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The healthcare workforce is particularly susceptible to overwork and burnout, and the stresses of public health crises exacerbates the problem. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), in collaboration with John Snow, Inc. (JSI), are examining the issue. JSI will develop a workforce survey to assess levels of…
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention has selected JSI to provide evaluation support for two CDC grants (1815: Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention and Management of Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke and 1817: Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes, Heart Disease, and…
The Uniform Data System (UDS) is a comprehensive reporting requirement completed annually by over 1400 federally funded health centers. The report is an annual profile of health center performance; it describes the patients served, services provided, quality of care delivered, and financial position of the health center. We provide technical assistance and training activities to support…
Patient-centered care is at the heart of care provided by primary care providers. As patient-centered models and PCMH recognition becomes more main stream, JSI is at the forefront of assisting providers to transform to these models. JSI has assisted many provider practices in achieving Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) designation through the National Committee for…
The HITEQ Center is a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAPs) that collaborates with HRSA partners including Health Center Controlled Networks, Primary Care Associations and other NTTAPs to engage health centers in the optimization of health IT to address key health center needs. HITEQ’s services are available at no cost to health centers…
Community health centers, which serve over 27 million people, and community behavioral health providers, which serve over 10 million people, are facing increasing pressure to move towards models of care and payment that reward value over volume. Safety-net primary care and behavioral health providers are key sectors for a reformed delivery system yet often lack…
California is home to over 175 community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) with over 1500 sites that vary widely in size. For example, in 2015, California had 51 CCHCs with over 27,000 patients, but nearly 30% of CCHCs served fewer than 5,000 patients, and roughly half had an annual budget under $11 million. California’s CCHCs…
There is growing recognition in the health field that exposure to trauma, especially in childhood, has a wide range of short-and long-term impacts. In 2014, fifteen school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Alameda County received a 3-year grant to expand trauma-informed services for students and the school community. As the grant term ends, JSI is working…
The Affordable Care Act has catalyzed both an expansion in insurance coverage. It has also promoted a national effort to move away from volume-based payment for health services and toward delivery system and payment models that promote value-based care that results in improved health outcomes, patient experience and per-capita costs. In California, health centers are…
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