FQHC

24-Provider Health Center Leverages eClinicalWorks and the healow No-Show Prediction AI Model to Enhance Access to Care

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Data Management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Other Health, Software, Artificial Intelligence, FQHC, Inc., Risk, Education, Patient, AI, Statistics, EHR, Machine learning, Probability, Nursing

HealthCare Choices NY, Inc. – a federally qualified health center (FQHC), is successfully leveraging the healow ® no-show prediction AI model and eClinicalWorks EHR to reduce the no-show rate, increase revenue outcomes and ultimately improve patient care.

Key Points: 
  • HealthCare Choices NY, Inc. – a federally qualified health center (FQHC), is successfully leveraging the healow ® no-show prediction AI model and eClinicalWorks EHR to reduce the no-show rate, increase revenue outcomes and ultimately improve patient care.
  • The community health center successfully increased the show rate for appointments with a high no-show rate by 155%.
  • The practice strives to strengthen the community’s health by providing open access to supportive services, including testing, prevention, referral to care, and education.
  • By leveraging the healow no-show prediction AI model , the practice efficiently identifies which appointments will likely be missed, enabling the community center to better manage its scheduling strategy.

eClinicalWorks EHR Receives HRSA Approval for UDS+ Submissions for Health Centers Nationwide

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Data Management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Other Health, Software, Community, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, FQHC, Cohort, OBGYN, ONC, Federally Qualified Health Center, EHR, HRSA, Multimedia, Nursing

eClinicalWorks is now a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--approved EHR vendor for UDS+ submissions and is actively working with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to begin voluntary testing for the various HRSA-determined Cohorts.

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240325586555/en/
    The Uniform Data System Modernization (UDS) initiative aims to help health centers streamline annual reporting, improve data quality, and comply with interoperability standards and regulations.
  • UDS+ helps community health centers better track, analyze, and report quality care reporting, which can help improve practice efficiency and aid in data-driven decisions.
  • eClinicalWorks is now a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--approved EHR vendor for UDS+ submissions and is actively working with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to begin voluntary testing for the various HRSA-determined Cohorts.
  • As the vendor of choice for over 800, or roughly 60% of the nation’s health centers, eClinicalWorks offers comprehensive, unified solutions to meet their unique needs, including medical, dental, behavioral health, OBGYN, and vision care.

TriValley Medical Group and Golden Valley Health Centers Expand Value-based Care in Central California

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Managed Care, Hospitals, Health Insurance, Health, FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center, Data analysis, Health equity, Partnership, Patient, Acquisition, Commercial, MD, MBA, Medicaid, Medicare, CMS, Medi-Cal

TriValley Medical Group (TVMG), a leader in value-based care, is pleased to announce its new partnership with Golden Valley Health Centers (GVHC) through the acquisition of a majority stake in Sequoia Health IPA.

Key Points: 
  • TriValley Medical Group (TVMG), a leader in value-based care, is pleased to announce its new partnership with Golden Valley Health Centers (GVHC) through the acquisition of a majority stake in Sequoia Health IPA.
  • Sequoia Health IPA is a collaborative venture with GVHC, California’s leading Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Central Valley region that provides care to more than 145,000 patients.
  • Jonathan Dinh, MD, MBA, CEO of TriValley Medical Group, stated, "This partnership is a step forward in offering quality care to communities in need.
  • Tony Weber, MBA, CEO of Golden Valley Health Center, commented, "Joining forces with TriValley Medical Group marks a significant moment in community healthcare.

NextGen Healthcare Chosen by United Medical Centers to Support Integrated Care Delivery in Communities at United States-Mexico Border

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Data Management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Health Technology, Software, General Health, Internal medicine, FQHC, Documentation, Mammography, Cardiology, Patient, Interface (computing), Thought, UMC, EHR, NextGen Healthcare, Podiatry, Luma

Driven by its mission of delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare across highly bilingual communities on the United States-Mexico border, United Medical Centers (UMC Health) has chosen NextGen Healthcare as its healthcare technology partner.

