Network News
August 2, 2017
 
Welcome to HCCN Grant Year 2!
Year 1 is now behind us; thank you for making it awesome!
As a network, Participating Health Centers (PHCs) made strides in 5 of the 10 grant focus areas, reaching 5 Year 1 grant goals and 1 3-Year grant goal! Refer to the following article for a look at network performance in each focus area.

Then, check out the high performing health centers
In the Spotlight!
HCCN Grant Goals at the End of Year 1
Targets: Year 1 met - bold green, 3-Year met - bold blue.
Change from Baseline: Increase - ⇑, None - ⇔, Decrease - ⇓.
Core Objective A: Health IT and Meaningful Use
Focus Area: Goal Baseline End of Year 1
 Year 1 Target 3-Year Target
A1 - Certified EHR Adoption and Implementation: Increase the % of PHCs with an ONC-certified EHR system in use.
100%
15/15

100%
15/15
⇔
100%
15/15

100%
15/15

A2 - Advance Meaningful Use: Increase the % of MU EPs receiving incentive payments from CMS for meeting Meaningful Use requirements.
54%
71/132

55%
76/138
⇑
60%
83/138

75%



Core Objective B: Data Quality and Reporting
Focus Area: Goal Baseline End of Year 1 Year 1 Target 3-Year Target
B1 - Data Quality: Increase the % of PHCs that electronically extract data from an EHR to report all UDS CQM data on all of their patients.
33%
5/15

80%
12/15
⇑
73%
11/15

100%
15/15

B2 - Health Center and Site Level Data Reports: Increase the % of PHCs generating quality improvement reports at the site and clinical team levels.
60%
9/15

93%
14/15
⇑
75%
11/15

100%
15/15

B3 - Health Data Integration: Increase the % of PHCs that integrate data from different service types and/or providers.
67%
10/15

80%
12/15
⇑
80%
12/15

100%
15/15


Core Objective C: HIE and Population Health Management
Focus Area: Goal Baseline End of Year 1 Year 1 Target 3-Year Target
C1 - Health Information Exchange: Increase the % of PHCs that improve care coordination through HIE with unaffiliated providers or entities.
60%
9/15

60%
9/15
⇔
75%
11/15

100%
15/15

C2 - Population Health Management: Increase the % of PHCs using HIE to support population health management.
73%
11/15

93%
14/15
⇑
93%
14/15

100%
15/15


Core Objective D: Quality Improvement
Focus Area: Goal Baseline End of Year 1 Year 1 Target 3-Year Target
D1 - Clinical Quality Improvement: Increase the % of PHCs that meet or exceed Healthy People 2020 goals on at least five selected UDS CQMs.
0%
0/15

0%
0/15
⇔
100% meet/ exceed 2 HP 2020 goals
11/15
100% meet/ exceed 5 HP 2020 goals
15/15
D2 - Operational Quality Improvement: Increase the % of PHCs that improved the value, efficiency, and/or effectiveness of health center services.
73%
11/15

73%
11/15
⇔
80%
12/15

100%
15/15

D3 - Advance PCMH Status: Increase the % of PHC sites that have current PCMH recognition.
36%
14/39

31%
13/42
⇓
40%


75%


Refer to the HCCN resource site Project Goals page
for updates throughout Year 2.
In the Spotlight
High Performers
Both Heart of Kansas and PrairieStar reached all 10 Year 1 goals and 9 of the 3-Year goals. Health Ministries and Heartland reached 9 Year 1 goals and 8 of the 3-Year goals.
Great work!

Contact Us

Feel free to contact any member of the KAMU HCCN Grant Project Team below for assistance with project activities.

Terri Kennedy

tkennedy@kspca.org

785-233-8483

Trish Harkness

tharkness@kspca.org

620-874-8034

Shane Harris

sharris@kspca.org

785-233-8483

Susan Wood

swood@kspca.org

785-233-8483
 
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Health Center Connections is a health center controlled network organized and supported by KAMU. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number HRSA-16-010, Health Center Controlled Networks for $1,250,000 from 8/1/16 through 7/31/18 with no financing from nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.