Health Center Controlled Network - West Virginia Primary Care Association, Inc. 1700 MacCorkle Ave. SE Charleston, WV 25314 Project Director: Debra Boyd Voice: 304-346-0032 Fax: 304-346-0033 Email: sherri@wvpca.org Website: www.wvpca.org Health Center Controlled Network Cooperative Agreement Funds Requested: $1,205,000 Current HRSA Grant Number: U86CS45899 The West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA) proposes to continue operation of the West Virginia Primary Care Association Health Center Controlled Network (WVPCA HCCN), building on the foundation of nine years of previous HRSA grant support. WVPCA HCCN includes twenty-seven Health Center Program award recipients (H80s) and three Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (LALs). Together, these thirty health centers serve 516,000 patients (over 30% of West Virginia’s population) at over 510 delivery sites. Needs to be addressed: West Virginia participating health centers need training and technical assistance to advance and optimize clinical, financial, and operations data to improve clinical quality, health outcomes, and operations; improve bidirectional interoperability with health care providers and community-based organizations; submit some or all disaggregated patient level data in their UDS+ reports; use data to update operational, financial, and clinical processes in health IT systems to deliver, participate in, or update Value-Based Care arrangements and to increase patient usage of digital health tools to improve health outcomes. This is especially important in a state in which 44 of its 55 counties have been designated as rural. Additionally, the WVPCA HCCN will continue to ensure that access to services is the north star of all of our work, particularly around social determinants of health. Proposed services: The WVPCA HCCN proposes to provide training and technical assistance to thirty participating health centers to support and achieve the goals of this funding opportunity. This will be conducted through formal trainings, peer learning groups, on-line resources, and direct technical assistance. The network will continue to on-board health centers to the Azara DRVS population health management system and work collaboratively with Azara to train and support users. WVPCA HCCN will also collaborate with National Training and Technical Assistance Partners, such as HITEQ, for support and services to the network and participating health centers. The network will access external specialized expertise in addition to staff resources to support the health centers as they continue to develop their overall data strategy and health information technology resources and use them to improve patient care and address the additional needs identified above. Population groups served: The health centers participating in the WVPCA HCCN provide comprehensive primary care to patients of all age groups in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in West Virginia, where health resources are limited, and patients are poorer with a higher prevalence of chronic illness. In 2023, 83% of the patients served by the health centers had incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty level. The patient population served includes Medicare, Medicaid and uninsured persons.
