Findhelp’s Colorado Health Solutions Summit
Creating better health outcomes for Colorado families is a top priority for state policymakers. Leaders across sectors are collaborating to identify trends, causes, and opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of our communities. Findhelp recently hosted a Colorado Health Solutions Summit at the Colorado Health Capitol in Denver, where we explored innovative approaches that are paving the way for transformation in closed-loop referral management. We were joined by leaders from government, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations to shape the future of health and social care for Colorado families.
Highlights from the 2024 Colorado Summit
This year’s summit focused on refining strategies to support vulnerable populations, expanding cross-sector partnerships, and integrating data-sharing initiatives. We had 27 participants from 15 organizations across the state, representing local and state government, health care, nonprofits, and more.
We’re grateful to the Colorado Health Solutions Summit participants for their contributions and invaluable insights in shaping these discussions. Below are some of the key themes and takeaways from a day of learning and sharing.
On data and funding
We explored the most critical metrics for defining SDoH work, highlighting the different perspectives and priorities of our four panelists. Participants also discussed the connections between data strategy and funding, acknowledging the current challenges while looking towards the future.
“I can talk a great talk – but it doesn’t mean anything if I can’t speak with the data. When you bring the data to the table, it’s a different conversation. When you meet with the people who don’t do the work every day, it’s the numbers that matter to them. We know these needs exist, but when we have that data, that’s when other people start to listen.”
Najwa Khalaf
Family Health Navigator Operations Manager | Children’s Hospital Colorado
On the Colorado Social Health Information Exchange (CoSHIE)
Findhelp is partnering with CoSHIE, a network to securely share physical, behavioral, and social health information between providers involved in whole-person care. CoSHIE is for people in Colorado who face barriers when navigating physical, behavioral, and social health care. It’s a network of social health data, insights, and resources that helps all people understand and access the best path to positive health outcomes.
Colorado’s SHIE approach is composed of both a statewide unifying architecture and regional hubs:
- The statewide unifying architecture is the secure overarching network that will allow for the sharing of health information between providers.
- The statewide organization will fund regional infrastructure and partnerships that are customizable to the priorities of the region. While some CoSHIE hubs may focus on substance use disorder, others may focus on homelessness.
Findhelp and CoSHIE: partnering to share data for impact and action
The CoSHIE and Findhelp partnership has the potential to assist existing (and future) Findhelp customers and partners in Colorado with consent management, identity resolution, and more. It will also provide a directory of community resources (powered by Findhelp).
On CBO partnerships
A resounding theme throughout the day, from all sides of the social care spectrum, was intentionality. There is value in deep, committed partnerships to maximize impact and increase funding opportunities. Partnerships take time and they take work. This is why Findhelp created Trusted Networks – tight-knit networks of priority partners that establish deep, long-term relationships which lead to better health outcomes for individuals in need.
Exploring new horizons
At Findhelp, we’re continuously adding and enhancing our functionality to support the next generation of social care work. At the Colorado Health Solutions Summit, we shared in our Product Roadmap session that our customers and CBO partners can:
- Incorporate additional resource categories, like post-acute care facilities, into your Findhelp network.
- Use member ingestion and search to pre-populate data and see eligibility. CBOs can document services provided and request reimbursement.
- Collect codes across workflows to easily track outcomes and meet regulatory requirements.
Beyond the Summit: our work in Colorado
Our network spans the entire Centennial State and Coloradans across the state use the Findhelp platform to find and connect to needed services and support.
- 6,000+ listed programs serving Colorado
- 869,000 users statewide
- 3.2 million searches statewide
- 11,000+ social needs assessments completed on behalf of Coloradans
As of November 2024, Findhelp partners with more than 19 customers throughout the state to connect their patients, members, students, constituents, and clients to local resources. Our data and analytic tools can identify gaps in services and provide actionable insights to inform strategy and public policy.
Over the past two years, monthly users and searches on Findhelp’s network in Colorado increased 100% and 119% respectively, reflecting our important (and growing) role in connecting Coloradans to local social assistance.
Growth in searches in Colorado on Findhelp platforms, Q1 2021 through Q3 2024
Keep learning: join our nationwide community
Findhelp partners with customers and community organizations nationwide to collaborate on social care. There are many opportunities to join the movement and get involved – a couple of these are below!
Findhelp’s national Connect Summit | May 2025
Couldn’t attend our Colorado Health Solutions Summit? We’ve got you covered – save the date for our annual national Connect Summit on May 7 and 8, 2025. We’ll be releasing more information in January; in the meantime, sign up to receive updates!
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