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Publication: Health Center Controlled Networks (April 2007)
 

HCCN Grantee Descriptions - by State

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Arizona

NAME OF NETWORK: CHC Collaborative Ventures, Inc.
Name of Grantee: Mariposa Community Health Center

Principal Investigator/Project Manager: Glen Randolph
Address: 5145 E Camino Alisa
City, State, Zip: Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520.577.1933
Fax: 520.615.8168
Organizational Website: (none)
E-mail: glentr@msn.com

Network Members
Canyonlands CHC, Chiricahua CHCs, Clinica Adelante, Inc., Desert Senita CHC, El Rio Health Center, Marana Health Center, Inc., Mariposa CHC, Mountain Park Health Center, North Country CHC, Sun Life Family Health Center, Inc., Sunset Community Health Center, United Community Health Center.

Project Purpose
The network is established to support 12 federally qualified health centers in improving their daily business infrastructure through network systems, collaboration, and sharing. Specific focus is on software development to increase access to healthcare government insurance, group purchasing, business office accounts receivable management system-wide, network deployment of telemedicine and distance learning, human resources management and integration in program support and services, development of new clinical services such as pharmacy and radiology, and deployment of business intelligence software for improved day to day management, budgeting, and controlling at the cost center level.

Highlights of Accomplishments
Deployment of Medicaid insurance eligibility software providing screening for over 50,000 members over a 5 year period; accounts receivable management support to 10 of the 12 CHCs, improving their billing and collection processes and lowering their A/R significantly; group purchasing support with savings exceeding $800,000 during the past 24 months; developmental support to individual CHCs adding pharmacy services; development of telemedicine and distance learning for all 12 members (in progress); implementation of business intelligence software in two of the centers with plans to deploy to all 12; ongoing human resources management network services in support of the 12 CHCs.

Outcome Measures/Expectations
Increased eligibility for Medicaid insurance; reduced capital acquisition cost for each participant; improved billing practices, collections and reduced A/R for all participating members; increased access to pharmacy services and new development of pharmacy sites; improved and provided consistent human resources advice and guidance; business intelligence software for cost center management and reporting; facilitated enhanced clinical collaborations through annual medical directors conferences.

Service Area
Arizona statewide serving 1 out of every 20 residents with over 1.1 million clinical visits per year at 90 active clinical sites.

Equipment/Vendors
Six of the 12 centers utilize Centricity for their practice management systems and six utilize NextGen. Three centers are actively installing and enhancing electronic medical records.