Maine Primary Care Association

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - MAINE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (MPCA), CURRENT RECIPIENT OF H2QCS30272 & HQCCS41870, PROPOSES TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NETWORK OF MAINE (CHCNET) PROGRAM, WITH 16 PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS (PHC): 15 H80 CENTERS AND 1 LOOK-ALIKE. MPCA HAS WORKED WITH MAINE’S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR 20 YEARS, AN HCCN GRANT RECIPIENT FOR 15 YEARS. BUILDING ON CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY AND DATA ANALYTIC CAPABILITY, MPCA WILL BROADEN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VARIATION IN NEED AND RESOURCES AMONG PHCS AND ASSIST THEM WITH EVOLUTION OF DATA STANDARDS AND INCORPORATION OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) INFORMATION INTO PATIENT CARE PLANS. CHCNET’S PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL ASSIST THE PHC NETWORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY TO TRANSMIT HEALTH AND CARE PLAN INFORMATION BETWEEN PROVIDERS, TO MAINTAIN DATA SECURITY, TO BROADEN PATIENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH USE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS, AND TO INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE PROVIDER BURDEN AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE. HEALTH CENTERS LEAD CHCNET’S EFFORTS. MPCA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES PERFORMANCE ON HCCN OBJECTIVES. LEADERS FROM EACH PHC COMMUNICATE PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES THROUGH THE CHCNET ADVISORY BOARD. THE CHCNET STEERING COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM FOUR TO SIX PHCS, IDENTIFIES THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE METHODS TO MEET PROGRAM GOALS. CHCNET ACTIVITIES WILL ENGAGE PHCS THROUGH MULTIPLE MEANS. NETWORK-WIDE TRAININGS WILL SHARE INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND PROCESSES REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM A PHC USES. MPCA AND CONTRACTOR, HEALTH INITIATIVES CONSULTING (HIC), WILL FACILITATE WORKGROUPS OF PHCS USING SIMILAR PLATFORMS OR DIGITAL TOOLS. INDIVIDUALIZED TA AND WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT WILL ADDRESS EACH PHC’S CHALLENGES. CHCNET WILL COORDINATE WITH MPCA’S PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION (MEPCA PSO), AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TEAM TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE CENTRAL TO CARE STRATEGIES. MEPCA PSO PROVIDES SAFE HARBOR AND A SECURE REPOSITORY FOR DATA TO ENABLE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2005 IN SUPPORT OF NETWORK-WIDE SUB-GROUP TRAININGS AND SUPPORT, MPCA WILL ENLIST ASSISTANCE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AT EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ECRI), COMMUNITY CARE PARTNERSHIP OF MAINE (CCPM), AND HIC. ECRI, PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON IMPROVING SAFETY, QUALITY, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE ACROSS HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, BRINGS EXPERTISE ON THE ROLE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND DATA IN MAINTAINING AND STRENGTHENING PATIENT SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF PATIENT PRIVACY. CCPM, AN FQHC-LED ACO, OFFERS TOOLS AND PROCESSES FOR QUALITY AND VALUE-BASED REPORTING TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND OTHER PAYERS, INCLUDING DATA FOR JOINT MEMBERS OF CCPM AND CHCNET. HIC, A CONTRACTOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE HCCNS, AND FQHCS, PROVIDES ANALYTIC CAPABILITIES AND BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF EHRS AND HEALTH IT. SOCIAL BARRIERS CAN PREVENT ACCESS TO CARE AS READILY AS CAN GEOGRAPHIC AND FINANCIAL ONES. EXISTING WORK, INCLUDING AN EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE PROCESS WILL EDUCATE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS. MPCA’S COLLABORATION WITH EQUITY PARTNERS AND EXPANSION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WILL ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION TO INTEGRATE EQUITY INTO HEALTH CENTER OPERATIONS ALONG WITH INCREASED INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. THE CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES WITHIN THE MEMBER CENTERS; THE CHCNET MPCA TEAM’S DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATION, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS; AND THE EXPERTISE FROM CCPM, HIC, ECRI, MEPCA PSO, AND MPCA’S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TEAM WILL ENABLE CHCNET TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE HCCN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING NETWORK PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: MAINE WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK (WIN) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: MAINE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (MPCA) ADDRESS AND WEBSITE: PO BOX 5137, AUGUSTA, ME 04332 HTTPS://MEPCA.ORG/ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: 