Key Points: 
  • Driven by its mission of delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare across highly bilingual communities on the United States-Mexico border, United Medical Centers (UMC Health) has chosen NextGen Healthcare as its healthcare technology partner.
  • NextGen® Enterprise electronic health record (EHR) and NextGen® Enterprise practice management (PM) will boost integration across specialties and sites of care as the organization grows and adds new services.
  • With nine locations, the center offers family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric care, obstetrics-gynecology, cardiology, podiatry, dental and pharmacy services.
  • At NextGen Healthcare, we remain committed to supporting FQHCs who are helping their communities thrive.”
    To learn more about NextGen Healthcare, visit nextgen.com .

Artera Harmony Expands Analytics Capabilities with Two New Dashboards to Improve Patient Engagement

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Academic Medical Center (Amsterdam), Family medicine, ROI, FQHC, Software as a service, Patient, Health care, Nursing

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artera, the SaaS digital health leader in patient communications, today announces the availability of two new analytics dashboards delivering healthcare providers visibility and performance metrics for:

Key Points: 
  • Both dashboards, available with Artera Harmony , expand the existing analytics capabilities, which deliver vital patient communications metrics such as patient engagement rate, message volume by practice, response time, and more.
  • The expanded analytics capabilities of Artera Harmony come to market as health systems work to modernize and improve both their patient engagement and experience, without impacting their bottom line.
  • In today's hyper-competitive and resource-strained market, every patient appointment, no-show recovery, and digital engagement is critical to healthcare providers success.
  • "Healthcare providers lack visibility into how their patient engagement measures relative to their peers, and revenue missed due to poor engagement," said Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and Founder, Artera.

CVS Health® invests more than $3M in organizations improving health outcomes in Phoenix

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Blood pressure, Depression, Ozone, Overweight, Health, FQHC, Organization, Climate change, CVS, Project, Mental, Native Americans, Diabetes, Pharmacy, Conditional sentence, Patient, Education, CVS Pharmacy, Transport, Death, Quality of life, Senior, Bone density, City, CVS Health, Corporate social responsibility, Body mass index, Smoking, Osteoporosis, Suicide, American Lung Association, Cholesterol, Air pollution, Valleywise Health, Hypertension, Nursing

This announcement was made during a Project Health event in Phoenix and included CVS Health leaders, community organizations and local officials.

Key Points: 
  • This announcement was made during a Project Health event in Phoenix and included CVS Health leaders, community organizations and local officials.
  • "No two communities are the same," said Sheryl Burke, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer at CVS Health.
  • With 65% of South Phoenix residents overweight or obese and knowing that 80% of health care costs are primarily due to preventable chronic diseases, CVS Health saw an opportunity to tailor its Health Zones initiative in Phoenix to address the high levels of diabetes and hypertension.
  • In addition to these new grants, CVS Health will offer free health screenings to the Phoenix community through its Project Health program, starting in March.

Azara Healthcare and Equality Health Partner to Provide Unified Solution for Management of Value-Based Care Programs at Community Health Centers

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Negotiation, FQHC, Health system, Equality, EVP, Partnership, Health, CHC, Community, Medicaid, Population health, Safety, VBC

BURLINGTON, Mass. and PHOENIX, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Azara Healthcare, the Best in KLAS provider of population health management and value-based care (VBC) solutions and Equality Health, a national leader in value-based care, are proud to announce a new joint solution which will enable Community Health Centers (CHCs) to thrive in risk-based arrangements.

