Why the HRSA Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN)?
The Aliados Health Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) operates as a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) “to support health centers in leveraging Health Information Technology (HIT) and data analytics to enhance delivery of affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary health care, with a specific focus on”*:
- Data management and analytics
- Interoperability of systems and digital health tools
- Data Modernization
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
(*see Grants.gov website: Search Results Detail | Grants.gov)
PROGRAM
What We Do
Aliados Health HCCN convenes peer groups for Electronic Health Records users, Data Leads, and Cybersecurity/IT peers to support the needs of our participating health centers and to offer a platform to share promising practices and work on resolutions to issues and to provide aggregated data dashboards for the health centers.
Aliados Health HCCN works with the health centers to collaborate and help facilitate new services and contracts for Health Information Technology, Analytics Platforms, Cybersecurity and Health Information Exchange.
Aliados Health HCCN provides technical assistance, trainings and toolkits on current initiatives, i.e. use of analytics reports, roll out of Evidence Based Care tools (guidelines, protocols and clinical decision support tools), and topic specific sessions including areas within SQL Coding, Health Information Technology and Health Coaching.
Who We Serve
We serve twenty-one participating health centers and nearly 446,000 health center patients from seventeen Northern California counties:
Marin and San Francisco Counties: Marin Community Clinics, Marin City Health and Wellness, and Ritter Center
Sonoma County: Alexander Valley Healthcare, Alliance Medical Center, Petaluma Health Center, Santa Rosa Community Health, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center and West County Health Centers
Yolo, Napa and Solano Counties: CommuniCare + OLE Health Centers and Winters Healthcare Foundation
Mendocino County: Anderson Valley Health Center and Long Valley Health Center
Humboldt County: Redwoods Rural Health Center
Placer, Sierra, Nevada and Yuba Counties: El Dorado Community Health Ceneter and Western Sierra Medical Clinic
Contra Costa County: Brighter Beginnings Family Health Center
Santa Clara County: Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley
San Joaquin County and Solano County: Community Medical Center
Shasta County: Shasta Community Health Center
Siskiyou County: Shasta Cascade Health Center
Funders
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U86CS45894, Health Center Controlled Networks, for $955,000. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.”
Project Timeline
August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026 (U86CS45894)
MEASURES & GUIDELINES
Objective 1: Data Management and Analytics
- Data Governance
- Analytics Academy Training
- Standard financial reports
- Development of standard risk scores for Health Needs
Objective 2: Interoperability and Data Sharing
- Support growth and engagement in Community Information Exchange
- Templates, policies, procedures and workflows for information sharing that adheres to Federal and California data sharing and privacy regulations
- Integration of Health Information Exchange data sources into Population Health Management tools
- Support of bidirectional exchange and integrated referral and consultation information
Objective 3: Data Modernization
- To be announced
Objective 4: Cybersecurity Support
- Update cybersecurity policy and procedures
- Improve ability to vet health IT vendors and partners to assess their cybersecurity practices and ensure they meet security standards
- Cybersecurity workgroups and training to recognize and prevent social engineering attacks
- Expand implementation of Multifactor Authentication
Objective 5: Artificial Intelligence
- Advance implementation of ambient listening at PHCs
- Support of vetting Artificial Intelligence tools for health centers
- Training on fair, appropriate, valid, effective and safe use (FAVES) of Artificial Intelligence
RESOURCES AND COMPANION DOCUMENTS
Health IT
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EHR/IT Trainer Support
Patient Portal
- Aliados Health QI Chat Room Episode 17: Lessons from Patient Portals
- Lessons from Patient Portals Promising Practice
COVID-19 Patient Portal Education Files
Patient Portal TA Resources- Patient Portal Trainer Toolkit
Patient Engagement
- Patient Engagement Through Texting Promising Practice
- Test Flight: Bidirectional Patient Texting-Live
- Test Flight: Bidirectional Patient Texting-Logic Based
- NextGen Contactless Check In Demo’s
- Test Flight: Leveraging Multi-Media Patient Engagement During Covid Pilot-video
- Test Flight:Leveraging Multi-Media Patient Engagement During Covid Pilot-write up
- HIT Office Hour Virtual Patient Screening Tool Demos
- Remote Patient Monitoring HIT Perspective Document
- Remote Patient Monitoring HIT Perspective Presentations
- Remote Patient Monitoring Resources
- Remote Patient Monitoring Decision Matrix-Devices
- Remote Patient Monitoring Decision Matrix-Vendors
- Test Flight: Putting a Cuff on Hypertension
- Test Flight: Patient Information on FHIR
Telehealth
- Specialty Telehealth HIT Perspective Document
- Specialty Telehealth HIT Perspective Presentations
- eCW Telehealth Quick Launch Guide
- COVID-19 Telehealth Billing Webinar with the California Telehealth Resource Center
- Increasing Telehealth Engagement Promising Practice
- Shared Specialty Telehealth Model Promising Practice
- Test Flight: Use of E-Consults to Address Specialty Care Shortage
- WCHC Virtual Clinic Promising Practice
- Virtual Care Learning Series Resource Library
- Telehealth Implementation Best Practices Checklist
Care Team Burden
- Scribe/Voice Recognition HIT Perspective Document
- Scribe/Voice Recognition HIT Perspective Presentations
- NG Mobile Demo
- Test Flight: Scribe Solutions to address Provider Burden
- Assessing the Care Team Tech Experience Toolkit
Interoperability
- Interoperability Trainings
- Information Blocking Toolkit
- NextGen Interoperability Demo
- Developing Partnerships to Expand Patient-Centered Data Sharing Forum on CIE & HIE Intersection – Slides
- Developing Partnerships to Expand Patient-Centered Data Sharing Forum on CIE & HIe Intersection – Infographic
- Developing Partnerships to Expand Patient-Centered Data Sharing Forum on CIE & HIE Intersection – Takeaways & Recording
Security
Population Health / Health Needs
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Connecting to Patients
Connecting to Community Resources
Data Analytics, Governance, and Analytics Academy
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Data Governance
Data Tool Use
Promising Practices
HCCN Promising Practices
Promising Practice Documentation
HIT Product Workflow –Coming Soon
Alliance Closed Loop Referral Promising Practice
NexHealth Outreach Promising Practice
Santa Rosa Outreach Promising Practice
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PROJECT PARTNERS
Strategic Partners:
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
- National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- Health Information Technology, Evaluation and Quality Center (HITEQ)
PROJECT CONTACT
For more information, please contact Colleen Petersen.
ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER INITIATIVES
Please refer to the Aliados Health Initiatives at aliadoshealth.org for these programs:
- Health Informatics
- Data Analytics and Governance
- Health Information Exchange-Interoperability
- Peer Collaboration