501© 3, NON-PROFIT PRIMARY CARE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION PROJECT DIRECTOR: EMILY FERRY, MSW, DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE INITIATIVES, (207) 621-0677, EFERRY@MEPCA.ORG PROPOSED WORKFORCE TRAINING TRACK: #1 – COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORT TARGET SERVICE AREA(S): RURAL COUNTIES: AROOSTOOK, FRANKLIN, HANCOCK, KENNEBEC, KNOX, LINCOLN, PISCATAQUIS, SAGADOHOC, WASHINGTON, WALDO RURAL TRACTS IN URBAN COUNTIES: ANDROSCOGGIN (LIVERMORE FALLS), PENOBSCOT (PATTEN, MILLINOCKET, LEE, LINCOLN, MEDWAY, WEST ENFIELD, DEXTER, NEWPORT) NETWORK PARTNERS: 1. BUCKSPORT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER 2. KATAHDIN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER 3. HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK 4. HARRINGTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 5. GREATER PORTLAND HEALTH 6. HOMETOWN HEALTH CENTER 7. HEALTH REACH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 8. FISH RIVER RURAL HEALTH 9. MAINE MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM 10. PENOBSCOT COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE NETWORK TRAINING PARTNERS: 1. MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM 2. MCD PUBLIC HEALTH/CHW INITIATIVE 3. MAINE CONSUMERS FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE 4. MAINE AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER 5. BEYOND COMPLIANCE DENTAL 6. JOHN SNOW INTERNATIONAL TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR THE ENTIRE THREE-YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: $1,545,000 SINCE 1981, THE MAINE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (MPCA) HAS REPRESENTED MAINE’S 20 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS WITH OVER 70 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) SITES STATE-WIDE. THE TARGET SERVICE AREA FOR PARTICIPATING NETWORK MEMBERS COVERS MOST OF THE STATE. TEN OF MAINE’S FQHCS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT’S NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS. THEY SERVE 13 OF MAINE’S 16 COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE MOST RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. THE MAINE WORKFORCE INNOVATION NETWORK (MAINE WIN) HAS VIRTUALLY UNIVERSAL (90%) ENGAGEMENT FROM MAINE’S FQHCS. MAINE WIN WI LL BE LED BY MPCA WITH SUPPORT FROM MAINE’S STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, MAINE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE NETWORK, JOHN SNOW INT’L AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING PARTNERS, AND REFLECTS THE URGENT NEED FOR THIS PROJECT IN A RURAL STATE. MPCA HAS 40+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HEALTH CENTERS TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE TO RURAL MAINE. MAINE WIN, ALONGSIDE TRAINING PARTNERS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS, WILL IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO TRACK #1-COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORT, FOCUSING ON RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, RETENTION AND CAREER LADDERS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW), MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (MA), AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS (DA) IN RURAL MAINE. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING NETWORK (RPHWTN) GOALS AND ADDRESS MAINE’S WORKFORCE NEED. THE TARGET SERVICE AREA IS THE 39 RURAL FQHC SITE LOCATIONS IN MAINE. FQHCS ARE ESSENTIAL AS MAINE’S RURAL HEALTH SAFETY NET, AND COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON THEM. MAINE WIN OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: - USE PLANNING PERIOD TO ESTABLISH MAINE WIN, ASSESS AND INFORM TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, FORMALIZE ROLES FOR ESTABLISHED PARTNERS, BUILD NEWER PARTNERSHIPS, AND CREATE PIPELINES - DEVELOP STATEWIDE FQHC STRATEGY - IDENTIFY RECRUITMENT AND PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES TO FQHCS FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT - PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TRAININGS TO NEW AND CURRENT STAFF - PROVIDE CROSS-TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT STAFF - DEVELOP AND COORDINATE MA, DA AND CHW TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT HEALTH CENTER STAFF - PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE JOB SATISFACTION AND READINESS MPCA REQUESTS A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON QUALIFICATION 3. MPCA AND ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING MAINE WIN HEALTH CENTERS FOCUS ON PRIMARY CARE, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES. MPCA REQUESTS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION BASED ON INCLUSION OF A SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ARRA - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT GRANT

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INITIATIVE

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR PCAS

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PLANNING GRANTS