Staten Island
Performing Provider System (SI PPS) partnered with the College of Staten Island and SEIU/1199 Training and Education Fund to sponsor an apprenticeship program and short- and long-term training strategies.

Jul. 2019 | The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) and Community Health Worker (CHW) are two emerging workforce roles in health care. A CRPA is a person who uses lived experience with substance use disorder (SUD) and who have been certified to provide peer support services including non-clinical coaching, support, information, guidance and motivation to those seeking or sustaining recovery from a substance use disorder. A Community Health Worker is a front-line public health worker who helps individuals and families to connect to healthcare and social service resources that will further support their wellness.