Health Choice Network Inc

Health Center Controlled Network - Project Title: Quality Transformation Empowering Community Health Iv (q-tech Iv) Applicant Organization Name: Health Choice Network, Inc. Address: 9064 NW 13TH Terrace, Doral, FL 33172 Project Director Name: Stephanie Tejo Martinez Contact Phone Numbers: Phone: (305) 599-1015, Fax: (305) 599-1339 E-mail Address: Smartinez@hcnetwork.org Website Address: Www.hcnetwork.org Amount of Funding Requested: $1.125M Per Year/ 3 Yrs Applicant Type: HCCN Grant No. H2QCS25657 Total Health Center Participants: 35; Total Health Center Program Award Recipients: 35 Health Choice Network, Inc. (HCN) Proposes to Implement Phase Four of Our Quality Transformation Empowering Community Health (q-tech) Program to Further Support Participating Health Centers in Leveraging Health Information Technology (HIT) Solutions to Increase Their Participation in Value-based Care. Through the Support of Hrsa, Health Centers’ Operations Continue to Expand and Evolve. Our Health Centers Are Becoming More Proficient With Hit Technology; However, We Find That the True Need Is in Developing Efficiencies and Promising Practices That Are Tailored to Improving Operational and Clinical Practices for Their Unique Populations. HCN’S Goal Is to Continue to Leverage Our Expertise and Provide an Environment in Which Our Health Centers Can Develop, Test and Adopt Promising Practices Related to Patient and Provider Engagement, Data Integration & Management, and Effective Utilization of Analytics to Drive Patient Care. HCN Plans to Further Expand Our Footprint Through a Partnership With Fellow Hccns Including Alliancechicago and Iowa Pca. Together We Can Leverage Our Multi-network Expertise Along With Connecting Our Centers to Strengthen the Service Delivery That Is Provided by Fqhcs Across the Country. the Q-tech Program Will Continue to Build Upon Our Efforts to Deliver Cost-effective Hit Solutions That Work in Tandem With Health Care Delivery to Support Enhanced Patient Engagement and Expe Rience, Population Health Management, Reduced Provider Burden, Advanced Interoperability, and Data Analytics to Facilitate Quality Improvement and Value. Q-tech Will Provide Services to 35 Health Center Program Award Recipients Located Across Ten States and Territories (ca, FL, NM, Mo, PR, Ri, KS, NC, Hi and TX). by the End of the Grant Period, Participating Health Centers Will Have Achieved Significant Improvements on the Following Objectives: 1) Patient Engagement- Increase Usage of Integrated Digital Health Tools; 2) Patient Privacy and Cybersecurity- Define Hit Policies and Practices to Advance CHC Security; 3) Social Risk Factor Intervention- Increase Usage of Patient-level Data Through the Use of Prapare; 4) Interoperable Data Exchange and Integration; 5) Data Utilization to Support Performance Improvement and Value-based Care Activities; 6) Leveraging Digital Health Tools Such as Telehealth and Patient Remote Monitoring; 7) Health It Usability and Adoption by Providers and Care Teams to Improve Structured Data Capture and Workflows; and 8) Health Equity to Improve the Health Status of Patients Communities by Addressing Social Determinants of Health.