Community Health Access Network

Health Center Controlled Network - Project Title: Community Health Access Network HCCN 2022 Applicant Organization Name: Community Health Access Network (chan), a HCCN Current Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) Grant No: H2QCS30248 Address: 207 South Main Street, Newmarket, NH 03857 Project Director: Joan Tulk Phone/fax: 603-292-7284/603-292-1036 Email: Jtulk@chan-nh.org Website: Www.chan-nh.org Funding Requested: $2,625,000.00 Project Abstract in Order to Leverage Health Information Technology and Data to Deliver High Quality, Culturally Competent, Equitable, and Comprehensive Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Primary Health Care’s (bphc)’s 330 Grantees Have a Common Set of Focus Areas Which Include Improving (1) Clinical Quality, (2) Patient-centered Care, and (3) Provider and Staff Well-being. These Areas Are Universal, Regardless of State or Regional Location, and Can Best Be Tackled Centrally Through Shared Resources and Tools. Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNS) Are Uniquely Positioned to Support Participating Health Centers (PHCS) in Accomplishing These Goals. as a Robust HCCN Established More Than Twenty Years Ago With a History of Successful Network Partnerships, Chan Is Applying for a Fourth Round of HCCN Funding in Collaboration With (1) the Vermont Rural Health Association (vrha), an HCCN Program of Bi-state Primary Care Association and (2) Breakwater Health Network (BHN); Both Sub-recipients for This Application. Our Proposed Project Identifies Several Common Areas of Health Center Focus Where Chan and Our Network Partners Can Collaborate on the Following Objectives: (1) Patient Engagement – We Will Explore Patient and Provider Comfort in Asynchronous Engagement as Well as Technology Options to Present Opportunities to PHCS. (2) Patient Privacy and Cybersecurity – We Will Make Available a Library of Resources (template Policies and Procedures) to PHCS and Negotiate Group Purchases of Security Risk Assessments and Related T/ta. (3) Soci Al Risk Factor Intervention – We Will Provide Data Resources to Improve Data Collection, Data Analysis and Explore and Plan Ehr Integration With Closed-loop E-referral Sources. (4) Disaggregated, Patient-level Data – We Will Educate Ourselves and Our PHCS on Uds+ Requirements, Supporting Them as They Navigate This New Process and Technology. (5) Interoperable Data Exchange and Integration – We Will Support PHCS Integrating Data From Clinical and Non-clinical Sources, Including From Health Information Exchanges, Immunization Registries, Medicaid Programs, And/or CMS. (6) Data Utilization – We Will Expand Our Data Reporting and Analysis Tools and Teach Our PHCS How to Turn Their Data Into Information. (7, 10) Leveraging and Improving Digital Health Tools – We Will Structure Formal Trainings to Meet Educational Needs and Include a Focus on the Human Aspects of Digital Workflows. (8) Health Information Technology and Adoption – We Will Seek Needs From PHCS and Assist Health Centers in Implementation of New Technology. (9) Health Equity – We Will Explore PHC Readiness for Health Equity Activities and Work With Digital Tools to Address Specific Needs of Subpopulations as Determined by PHC Data and Identified Needs. Our Network Collaborative Supports 29 PHCS: 28 FQHC Program Award Recipients and 1 FQHC Look-alike. Our PHCS Span About 160 Sites (plus Multiple Programs at Schools and Community Mental Health Centers and Mobile Vans) and the Eight (8) States of NH, TX, VT, MN, Il, Ia, Wi and ND. This Project Has Potential to Impact Up to 320,000 Patients, 31% at or Below 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 14% Uninsured, and 31% on Medicaid. Several of the PHCS Have an Emphasis on Agricultural Workers and Homeless Populations.