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A Little Help Over Here? Technical Assistance Linked to Successful Primary Care Transformation |
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The green line indicates significant primary care quality improvement gains following eight technical assistance visits. |
Higher levels of technical assistance are associated with improved quality of primary care, according to a study in the January 2013 issue of Health Affairs. Data from the NYC Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) showed that physicians who had eight technical assistance training (TA) visits and nine to 24 months of exposure to PCIP assistance made significant quality improvement gains in EHR-sensitive quality of care measures (e.g. breast cancer, diabetes, chlamydia and colorectal cancer screenings). Click here for the Health Affairs article (may require subscription). Click here to learn about PCDC's primary care transformation services.
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Spotlight on Healthcare Leaders: PCDC's Annual Spring Gala to Honor Sisto, Barasch and Nolon
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Join us for PCDC's 2013 Annual Spring Gala, June 10, 2013, where we will celebrate Partnering in Primary Care by honoring three transformational healthcare industry leaders: Daniel Sisto, retiring President, Healthcare Association of NYS; Richard Barasch, Chairman & CEO, Universal American; and Anne Kauffman Nolon, President & CEO, Hudson River HealthCare.
An annual primary care celebration, PCDC's Spring Gala hosts more than 600 leaders from healthcare, banking, philanthropy, government and other sectors to raise critical funds to support PCDC's programs that expand and strengthen access to primary care in underserved communities. PCDC's Spring Gala will be held at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on Manhattan's West Side.
Join the celebration!
Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.
Click here to view photos from PCDC's 2012 Annual Spring Gala. |
Patient-Centered Medical Home Conference Unites Stakeholders, Looks to the Future
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 Where does the medical home movement stand in New York State? Where are we strong, what are the challenges, and how will we move ahead? Joining with the United Hospital Fund and the New York State Chapter of the American College of Physicians, PCDC recently hosted Moving New York's Medical Home Forward: Spread and Sustainability, the second annual conference on the status of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) in New York State.
Following a 42% increase in the number of NCQA-recognized medical homes in New York State between 2011-2012, conference participants assessed the successes and challenges facing PCMH, and worked to develop an agenda for advancing PCMH and other primary care innovations.
Featured speakers included NYS Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, MD, Acting NYS Mental Health Commissioner Kristin Woodlock, RN, Jill Hummel, WellPoint VP of Payment Innovation, Dennis Weaver, MD, CMO of Southwind, Hal Teitelbaum, MD, CEO of Crystal Run Healthcare, and Foster Gesten, MD, Medical Director of the NYS DOH Office of Quality and Patient Safety.
Click here for the conference agenda and speaker slides. |
| Register Now! PCDC Co-Sponsors March 5th Health Center Design Conference |
 In partnership with The Kresge Foundation and The Center for Health Design, PCDC will host healthcare industry leaders for a one-day conference on community health center design on March 5th in New York City.
The conference will address a wide range of topics for organizations exploring innovative evidence-based facility design solutions, planning and financing opportunities, and community engagement and collaboration strategies.
Maria Montanaro, former CEO of Rhode Island-based Thundermist Health Center will deliver the key note presentation. Other speakers include Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO, and Nancy Lager, Director of Capital Investment for PCDC; David Fukuzawa, Director of Health at The Kresge Foundation; Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC, Vice President of Research at The Center for Health Design; and Neil Chambers, Founder of Chambers Design.
Click here for the agenda and here to register for the event. |
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PCDC Presents: Sharing Primary Care Knowledge
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The Nuts and Bolts to Incorporating a Primary Care Model into Local Emergency Preparedness and Response presented by Jean Paul Roggiero, Senior Program Manager, Performance Improvement, PCDC; Matthew Ziemer; Director, Emergency Management Program, Community Healthcare Association of New York State; and Marsha Williams, Health Services Manager, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Public Health Preparedness Summit 2013, Atlanta, GA, 03/12-03/15
Emergency Management Principles and Community Health Centers presented by Jean Paul Roggiero, Senior Program Manager, Performance Improvement, PCDC, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers 2013 Annual Spring Conference, Columbus, OH, 03/04-04/06
Accelerating PCMH Recognition: The FQHC Cornerstone presented by Peter Cucchiara, Managing Director, Performance Improvement, PCDC; John Lewis, Vice President, Sales, athenahealth, Inc.; and Cynthia Nassivera-Reynolds, Vice President, Transformation and Clinical Quality, Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Online Webinar, 02/14
Moving New York's Medical Home Forward: Spread and Sustainability co-sponsored by PCDC, United Hospital Fund and the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Convened medical home leaders in conversation on the status of New York patient-centered medical homes and next steps. Albany, NY, 02/01 (see article above)
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Need Space? PCDC Is Subleasing!
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Please contact Jason Gold at 212-716-3778; jason.gold@colliers.com or Robert Corbi at 212-716-3715 at robert.corbi@colliers.com.
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Expanding and Strenghening Primary Care: PCDC's Affordable Financing and Medical Home Services | |
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PCDC Joins New Investment Fund Linking Health Care and Affordable Housing
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Crescent City Beacon Health Center Trained by PCDC Named "Exemplar Practice"
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NYAAC to Honor Montefiore's Don Ashkenase - PCDC Board Member | |
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Free Online Mental Health Training for Primary Care Providers
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