Neighborhood Health Care Network

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORK - PROJECT TITLE: FISCAL YEAR 2022 HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS (HCCN) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE NETWORK ADDRESS: 153 CESAR CHAVEZ ST, ST. PAUL, MN 55107-2226 PROJECT DIRECTOR: MARY MAERTENS CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (507) 829-5127 EMAIL ADDRESS: MMAERTENS@FUHN.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.FUHN.ORG GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $500,000 PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS: 10 TOTAL; 9 FQHC, 1 FQHC LOOK- ALIKE CURRENT HCCN GRANT #: H2QCS30378 THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE NETWORK (NCHN) DBA FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER URBAN HEALTH NETWORK (FUHN) WAS FIRST AWARDED HCCN FUNDING IN 2016 UNDER GRANT #H2QCS30378. FUHN IS A COLLABORATIVE OF NINE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) AND ONE FQHC LOOK-ALIKE. ALL TEN FUHN MEMBERS PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ENABLING SERVICES, AND WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS COUNTY AGENCIES, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND ADDRESS THEIR PATIENTS’ SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING HEALTH CENTERS (PHCS) ARE LOCATED IN THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA OF MINNESOTA. WITH SUPPORT UNDER FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER HRSA-22-009, FUHN WILL SUPPORT THE TEN PHCS IN LEVERAGING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EQUITABLE, AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED-CARE, AND PROVIDER AND STAFF WELL-BEING. FUHN HAS CONFRONTED CHALLENGES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CIVIL STRIFE IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA, AND TURNOVER IN FUHN’S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND DATA ANALYTICS STAFF. IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS OF THE HCCN PROJECT, FUHN WILL ENGAGE IN A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO PHCS, SECURING KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CONSULTING FROM EXTERNAL SUBJECT EXPERTS. FUHN AND THE PHCS WILL RE-COMMIT TO THEIR SHARED VIS ION AS A COMMUNITY OF PROVIDERS WITH A COLLABORATIVE VISION FOR DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES. THE HCCN CREATES AN AVENUE FOR THESE COMMITMENTS TO OCCUR AROUND IMPORTANT TOPICS SUCH AS PROVIDER WORKFLOW, INTEROPERABILITY, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, AND USING DATA TO MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. FUHN’S PROJECT DIRECTOR IS WELL-SUITED TO MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FUHN’S STRATEGIC PARTNERS, ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY WORK IS PRODUCED IN A TIMELY MANNER BY EACH PARTNER AND THAT EACH PHC TAKES OPTIMAL ADVANTAGE OF THESE INPUTS. FUHN HAS A STRONG AND ACTIVE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES AND WORK GROUPS COLLABORATE ON SHARED OBJECTIVES. FUHN AND ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERS WILL FULFILL THE TEN REQUIRED PROJECT OBJECTIVES IN THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, HELPING THE PHCS EFFICIENTLY USE DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS LIKE TELEHEALTH, PATIENT PORTALS, AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; SHARING RESOURCES AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; PERFORM DATA ANALYTICS TO SUPPORT QUALITY INITIATIVES; SUPPORTING HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN PLATFORMS; AND FACILITATING COST-EFFECTIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES BY LEVERAGING ECONOMIES OF SCALE.

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS

ARRA - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTER CONTROLLED NETWORKS