National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)’s Post

📣 Part 3 in our series celebrating the Egress Group & Stalis partnership. This week, we outline what U = for healthcare providers, their staff, patients & the wider population. #dataconfidence #dataquality #digitalhealthcare #digitaltransformation #improvinghealthcare

Recent Trends in Community Health Center Patients, Services, and Financing: Community health centers are a national network of over 1,300 safety-net primary care providers, serving more than 30 million patients in 2022. They are located in medically underserved urban and rural communities and serve all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Health centers also played a major role in the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for hard-to-reach populations. This brief analyzes the changes in health center patients, services, and financing from 2019 (pre-pandemic) through 2022, using the Uniform Data System (UDS), to which all health centers are required to report annually. #medicaid #mdrp #financial

Recent Trends in Community Health Center Patients, Services, and Financing: Community health centers are a national network of over 1,300 safety-net primary care providers, serving more than 30 million patients in 2022. They are located in medically underserved urban and rural communities and serve all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Health centers also played a major role in the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for hard-to-reach populations. This brief analyzes the changes in health center patients, services, and financing from 2019 (pre-pandemic) through 2022, using the Uniform Data System (UDS), to which all health centers are required to report annually. #medicaid #mdrp #financial

Listen to the second part of my conversation with Mela Berger about empowering #BIPOC communities and health care providers. We should be working towards getting better representation for our patients. That helps improve care. Join the conversation. https://lnkd.in/ebDUfyXz

Still time to register for our webinar to discuss simplifying the patient referral process. Registration details below!

NACHC appreciates that Congress included a temporary extension of mandatory funding for Community Health Centers and primary care workforce programs in the new Continuing Resolution (CR) preventing a government shutdown until March 8. The Senate is expected to vote on the new CR soon. Health center patients and providers urge Congress to pass a long-term extension of health center funding at the highest possible level as soon as possible to help close the gap in access to primary care. #PrimaryCare #HealthCenters #HealthEquity

Jodi Biller, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, shares how #MarshallHealthNetwork and its member hospitals worked together with the CVS Health #AccountableCare team to create a centralized approach to "be better, faster" for our patient population. Watch more: 📽️ https://lnkd.in/eXfsccyE #AdvancingHealth // #InspiringHope // #ServingYou

In a new study from Humana Healthcare Research, our researchers found that patients of senior-focused primary care clinics had more visits with their primary care doctor. These effects were even greater among Black and low-income Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Read the new study, “Senior focused primary care organizations increase access for Medicare Advantage members, especially underserved groups,” in Health Affairs at https://huma.na/4gfRkkj. #ValueBasedCare #SeniorFocusedCare #HealthcareResearch

This National #PrimaryCareWeek, we are highlighting a Notice of Funding Opportunity (R01) inviting proposals to explore #PrimaryCare attributes like care coordination, continuity, and comprehensiveness that enhance patient outcomes and health equity. This initiative underscores AHRQ's dedication to funding robust primary care research and fostering a skilled research workforce. Join us in strengthening primary healthcare delivery and advancing health equity. https://lnkd.in/e8X3mTkB

This weekend I was reading the Romanow Royal Commission on the Future of Healthcare Final Report from 2002 (yeah, I really should get out more 😉 ) and there were areas/passages -- and submissions from stakeholders -- talking about #interdisciplinary #healthcare teams, the #ageingpopulation, and more #patients who would have #complexcare needs. Then I read stories like this two decades later? #cdnhealth #cdnpoli https://lnkd.in/e6WZC7WK