Kaiser Permanente Core Support for Clinics Consortia Grant Award!

CCHN has received a grant award of $90,000 from Kaiser Permanente for Core Support for Clinics Consortia!

Grant Term: January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009

 Contacts: Christy Rosenberg, CCHN Director / Administrator, ext. 321, Rich Swafford, Chief Information Officer, ext. 311

 The project has two goals: 1) to increase information technology (IT) capacity of participating clinics, and 2) to increase quality improvement (QI) capacity of participating clinics.

Goal 1: Increase information technology capacity of participating clinics.

· Provide IT consulting services to community health centers.

· Conduct User Group meetings among community health center staff.

· Facilitate communication and information sharing with clinics regarding IT projects, services, and needs.

Goal 2: Increase quality improvement capacity of participating clinics.

· Increase knowledge of QI topics for community health center clinicians through participation in KPsponsored IHI conferences

· Disseminate information to clinic staff on educational materials available through KP Regional Health Education Department

· Disseminate information to clinicians on local KP-sponsored trainings, conferences, and other educational opportunities