Institute for Exceptional Care @IEC_IDD
Working to make healthcare better and safer for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. #IDD, #PWD, #MedTwitter, #DisabilityInclusion ie-care.org Joined September 2020-
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Our grantee, @IEC_IDD, is transforming the way healthcare is taught, delivered, and paid for, ensuring that people with I/DD receive the person-centered care they deserve. Read IEC's 2024 Impact Report to learn more about how they created change in 2024: ie-care.org/making-healthc…
As we recognize the @ADANational 35th anniversary, the AAFP continues to develop resources to enhance care and support physicians and patients with disabilities. The AAFP endorses @IEC_IDD’s National Roadmap for Disability-Inclusive Healthcare. bit.ly/4acqrtI #ADA35
In their new Forefront article, @HoangmaiPham and Lauren Erickson from @IEC_IDD discuss how providers will only make a decisive pivot toward value and health generation if the business case for value-based payment (VBP) is compelling and other paths to sustainable revenues are…
Our grantee, @IEC_IDD, is excited to share Access Smiles — a program that will make it easier for dental professionals to deliver inclusive, high-quality care for people with IDD. Learn more about the work to make inclusive dental care the standard: ie-care.org/coming-soon-ac…
People with I/DD often face unfair barriers to getting quality healthcare. Our grantee, @IEC_IDD, created 7 resources to help explain your rights, prepare for healthcare visits, and give you tools to lead the life that you deserve. ie-care.org/7-resources-ev…
Listening to your body and communicating your needs to a provider: These are some of the factors that affect health for people with IDD. Our new #PlainLanguage blog shares more about community-engaged research on health: aahd.us/2025/03/dhjo-r… @TheHellerSchool @IEC_IDD @AUG_SPH
Family dynamics also shape how neurodivergence is understood and accepted. Hoangmai Pham, Founder and President of IEC, shares how her Vietnamese immigrant family had to shift their expectations after her child, Alex, was diagnosed as autistic. coldteacollective.com/celebrating-ne…
For more than a decade, value-based payment models have aimed to improve healthcare quality while controlling costs. But so far, the results have been mixed. Our proposal? Authentically engage patients and make them partners in shaping healthcare. More: healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…
For more than a decade, value-based payment models have aimed to improve healthcare quality while controlling costs. But so far, the results have been mixed. Our proposal? Authentically engage patients and make them partners in shaping healthcare. More: healthaffairs.org/content/forefr… https://t.co/GYER6ofP8f
In their new Forefront article, @HoangmaiPham, Lauren Erickson, and Richard Gilfillan from @IEC_IDD discuss how payers and providers forgo significant opportunity to maximize the effectiveness of value-based payment when they do not seek input from patients on model design and…

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