Neighborhood Health Care Network

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION (FUHN) IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, FUND DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY FOR ITS MEMBER CLINICS. FUHN MEMBER CLINICS PROVIDE MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER ENABLING SERVICES TO OVER 110,000 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA. 90% OF THE PATIENTS SERVED HAVE INCOMES BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND 91% ARE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE.

FUHN CONTRACTED WITH THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN 2013 TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEDICAID ENROLLEES THROUGH AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE MODEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THROUGH THIS INNOVATIVE MODEL, CALLED THE INTEGRATED HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (IHP), FUHN SERVES 33,000 MEDICAID ENROLLEES WITH THE PURPOSE TO ACHIEVE THE TRIPLE AIM - LOWER THE TOTAL COST OF CARE (TCOC), IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE, AND ACHIEVE POSITIVE PATIENT SATISFACTION. OVER 4 YEARS, FUHN HAS DECREASED THE TCOC BY NEARLY $20M WHILE IMPROVING CARE ON KEY HEALTH METRICS AND MAINTAINING HIGH PATIENT SATISFACTION. THIS SUCCESS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES SPECIFICALLY UTILIZING SOPHISTICATED DATA ANALYTICS AND INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION FOR PATIENTS SHOWING GAPS IN CARE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE PATIENTS IN THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT. FUHN CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM IN 2017. INITIALLY CONTRACTING WITH OPTUM FOR DATA ANALYTICS, FUHN IS DEVELOPING ITS OWN HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY TO ASSURE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPAND THE INNOVATIVE CLINICAL PRACTICES TO ALL 110,000 PATIENTS, COMPOUNDING AND FURTHERING THE TRIPLE AIM GOALS. FUHN HAS RECEIVED INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FROM THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MN DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SEVERAL MINNESOTA MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION AND THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESOURCES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. FUHN ALSO CONTRACTED WITH HRSA FOR HCCN FUNDING IN 2019 ONGOING. THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A NETWORK OF CLINICS BRINGING THEM EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCY IN TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL WORKFLOW. PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, AND DATA AGGREGATION AND ANALYSIS THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD AS INDIVIDUAL CLINICS.