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Vermont UTP Project Final Report and Project Charter

Phase 1 of the Vermont UPT project is now over.

We are sorry to report there is no near-term funding for continuing the project, but we hope the work of the project will be continued — in Vermont or other states — in the not distant future.

You can download the project final report and the project charter vial the links below.

UTP Project Final Report-1

UTP Charter from im21 – Feb 2015 -4c

Just after our reports were issued, this Data for Health report was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  It is well worth reading (and it validates many of the findings of the UTP project).

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The Power of Starting Small

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. —  John Gall, General Systemantics, 1975

We all want to get to the grand solution, the program that solves all of our problems.  In LTSS,the grand solution is the coordination of all service providers Continue reading →


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Simply making the case for UTP

Let’s say that you were working in a state, county or city with a homeless person who had bipolar disorder, type 2 diabetes and multiple incidents of hospitalization. Obviously, there’s a lot to be done for that person from a variety of agencies in order to provide housing, address mental health needs, deal with the chronic health condition and so on. Wouldn’t it be good if the various agencies and departments involved could easily share information about the client?

Consider the advantages Continue reading →