Access Family Care recognized for Quality Improvement
Health Center Receives Funding to Reward Quality Improvement Achievements
Access Family Care recognized for Quality Improvement
Neosho, MO December 15, 2014—On December 9th, United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced funding to reward and expand quality improvement in community health centers. Access Family Care, who provides Medical and Dental services in Jasper, Newton, Lawrence, McDonald, and Barry Counties, was awarded $15,000 for their efforts to provided continued quality care, for all patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services official announcement said, “The health centers receiving awards today are proven leaders in areas such as chronic disease management, preventive care and the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to report quality data.”
“This funding rewards health centers that have a proven track record in clinical quality improvement, which translates to better patient care, and it allows them to expand and improve their systems and infrastructure to bring the highest quality primary care services to the communities they serve,” said Secretary Burwell. “With these funds, health centers in all 50 states will continue to provide access to high quality, comprehensive primary and preventive health care to the patients that need it the most.”
The awarding of these funds recognizes Access Family Care’s high level of quality performance, in one or more of the following areas:
- Health center quality leaders received awards if they were among the top 30 percent of all health centers that achieved the best overall clinical outcomes, demonstrating their ability to focus on quality in all aspects of their clinical operations; 361 health centers received funding in this category for approximately $11.2 million dollars.
- National quality leaders received awards for exceeding national clinical benchmarks (Healthy People 2020 objectives and health center national averages) for chronic disease management, preventive care, and perinatal/prenatal care, demonstrating the critical role that health centers play in promoting higher quality health care nationwide; 57 health centers received funding in this category for approximately $2.5 million dollars.
- Clinical quality improvers received awards if they demonstrated at least a 10 percent improvement in clinical quality measures between 2012 and 2013, showing a significant improvement in the health of the patients they serve; 1,058 health centers received funding in this category for approximately $17.7 million dollars.
- Electronic Health Record reporters received funding if they used EHRs to report clinical quality measure data on all of their patients, a key transformational step in driving quality improvement for all health center patients across the nation; 332 health centers received funding in this category for approximately $4.9 million dollars.
“These funds reward and support those health centers that have taken steps to achieve the highest levels of clinical quality performance and improvement,” said Health and Resources Administration (HRSA) Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N.
Don McBride, CEO of Access Family Care, said, “Receiving this funding award is a direct result of our staff working diligently, every day, to provide the highest level of quality service to the great people; who are our patients!”
Nearly 1,300 HRSA-supported health centers operate more than 9,200 service delivery sites that provide care to nearly 22 million patients in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin.
For a list of FY 2015 Quality Improvement Awards recipients, visit www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2014tables/qualityimprovement/.
To learn more about the Affordable Care Act and Community Health Centers, visit https://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/healthcenterfactsheet.pdf.
To learn more about HRSA’s Community Health Center Program, visit
https://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/index.html.
To find a health center in your area, visit
https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov.
ACCESS Family Care (ACCESS), was founded in 1996 as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for the purpose of increasing access to primary health care for those who lack medical insurance coverage. As an FQHC, ACCESS receives a 330 Federal grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care designed to offset the expenses associated with providing sliding fee discounts to patients who demonstrate economic need.
ACCESS Family Care—Anderson with both medical and dental services is located at 927 N. Business 71 and can be reached at 417-845-8300. The dental clinic is located in the same building and can be reached at 417-845-2273.
ACCESS Family Care—Cassville with both medical and dental services is located at 4016 North Main Street and can be reached at 417-847-0057.
ACCESS Family Care—Joplin with medical, pediatrics, and dental combined in one location is located at 530 S. Maiden Lane. For medical appointments call 417-782-6200 and for dental appointments call 417-782-0080.
ACCESS Family Care—Neosho, medical services only, is located at 412 East McKinney and can be reached at Phone: 417 451-4447.
ACCESS Family Care—Mount Vernon, medical services only, is located at 101 West Patterson and can be reached at Phone: 417 461-0688.
All Clinics are open Monday through Friday, from 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.; with late hours on Tuesdays, where they are open until 07:00 p.m. The Dental Clinic, in Cassville, closes at 2 p.m., on Fridays.
ACCESS Family Care’s administrative offices are located at 4301 Doniphan Drive in Neosho, Missouri, and the phone number is 417-451-9450.
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