Illinois Primary Health Care Association

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

THE HEALTHCARE FOR ILLINOIS CONSORTIUM WILL PROVIDE NAVIGATOR SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

ARRA - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - PROJECT TITLE: 2025 ILLINOIS HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - ENGAGE ILLINOIS APPLICANT: ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (IPHCA) ADDRESS: 1999 WABASH AVE, SUITE 200, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704 PROJECT DIRECTOR: CHERI HOOTS, COO; PHONE: 217-541-7413; FAX: 217-541-7301 EMAIL: CHOOTS@IPHCA.ORG GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,455,000 THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (IPHCA) REPRESENTS ALL 56 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) AND FQHC LOOK-ALIKES THAT OPERATE IN ILLINOIS, TWO THAT OPERATE IN IOWA AND ONE IN MISSOURI. THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (CHCS) OPERATE IN OVER 430 SITES IN UNDERSERVED RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE INCLUDING MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ORAL HEALTH CARE TO OVER 1.5 MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY. IPHCA PROPOSES TO CREATE A NETWORK OF 40-50 PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO LEVERAGE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO ENHANCE HOW THESE CENTERS DELIVER AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS; INTEROPERABILITY OF SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS; AND UDS+ IMPLEMENTATION WITH FUNDING FROM THE FY 2025 HEALTH CENTER CONTROL NETWORK COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. IPHCA SEES TREMENDOUS VALUE IN PURSUING THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AS IT ALIGNS WITH ILLINOIS’ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER’S PRIORITY OF TRANSFORMATION TO VALUE-BASED CARE ARRANGEMENTS. IPHCA STRIVES TO CREATE A DATA-INFORMED ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODOLOGY (APM) AND A CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK (CIN) TO BETTER ASSIST ILLINOIS HEALTH CENTERS. THE SUPPORT AND WORK FROM THE HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK AGREEMENT WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND SIMILAR SUCCESSES FOR OUR ILLINOIS HEALTH CENTERS LIKE MANY OF OUR PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (PCA) COUNTERPARTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IPHCA’S PROPOSAL BUILDS ON ITS 42 YEARS OF SUCCESS AS THE STATE’S PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, IPHCA’S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INCLUDES PROGRAM STAFF DEVOTED TO CLINICAL QUALITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, SHORTAGE DESIGNATIONS, DATA ANALYSIS, TRAINING, ORAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. WITH THIS LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE, STAFFING, AND STRONG NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, IPHCA CAN RESPOND QUICKLY AND IN A COORDINATED FASHION TO THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT.

ARRA - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

ILLINOIS: CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE IS A COLLABORATIVE OF 12 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT TO CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS IN A 10-COUNTY REGION. - LED BY THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (IPHCA), THE ILLINOIS: CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE (ILCKC) COLLABORATIVE CONSISTS OF 12 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) THAT SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN A TEN-COUNTY REGION IN ILLINOIS: :: ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK (COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES); :: AHS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (COOK COUNTY); :: ALIVIO MEDICAL CENTER (CITY OF CHICAGO); :: COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC. (ROCK ISLAND COUNTY); :: ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS (COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES); :: ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS (CITY OF CHICAGO); :: GREATER FAMILY HEALTH (COOK, DEKALB, AND KANE COUNTIES); :: HEARTLAND HEALTH SERVICES (PEORIA COUNTY); :: SHAWNEE HEALTH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WILLIAMSON COUNTY); :: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (ST. CLAIR COUNTY); :: TAPESTRY360 HEALTH (CITY OF CHICAGO); AND :: VNA HEALTHCARE (COOK DUPAGE, KANE, AND WILL COUNTIES). ILCKC IS DESIGNED TO: (1) IDENTIFY UNINSURED CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE 10-COUNTY REGION; (2) ASSIST WITH ENROLLING THEM IN HEALTH COVERAGE; AND (3) PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO ENSURE THEY MAINTAIN COVERAGE. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE ILCKC COLLABORATIVE WILL ENROLL 46,689 INDIVIDUALS IN HEALTH COVERAGE ACROSS THE TEN-STATE REGION – 53.6% OF WHICH WILL BE CHILDREN; 26.4% WILL BE PARENTS; AND 20% WILL BE FIRST-TIME EXPECTANT MOTHERS. IPHCA WILL ALLOCATE 80% OF THE $3,000,000 PROJECT BUDGET AS SUB-AWARDS TO EACH OF THE 12 FQHCS. THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT A HALF-TIME APPLICATION AGENT AT EACH FQHC WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AND PROVIDING ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORTS. IPHCA WILL ALLOCATE THE REMAINING 20% TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE FQHCS.

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR PCAS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES