Project Grant U8645865

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF ARKANSAS, INC. (CHCA) 119 S IZARD ST, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201. LISA WEAVER (501) 374-8225, LWEAVER@CHC-AR.ORG REQUESTS $500,000. UNDER THE CURRENT HCCN GRANT H2QCS30237, CHCA'S ARKANSAS HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK (AHCCN), SERVES 11 FQHCS (HCS) ACROSS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. THE AHCCN WILL COLLABORATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTNERS INCLUDING HRSA/HCCN, NATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS (HITEQ, NACHC, AND OTHER NTTAPS), ARKANSAS OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE, STATE HIE, ALEDADE (ACO), AND OTHERS. THE AHCCN WILL USE A MULTITUDE OF STRATEGIES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT ALL PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS (PHCS) WITH AHCCN GOALS AND DELIVERABLES AND ASSURE EACH IS ALIGNED WITH PHCS NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. STRATEGIES WILL INCLUDE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, REMOTE TRAINING/WEBINARS, FACE-TO-FACE TRAINING, AND COACHING; PATIENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, GAP ANALYSIS AND PLANNING CONSISTENT WITH LEAN/SIX SIGMA CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES; INDIVIDUALIZED WORKPLAN CREATION; ATTESTATION, AND AUDIT PREPARATION. THE AHCCN WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE 10 IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES WHICH FOCUS ON LEVERAGING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT) AND DATA TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, EQUITABLE CARE WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT -CENTERED CARE, AND PROVIDER AND STAFF WELL-BEING. AHCCN HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING ARKANSAS IN THE ADOPTION, USE, INTEGRATION, AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIT IN THE STATE'S HCS, WHICH FORM THE LARGEST GROUP OF SAFETY NET PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. AS A NETWORK, THESE PARTICIPATING HCS ARE NOT ONLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED ARKANSANS BUT ARE ALSO DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND VALUE UTILIZATION OF HIT TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER PROVIDERS IN DELIVERING SAFE, EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS AND PROCESSES FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES. THE AHCCN STRIVES T O PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO ENHANCE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCE, REDUCE PROVIDER BURDEN, ADVANCE INTEROPERABILITY, AND SUPPORT VALUE-BASED CARE TRANSFORMATION. AHCCN STRIVES TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S PHCS IN ACHIEVING THE QUINTUPLE AIM. THE T/TA ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE: 1) ADVANCING PATIENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS INTEGRATED DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS INCLUDING PATIENT PORTALS, BIDIRECTIONAL DIGITAL MESSAGING, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, AND VIRTUAL CARE/TELEHEALTH THROUGH ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPTIMIZATION OF TOOLS; 2) ENSURING PATIENT PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY THROUGH ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS, PROVIDING TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE RISK MITIGATION PROCESSES, AND ASSISTING WITH ADOPTION OF INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES; 3) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH RISK FACTOR INTERVENTION THROUGH ENHANCING IT CAPTURE OF DATA, REPORTING, AND ANALYSIS; 4) DISAGGREGATED PATIENT LEVEL DATA REPORTING THROUGH READINESS OF UPLOAD UDS+ FHIR BASED APIS; 5) INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA INTEGRATION THROUGH ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIE CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS; 6) DATA UTILIZATION THROUGH VISUALIZATION, ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS; 7) LEVERAGING DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS BY ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS TO INCREASE UTILIZATION BY PROVIDERS AND STAFF; 8) HEALTH IT ADOPTION THROUGH FURTHER TRAINING ON USE OF EHRS BY VENDORS AND TRAINING TO PROVIDERS AND STAFF AND 9/10.) USE OF HIT AND DATA TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND STRATIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS, INTERVENTION PLANNING, AND ACTIVATING PATIENTS AS PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR CARE THROUGH LINKAGES TO CORRELATING RESOURCES AND SERVICES. THE AHCCN HAS DEVELOPED A UNIFIED AND WELL ALIGNED STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE AHCCN AS A NETWORK PHCS ORGANIZATIONS IN EXECUTING ON ITS MISSION THROUGH AN ORGANIZED SET OF GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND DELIVERABLES.