Key Points: 
  • and PHOENIX, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Azara Healthcare , the Best in KLAS provider of population health management and value-based care (VBC) solutions and Equality Health , a national leader in value-based care, are proud to announce a new joint solution which will enable Community Health Centers (CHCs) to thrive in risk-based arrangements.
  • "Community Health Centers require VBC solutions designed with their unique needs in mind," said Jeff Brandes, President & CEO of Azara Healthcare.
  • Together, Azara Healthcare and Equality Health are providing a first of its kind VBC solution that augments the capabilities of CHC staff and supports the shift to this growing care delivery model.
  • Both Azara Healthcare and Equality Health have extensive experience working with CHCs.

Better Therapeutics Announces an Innovative Partnership with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to Expand Access to AspyreRx Across 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Centers

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Technology, Diabetes, Health, Apps, Applications, Pharmaceutical, Mental Health, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Medical Devices, Software, General Health, Health Technology, Fitness & Nutrition, Clinical Trials, Cardiology, T2D, Nutrition, Randomized controlled trial, Education, Conditional sentence, Obesity, FDA, Food, White House conference, CHC, Federally Qualified Health Center, A1C, Conference, ACLM, Better, Therapy, Type 2 diabetes, American College, Food and Drug Administration, Patient, NTI, RCT, Medicine, Society, Harvard Medical School, Community health center, Prescription, FQHC, Partnership, Pharmaceutical industry

Through this partnership, Better Therapeutics is committed to making one million prescriptions of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized product, AspyreRx , available to support underserved patients through 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) organizations.

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, Better Therapeutics is committed to making one million prescriptions of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized product, AspyreRx , available to support underserved patients through 1,400 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) organizations.
  • This underscores the urgent need for evidence-based interventions to ensure equitable access to high-quality care for all.
  • The Lifestyle Medicine National Training Initiative (NTI) is an extension of ACLM’s $24.1 million commitment to the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Health, and Nutrition .
  • Better Therapeutics and ACLM are seeking additional partners and funding to support the implementation and maximize the initiative’s impact.

National Kidney Foundation Recognizes March as National Kidney Month

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
African Americans, Chronic kidney disease, Hospital, National Kidney Foundation, ALL, Organ, MD, KDRI, NKF, Government, Risk, Federally Qualified Health Center, CKD, OPTN, Transplant, White, EGFR, Patient, Policy, Kidney disease, Priority, Kidney, Diagnosis, Mortality, Plague, FQHC, Kidney failure, Pharmaceutical industry

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As March approaches, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is gearing up to observe National Kidney Month, a crucial time dedicated to raising awareness about kidney health and chronic kidney disease (CKD). With World Kidney Day falling on Thursday, March 14th, this month holds particular significance in advocating for KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As March approaches, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is gearing up to observe National Kidney Month, a crucial time dedicated to raising awareness about kidney health and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
  • With World Kidney Day falling on Thursday, March 14th, this month holds particular significance in advocating for KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™ .
  • "Despite this, they are exposed to inequities in kidney care including evaluation and obtaining a kidney transplant.
  • To mark National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day, NKF is highlighting several ways the organization is promoting kidney equity.

Medical Home Network CMO Dr. Henish Bhansali Selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
CMMI, Oak Street Health, MHN, PLS, Growth, Travel, University, CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, Medical director, Social change, Patient, Government, Medicare Advantage, FQHC, Management

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Henish Bhansali, Chief Medical Officer of Medical Home Network (MHN, a company transforming care in America's safety net), is one of 60 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars' (PLS) ninth class. For nearly a decade, PLS has served as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and create meaningful change in the United States and around the world as they learn about leadership through the lens of the presidential experiences of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson and their administrations.

Key Points: 
  • Joins a unique network of leaders making a difference in the world; will learn from the presidential leadership examples of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W.
  • Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson
    CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Henish Bhansali, Chief Medical Officer of Medical Home Network (MHN, a company transforming care in America's safety net), is one of 60 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars' (PLS) ninth class.
  • The class was selected after a rigorous application and review process.
  • He joined MHN in 2023 from Duly Health and Care (formerly DuPage Medical Group), where he was Senior Vice President and Medical Director of Medicare Advantage.