Community Clinics Health Network

HQP OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR MEMBER HEALTH CENTERS TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.

SEE SCHEEDULE OIN FY 21-22, OHI PROVIDERS SCREENED THE ORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF 7,931 CHILDREN AND PERFORMED DENTAL EXAMS FOR 9,129 CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 7,854 CHILDREN RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR IDENTIFIED ORAL HEALTH NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE CONSIDERED TO BE AT HIGH-RISK FOR DENTAL DISEASE. ADDITIONALLY, ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED IN A CLINIC, COMMUNITY, OR VIRTUAL SETTING TO A TOTAL OF 2,250 PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES ZERO THROUGH FIVE.

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE SOCAL OPTIMIZATION OF SBIRT (SOS) PROJECT, WHICH BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2018 AND RUNS FOR FIVE YEARS, UNIFORMLY OPTIMIZES AND STANDARDIZES SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT) SERVICES AT FQHCS IN SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS (AGES 12-17) AND ADULTS (AGES 18+) IN PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. TO DATE OVER 55,100 HAVE BEEN PRE-SCREENED FOR MISUSE/ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES THROUGH THIS PROJECT. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, THE SOS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SBIRT SERVICES TO AN ESTIMATED 94,000 PATIENTS.

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE INTEGRATION PROJECT SERVED 490 PEOPLE BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER OF 2021 AND 649 PEOPLE BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE 2022. A FEW NEW PROGRAM COMPONENTS WERE INTRODUCED IN THE JANUARY-JUNE 2022 TIME PERIOD INCLUDING. BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ADDITION OF PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THE REFERRAL OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS SYSTEMS OF CARE, WHEN INDICATED. THE PROGRAM ALSO HOSTED THE 12TH ANNUAL INTEGRATION SUMMIT WHICH WAS HELD VIRTUALLY OVER PART OF THREE DAYS IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. IT WAS ATTENDED BY LEADERSHIP AND CLINICIANS FROM THE PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SYSTEMS OF CARE AND WAS RATED EXCELLENT OR GOOD BY 96% OF THOSE ATTENDEES.

HQP HAS MANY OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING ADMINISTERING FUNDS SO HEALTH CENTERS CAN HIRE NAVIGATORS TO ENROLL PATIENTS IN MEDICAID AND COVERED CALIFORNIA FUNDED BY CMS AND COVERED CALIFORNIA. HEALTH CENTER-CONTROLLED NETWORK FUNDING FROM HRSA IS USED FOR THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: ENHANCE THE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCES, ADVANCE INTEROPERABILITY, AND USE DATA TO ENHANCE VALUE. HQP SERVED AS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO UCSD MOORES CANCER CENTER ON TWO RESEARCH STUDIES - ONE TESTING A CENTRALIZED MODEL FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND THE OTHER TO DETERMINE WHAT METHODS WORK BEST FOR OUTREACHING TO THE HEALTH CENTER POPULATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR COVID-19 TESTING.