About
The NMDOH Program Index is a searchable catalog of NMDOH interventions offered by healthcare organizations to meet the non-medical needs of their patients. The purpose of the NMDOH Program Index is to serve as a resource for policymakers, practitioners and researchers to learn about NMDOH work in Texas.
Since its launch in August 2023, the Texas NMDOH Consortium has been actively expanding the index and invites your contributions. If your healthcare organization has implemented an NMDOH program, explore our submission guidelines below and join us in advancing this field of practice.
Share Your NMDOH Work:
Eligibility Criteria:
1) Health Care Organization: We are seeking programs offered by healthcare organizations. We understand many programs are offered in partnership with a community-based organizations, and we are seeking the perspective of the health-side of these partnerships.
Definition: A network of health care organizations (hospitals, clinics, facilities) affiliated with each other through shared ownership or a contracting relationship for payment and service delivery.
Example organizations: Harris Health System, BaylorScott & White Health; Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Definition: Sites where medical services are performed on an outpatient basis, without admission to a hospital or other facility.
Example organizations: Legacy Community Health (Federally Qualified Health Center); Integral Care (Local Mental Health Authority)
Definition: A school (including a technical, trade, or vocational school).
Example organizations: Dell Medical School, Cizik School of Nursing, McGovern Medical School.
Definition: Organizations or programs that provide health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, through reimbursement, or otherwise.
- Further categorization in the index
- Medicare Advantage; Medicaid; Group/Employer; Individual/ACA Marketplace; Dual Eligibility; Other (please specify).
Example organizations: Southwestern Health Resources’ Medicare Advantage Plan, Aetna/CVS Health, El Paso Health Plan.
2) Meeting Patients Non-Medical Needs to Improve Health Outcomes: We are seeking abstracts about programs that address a non-medical need with the goal to improve patient health outcomes.
We aim for the process of sharing information with us to be clear and simple for our partners. Below is a list of questions and information we include in each Program Index abstract.
If you have any questions, please connect with our Program Manager, Jacquie Klotz at jk90@rice.edu.
- What is the name of your health care organization?
- Which of the following categories best describes the health care organization?
- Health/Hospital System | Health Plan (Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Dual Eligible, Other) | Educational Institution | Clinic/Ambulatory Practice | Other
- Which of the following categories of health care reimbursement does your organization use?
- Medicare Advantage | Group/Employer | Medicaid | Individual/ACA Marketplace | Dual Eligible | Other
- Please provide the contact information of the submitter of this form.
- First Name (Open Ended)
- Last Name (Open Ended)
- Email (Open Ended)
- Phone Number
- What is the name of the NMDOH program?
- Select the non-medical drivers of health (NMDOH) that are targeted by this program?
- All NMDOH | Air/Water Quality | Economic Security | Physical Activity/Exercise | Built Environment | Education | Social Support/Social Isolation | Childcare | Food/Hunger/Nutrition | Substance Use | Community Safety/Violence | Housing | Transportation | Criminal Justice | Immigration | Discrimination/Racism | Legal Services | Other
- Which target populations are intended to benefit from this program?
- All patients are eligible | No specific population | Early Childhood (age 0-5 years) | Medicaid | Disabled | Children and Youth | Medicare | LGBTQ+ | Elderly (age 65+) | Uninsured | Homeless | Reproductive/Maternal Health | Immigrants | Veterans | Other
- Are any of the following health conditions a main focus of the program?
- Diabetes | Mental Health Diagnosis | Hypertension | Obesity/Overweight | Asthma | Pregnancy | No specific health condition | Other
- Specify the Texas counties where the program is offered.
- Describe how the NMDOH Program operates. (100 words max).
- This description should cover: 1) Driver(s) of health being targeted 2) How is patient eligibility determined? 3) How does the program operate? 4) What health outcome(s) is/are targeted?
- What is the funding type?
- Private grant | Government funding (grant, contract, etc.) | Operating budget | Payor reimbursement | Other
- If applicable, please share the funder(s) name(s)?
- Is the program currently active?
- Has the program been evaluated?
- Evaluation may include internal or external evaluation, capturing some detail on whether the program is working, for what populations, under what circumstances, and with what costs and benefits.
- Please provide the landing page for this program, if available
- If the program does not have a program-specific landing page, please provide your organizations page.
