Project Grant U8645870

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - PROJECT NAME: HAWAII HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: HAWAII PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADDRESS: 1003 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 1810, HONOLULU, HI 96813 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ROBERT HIROKAWA PHONE: (808) 791-7830 EMAIL: RHIROKAWA@HAWAIIPCA.NET WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.HAWAIIPCA.NET/ AMOUNT OF FUNDING REQUESTED: $500,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS NUMBER OF HEALTH CENTERS: 11 NUMBER OF HEALTH CENTER SITES: APPROXIMATELY 40 CURRENT HCCN GRANT NUMBER: H2QCS30267 PROJECT PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE HAWAII HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK (HIHCCN) IS TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS (PHC) IN LEVERAGING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EQUITABLE, AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, WITH THE SPECIFIC FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS IN: - CLINICAL QUALITY, - PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, - PROVIDER AND STAFF WELLBEING. PARTICIPANTS: A TOTAL OF 11 PHCS, OF WHICH 10 ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) AND THE OTHER A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE, REPRESENTING 40 SITES, HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE HIHCCN. THEY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 75,100 PATIENTS IN 2020. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BY JULY 2025, THE HIHCCN WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PHCS THAT: 1. USE DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS THAT SUPPORT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATION IN THEIR HEALTH CARE, 2. HAVE FORMALLY DEFINED HIT POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE SECURITY TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACCESS, 3. USE PATIENT-LEVEL DATA OF SOCIAL RISK FACTORS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE PLANS FOR COORDINATED, EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS, 4. ALIGN SYSTEMS AND STAFF TO SUBMIT DISAGGREGATED, PATIENT-LEVEL DATA VIA UDS, 5. WITH THE CAPACITY TO INTEGRATE CLINICAL INFORMATION FROM CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SOURCES ACROSS THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM, 6. USE DATA STRATEGIES, SUCH AS THE USE OF PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS WITH DATA VISUALIZATION, TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND VALUE-BASED CARE ACTIVITIES, 7. SUPPORT PROVIDERS AND STAFF IN ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING PROFICIENCY IN THE USE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS, 8. IMPROVE HIT USABILITY AND ADOPTION BY PROVIDERS, STAFF, AND PATIENTS, 9. UTILIZE HIT INNOVATIONS TO REDUCE ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES, 10. ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND COORDINATION OF HEALTH SERVICES BY FOCUSING BY FOCUSING ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS.