Community Healthcare Association Of The Dakotas

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

STATE AND REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES GET COVERED COLLABORATIVE

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - ADDRESS: SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICE: 196 E 6TH STREET, SUITE 200, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104; AND NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE: 216 N 2ND STREET, SUITE 104, BISMARCK, ND 58501 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: SHELLY TEN NAPEL CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: BECKY WAHL, PROJECT MANAGER, 701-712-8623 E-MAIL: BECKY@COMMUNITYHEALTHCARE.NET WEB ADDRESS: WWW.COMMUNITYHEALTHCARE.NET GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,500,000 HCCN GRANT NUMBER: AWARD RECIPIENT H2QCS33123-03-01 PROPOSED NUMBER OF PHCS:11 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF THE DAKOTAS (CHAD) SUBMITS THIS APPLICATION AS THE STATE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION FOR NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WYOMING PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, FOR A GRANT WITH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) PURSUANT TO CFDA NO. 93.527. THE GREAT PLAINS HEALTH DATA NETWORK (GPHDN) IS A COLLABORATION THAT HARNESSES THE STRENGTH OF THE HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS (HCCN) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE AND UNDER-RESOURCED HEALTH CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY. COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE IN NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WYOMING DUE TO ITS WIDELY DISPERSED AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS. THESE THREE STATES HAVE A COMBINED LAND MASS OF NEARLY 246,000 MILES WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 2.2 MILLION RESIDENTS. THE PRIMARILY URBAN HEALTH CENTERS IN THE DAKOTAS AND WYOMING SERVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, LIVING IN POVERTY, ARE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. RURAL AND FRONTIER CENTERS OFTEN SERVE A MORE ELDERLY PATIENT POPULATION AND THERE CAN BE SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP WITH RURAL NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS AND A LARGE PROPORTION OF VETERANS SERVED. THE MISSION OF THE GPHDN IS TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND SHARED RESOURCES, EXPERTISE, AND DATA TO IMPROVE CLINICAL, FINANCIAL, AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE. THE GPHDN BRINGS TOGETHER 11 HEALTH CENTERS, WHICH ARE SECTION 330 FUNDED, SERVING 74 SITES. THEY COLLECTIVELY SERVE 99,849 TOTAL PATIENTS. THE GPHDN REPRESENTS NEARLY ALL THE HEALTH CENTERS OPERATING IN THE THREE STATES. WITHIN THE GPHDN THERE ARE SIX ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS) WHICH LIMITS THE DATA AVAILABLE TO THE NETWORK AND THE SUPPORT THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO THE HEALTH CENTERS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. OFTEN THESE EHRS HAVE LIMITED ABILITY TO PROVIDE ACTIONABLE REPORTS AND WORKFLOWS TO CAPTURE THE DATA IN A STRUCTURED MANNER WHICH CAN BE CUMBERSOME AND INEFFICIENT. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTH CENTER STAFF OFTEN HAVE COMPETING PRIORITIES OR SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EVALUATE WAYS THAT PRIMARY CARE COULD BE DELIVERED IN A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER. THE GPHDN WILL SUPPORT HEALTH CENTERS WITH LEVERAGING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT) AND DATA TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EQUITABLE, AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. YEAR ONE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD WILL USE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE HCCN FUNDING TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING AND OPTIMIZING AZARA; PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH CENTERS TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) SCREENING TOOLS; AND DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL DATA STRATEGIES FOR EACH HEALTH CENTER. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EXPLORE THE HEALTH CENTERS GOALS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING PATIENT-CENTERED VIRTUAL CARE. YEARS TWO AND THREE WILL BE FOCUSED ON CONSOLIDATING AND INTEGRATING DATA ACROSS PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS AND WITH OUTSIDE DATA RESOURCES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE HIT UTILIZATION TO ALLOW PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS AND THE GPHDN TO BECOME DATA DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT UTILIZE DATA TO PROVIDE SECURE, HIGH QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IN A CARE TEAM ENVIRONMENT.

GET COVERED COLLABORATIVE WILL PROVIDE NAVIGATOR SERVICES STATEWIDE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK

ARRA - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR PCAS

RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH SPECIAL INITIATIVE

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

TECHNICAL & NON-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CH/MHCS