Health Center Controlled Network - Applicant Address: 111 Broadway, Ste 1402, New York, NY 10006 Project Director: Jennifer Pincus Contact Info: Voice 518-434-0767 ext. 231 | Fax 212-270-3851 | Email: jpincus@chcanys.org Website: www.chcanys.org The Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS), New York's Primary Care Association, requests $1,705,000 to extend the operations of its New York Statewide Health Center Controlled Network (NYS-HCCN). The NYS-HCCN (U86CS45863) was first founded in 2012 and has grown to become a network of 54 health centers across New York State. In FY2025, the NYS-HCCN will serve 53 participating health centers (PHCs). NYS-HCCN PHCs represent nearly 65% of all CHCs in New York State. Of these, 48 are H80 grantees and 5 are Look-Alikes. According to 2023 UDS data, PHCs serve approximately 2.4 million patients at nearly 900 sites statewide. The New York Statewide Health Center Controlled Network (NYS-HCCN) is committed to empowering Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across New York State with the tools and strategies needed to optimize health IT, improve data analytics, and enhance interoperability. Through a collaborative network model, the NYS-HCCN aims to advance clinical, operational, and financial data management to drive quality improvement, strengthen care coordination, and support the electronic submission of patient-level data as part of the UDS Modernization Initiative. For the 2025-2028 Project Period, the NYS-HCCN will focus on achieving three required objectives and two elective objectives, tailored to meet the evolving needs of participating health centers. The required objectives include enhancing data management and analytics capabilities to improve clinical quality and health outcomes, promoting bidirectional interoperability to facilitate seamless information sharing, and supporting UDS+ implementation to ensure compliance with HRSA requirements for data submission. Elective objectives will include expanding the use of operational, financial, and clinical processes in health IT systems to deliver value-based care arrangements and encouraging the use of social risk factor data to develop and implement care coordination plans to address patient needs. This program builds upon the NYS-HCCN’s legacy of delivering specialized training, technical assistance, and innovative solutions to its network members. By leveraging economies of scale, fostering partnerships with local, regional and state agencies, and collaborating with HRSA-supported training and technical assistance (T/TA) partners, the NYS-HCCN will drive measurable progress toward value-based care, equity in health outcomes, and the integration of advanced data utilization and HIT technologies. Ultimately, this training and technical assistance seeks to improve access to care, elevate the quality of services provided, and position health centers as leaders in delivering high-quality, data-driven, patient-centered primary care.
