For over 20 years, Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a Section 330 grantee (Health Center program grant #H80CS00016), has provided comprehensive primary care services to vulnerable populations in Philadelphia. PHMC is the applicant submitting on behalf of the Keys to Quality (K2Q) HCCN (existing HCCN grant #H2QCS30283), consisting of 11 Participating Health Centers (PHCs), 10 of whom are Health Center Program (H80) award recipients and one look-alike health center. The governing board of the K2Q HCCN is the Keystone Community Health Alliance: a governing board consisting of majority H80 grantee PHCs. The key implementation partner for the K2Q HCCN is the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has administered K2Q HCCN activities since 2013, and has held a HRSA-supported national training and technical assistance provider (NTTAP) cooperative agreement since 2008. The Keys to Quality HCCN help PHCs as they optimize use of their HIT systems to improve clinical quality, patient-centered care, and provider and staff well-being. The 11 PHCs are located across 4 different states and operate 8 different ONC-certified EHR platforms. They operate 35 clinic sites, serving over 150,000 unique patients per year. This network includes nurse-led health centers, co-applicant health centers, special populations, rural and urban health centers, and is generally reflective of the diverse nature of the HRSA Health Center program. Keys to Quality HCCN members will work together to optimize and expand use of health IT platforms and digital tools, share best practices and resources, engage patients and clinical care teams in the use of health IT, and disseminate findings nationally. Keys to Quality HCCN PHC members have set quantifiable goals related to patient engagement, privacy & security, digital tool optimization, social risk factor programming, health equity, and more. The K2Q HCCN developed activities for this
application based on PHC needs identified using internal program data, UDS data, and in accordance with lessons learned over the past nine years. K2Q HCCN activities support goals and objectives identified in Healthy People 2030, and 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. Individual activities identified within the K2Q HCCN workplans will be customized to address specific needs and strategic priorities of PHC members while continuing to support overall programmatic goals. Each member will receive a customized HCCN workplan, and a comprehensive needs and strengths assessment to inform the execution of work plan activities within 60 days of grant initiation. HCCN training and technical assistance will be delivered individually to PHCs and via peer learning collaborative projects. PHCs will receive expert consultation and project management support from HCCN staff members with relevant issue-area expertise, as well as support from third-party vendors, when necessary. The K2Q HCCN will build upon advances made over the past nine years to meet network objectives and HRSA goals for the program.