WASHINGTON — Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc., of Emporium has received funding in several categories to help improve service to area residents.
The center is one of 37 health centers receiving a total of $2,575,408 in awards.
For the Keystone Rural Health Consortia, the awards breakdown is as follows:
— Health Center Quality Leaders — $31,831
— National Quality Leaders — $63,662
— Access Enhancers — $5,000
— Health Disparities Reducers — $15,000
— Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality — $15,000.
The Access Enhancer Awards recognized health centers that increased the total number of patients served and the number of patients receiving comprehensive services between 2017 and 2018, while the Health Disparities Reducer Awards recognized health centers that met or exceeded the Healthy People 2020 goals, or made at least a 10% improvement across different racial/ethnic groups between 2017 and 2018.
Meanwhile, the Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality Awards recognized health centers that utilized five HIT services and/or telehealth services to increase access to care and advance quality of care between 2017 and 2018 and the Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition recognized health centers with patient centered medical home (PCMH) recognition in one or more delivery sites.
The awards breakdown regarding the number of health centers receiving the various awards is:
Access Enhancers: nine health centers received awards totaling $105,000; Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality: 36 health centers received awards totaling $176,000; Clinical Quality Improvers: 22 health centers received awards totaling $634,030; Health Center Quality Leaders: six health centers received awards totaling $224,348; Health Disparities Reducers: nine health centers received awards totaling $192,000; National Quality Leaders: two health centers received awards totaling $114,030; and Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition: 25 health centers received awards totaling $1,130,000
