Enhancing the Capacity of Community Health Centers to Achieve High Performance: Findings from the 2009 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers are community-based health centers that provide comprehensive primary care and behavioral and mental health services to patients regardless of ability to pay. This report highlights methods for strengthening FQHCs’ ability to provide care. These include formalizing partnerships with hospitals, improving office systems, adopting the medical home model, and increasing use of HIT.
Federally Qualified Health Centers are community-based health centers that provide comprehensive primary care and behavioral and mental health services to patients regardless of ability to pay. This report highlights methods for strengthening FQHCs’ ability to provide care. These include formalizing partnerships with hospitals, improving office systems, adopting the medical home model, and increasing use of HIT.
Blueprint for the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practices in Health Care
Aimed at fostering the broad adoption of effective health care interventions, this report proposes a blueprint for improving the dissemination of best practices by national quality improvement campaigns.
Evidence-Based Health Care for Children: What Are We Missing?
With the enactment of comprehensive health reform, reimbursement for a variety of health care services will likely depend on evidence to support that provision. Understanding what constitutes "evidence" will have a profound effect on the range of clinical care provided.
