For the next two years, i2i Center will be partnering with NC Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA) on a national grant from the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net for its State Learning and Action Collaborative. The project’s focus is to expand value-based care practices and payment strategies for public safety net providers—both behavioral health and primary health—through state learning & action collaboratives, engaging with local stakeholders, and advancing policy.
In June, Mary Hooper and Ann Rodriguez attended a two-day kick-off program in Denver, CO along with our NCCHCA partners. The two-day event focused on:
i2i Center and NCCHCA meet on a regular basis and are discussing how each organization is currently connecting with members and partners to promote value-based purchasing and contracting. The organizations will be finalizing the goals of the grant program and working with a Delta Center coach to ensure the goals are aligned with the national expectations.
In 2019, grant activities will ramp up by bringing additional stakeholders into the information sharing and networking. A data analysis will be conducted to get a better sense of the consumers who are served through FQHC/CHCs and the LME/MCOs as well as the providers who serve them. This analysis will help identify those providers who can benefit from the initiative’s activities.
Ann Rodriguez, MHA, Assistant Director
ann@i2icenter.org
Mary Hooper, MSW, ACSW, Executive Director
mary@i2icenter.org