By: Kati Moran Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) were limited in their ability to offer telehealth to their patients, largely due to an unfavorable policy landscape. While some health center leaders saw the promise of telehealth in improving access to care for patients, they were challenged to fully achieve that promise in the absence of … [Read more...] about Digital Health Innovation at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Lessons Learned: What it (Really) Takes to Support Effective Community-Clinical Partnerships to Improve Health Related Social Needs
By: Kim Prendergast, an interview with Grace Akor and Tatiana Torres Since 2020, C3 has been implementing the Flexible Services Program, a nutrition and housing program made available by MassHealth (Medicaid) through a Section 1115 demonstration waiver. This program allows C3 to pilot evidence-based approaches that address a member’s social needs around food insecurity, housing instability, … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned: What it (Really) Takes to Support Effective Community-Clinical Partnerships to Improve Health Related Social Needs
Revolutionizing Mental Health Care: The Behavioral Health Transitions of Care Program
By: Sheila Peck, LICSW & Heather Ross, LICSW In April 2023, C3 launched its groundbreaking Behavioral Health Transitions of Care (BH TOC) program to transform the landscape of mental health care. Designed to reduce psychiatric readmissions for our members, our BH TOC program employs a comprehensive approach to address the complex needs of individuals in the behavioral health community. It … [Read more...] about Revolutionizing Mental Health Care: The Behavioral Health Transitions of Care Program
Advancing Value-Based Care at FQHCs: the Integrated Primary Care Journey
AUTHORYudi Liu In recent years, Value-based care (VBC) has garnered national attention and investment from stakeholders in the public and private sectors. VBC is a framework for healthcare reform that ties together goals of quality, equity, and cost-of-care to incentivize primary care differently. Rather than per visit, payments to providers are aligned with patient outcomes and other … [Read more...] about Advancing Value-Based Care at FQHCs: the Integrated Primary Care Journey
C3 supporting CA FQHCs through the CalAIM PATH Technical Assistance Program
AUTHORStephanie Giannetto & Kim Prendergast At C3, one way that we express our commitment to health equity is through our investments in programs that address the social drivers of poor health. For the past four years, we have worked to identify and address health related social needs of our members, screening members for those needs that create barriers to good health, such as food … [Read more...] about C3 supporting CA FQHCs through the CalAIM PATH Technical Assistance Program
Out-servicing Chain Pharmacies: FQHC Driven, Patient-Oriented Pharmacy Solutions
AUTHORYudi Liu Back in 2021, we (C3) formed Community Pharmacy Cooperative (CPC), a non-profit subsidiary, with the mission to improve pharmacy operations and clinical services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). CPC partners with FQHCs to deliver clinical and economic value to their pharmacy services and to improve access by assisting patients in receiving and understanding their … [Read more...] about Out-servicing Chain Pharmacies: FQHC Driven, Patient-Oriented Pharmacy Solutions
