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The Quadruple Aim
Quadruple Aim

A Conceptual Framework

Improving the U.S. health care system requires four aims: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, reducing per capita costs and improving care team well-being. HITEQ Center resources seek to provide content and direction aligned with the goals of the Quadruple Aim

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Leadership Buy-In Resources Overview

This section of the website provides resources intended to help spur leadership action on to new or improved quality efforts. The tools are intended to be used by leaders, but also by other Health Center staff who are determined to solicit the help of leaders on quality work.

Embarking on, or making significant advancements to quality work requires strong Health Center leadership.  Leaders help define how decisions will be made, provide the resources necessary to analyze data and processes, and develop or guide strategic planning efforts that integrate all the functions of a Health Center.  At the highest level of function, quality is driven by organizational culture, rather than strategy.  Here too, leaders play important roles in helping to define and spread culture change throughout an organization.

Health IT & QI Workforce Leadership Buy-In Resources
Alabama Primary Health Care Network
Alabama Primary Health Care Network

Alabama Primary Health Care Network

The Alabama Primary Health Care Association (APHCA) was established in 1985 as a non-profit, professional trade association whose mission is to strengthen and expand Alabama’s health center network through leadership, services, and collaboration so that Alabamians have access to improved outcomes through coordinated health care. As part of APHCA, there are 16 CHC members providing care across Alabama.

Alliance for Rural Community Health
Alliance for Rural Community Health

Alliance for Rural Community Health

Alliance for Rural Community Health (ARCH) was founded in 1998 by community health center organizations in Mendocino County. The group came together to seek collaborative ways of addressing community health care issues in a cost-effective and efficient manner and are committed to work together to facilitate resource development, concentrate and strengthen advocacy efforts, and share resources.

Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services
Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services

Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services

AllianceChicago HIT was founded in 1997, since they have been expanding and innovating to meet the diverse and ever-evolving health care needs of vulnerable populations, while proactively responding to the changing health care climate. At the core of AllianceChicago’s health information technology (HIT) solutions is the electronic health record (EHR), GE Centricity™. Having developed customized content, implementation approaches and workflow insights they help support the comprehensive multidisciplinary care delivered by their network of 34 community health centers. Building from this core, AllianceChicago assists health centers in evaluating and implementing other HIT applications and tools to extend functionality and improve efficiency.

Boston HealthNet
Boston HealthNet

Boston HealthNet

Boston Health Net was established in 1995. Founded by Boston Medical Center it is a network affiliation of the medical center, Boston University School of Medicine, and 14 community health centers. Boston HealthNet is an integrated health care delivery system whose partners provide outreach, prevention, primary care and specialty care, and dental services at sites located throughout Boston and in nearby communities.

Central Valley Collaborative (Golden Valley Health Centers)
Central Valley Collaborative (Golden Valley Health Centers)

Central Valley Collaborative (Golden Valley Health Centers)

Founded in 1972, Golden Valley Health Centers is dedicated to improving the health of our patients by providing quality, primary health care services to people in the communities we serve regardless of language, financial or cultural barriers. As a private non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center system they operate clinical and dental sites in Merced and Stanislaus counties.

Central Valley Health Network
Central Valley Health Network

Central Valley Health Network

Incorporated in 1998, Central Valley Health Network is comprised of 15 Community Health Center corporations designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). CVHN was established to conduct advocacy at national, state, and local levels on behalf of its Central Valley membership of FQHC’s and their unique patient population specific to the Valley. CVHN’s network is also recognized nationally as one of the largest network of Migrant Health Centers serving rural, farm-working populations and their families.

CHCNet Maine/Maine Primary Care Association
CHCNet Maine/Maine Primary Care Association

CHCNet Maine/Maine Primary Care Association

Maine Primary Care Association (MPCA) is a membership organization representing the collective voices of Maine’s Community Health Centers - referred to as Maine’s health care safety net. Founded in 1981, MPCA has provided technical assistance and training, housed relevant programs and services and advocated on behalf of Maine’s safety net and the thousands of patients it serves.

Colorado Community Managed Care Network (CCMCN)
Colorado Community Managed Care Network (CCMCN)

Colorado Community Managed Care Network (CCMCN)

Colorado Community Managed Care Network (CCMCN) is comprised of 19 Community Health Centers. CCMCN was founded in 1994 to respond pro-actively to the advent of mandatory Medicaid managed care, and has evolved to a multi-faceted organization focusing on managed and accountable care, health information technology, and clinical quality improvement programming.

Community Care Network of Virginia
Community Care Network of Virginia

Community Care Network of Virginia

Since 1996, Community Care Network of Virginia, Inc. (CCNV), has been a trusted support system, training partner and business process expert for health providers, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), private practices, hospitals, managed care organizations, and provider networks. Providing integrated, network-based services and programs to healthcare clients to help them run their businesses better so that they can focus on patient care. This includes the centralized practice management system, help desk, and support infrastructure that we established in 1999.

Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

The Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles (CCALAC) was founded in 1994, alongside their 62 memebers  they share a common mission to promote community clinics and health centers as providers and advocates for expanding access to quality comprehensive health care for medically underserved people in Los Angeles County.

Acknowledgements

This resource collection was compiled by the HITEQ staff with portions contributed by Chris Espersen, HITEQ Advisory Committee member and Independent Contractor and Past President of Midwest Clinicians Network; Shane McBride, Independent Contractor and Past Vice President of Quality and Clinical Systems at South End Community Health Center; Chris Grasso, Associate Director for Informatics & Data Services- The Fenway Institute; and Ed Phippen, Principal - Phippen Consulting, LLC.

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