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Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health
Care​ ​System
Thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​that​ ​warm​ ​introduction
Good​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania​ ​–​ ​I​ ​spent​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​time​ ​here​ ​in​ ​the​ ​early​ ​70’s​ ​as​ ​I​ ​had​ ​a​ ​friend
at​ ​​Hershey​ ​Medical​ ​School​​ ​–​ ​drove​ ​that​ ​route​ ​often​ ​from​ ​Middletown,​ ​Connecticut​ ​--​ ​you
all​ ​have​ ​a​ ​big​ ​state​ ​–​ ​you​ ​could​ ​fit​ ​9​ ​Ct’s​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania​ ​-​ ​​ ​and​ ​one​ ​of​ ​my​ ​good​ ​friends
who​ ​helped​ ​me​ ​start​ ​our​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​in​ ​Connecticut​ ​was​ ​born​ ​and​ ​raised
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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just​ ​outside​ ​of​ ​​ ​Philadelphia​ ​–​ ​he’s​ ​now​ ​the​ ​Governor​ ​of​ ​Colorado​ ​–​ ​​ ​John​ ​W.
Hickenlooper​ ​–​ ​(​ ​he’s​ ​a​ ​big​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​supporter)​ ​both​ ​as​ ​mayor​ ​of
Denver​ ​and​ ​now​ ​governor,​ ​he​ ​cites​ ​the​ ​lessons​ ​he​ ​learned​ ​growing​ ​up​ ​here​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as
working​ ​at​ ​a​ ​CHC​ ​as​ ​the​ ​core​ ​of​ ​his​ ​governing​ ​style…..
To​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​gathered​ ​here​ ​today​ ​–​ ​Thank​ ​you​ ​and​ ​congratulations​ ​on​ ​the
work​ ​you​ ​do​ ​and​ ​the​ ​great​ ​people​ ​who​ ​work​ ​at​ ​your​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​​ ​–​ ​caring​ ​for​ ​our
friends,​ ​neighbors​ ​who​ ​have​ ​been​ ​marginalized​ ​by​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system.
Through​ ​your​ ​work,​ ​you​ ​​ ​have​ ​created​ ​health​ ​care​ ​homes,​ ​ensuring​ ​the​ ​right​ ​of​ ​every
citizen​ ​in​ ​need​ ​to​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to​ ​a​ ​family​ ​doctor,​ ​dentist​ ​and​ ​BH​ ​professionals​ ​​ ​​ ​-and
you​ ​do​ ​this​ ​while​ ​honoring​ ​and​ ​respecting​ ​the​ ​dignity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​who​ ​you​ ​care​ ​for.
And​ ​Thanks​ ​To​ ​the​ ​Primary​ ​Care​ ​association​ ​​ ​since​ ​1981​ ​you’ve​ ​been​ ​working​ ​to
strengthen,​ ​promote​ ​and​ ​grow​ ​Health​ ​center​ ​programs​ ​throughout​ ​Penn​ ​/you​ ​support
Health​ ​Center’s​ ​that​ ​care​ ​for​ ​700,000​ ​residents​ ​and​ ​growing​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​from​ ​urban​ ​to​ ​rural
settings​ ​all​ ​across​ ​this​ ​great​ ​State.
You​ ​all​ ​in​ ​Penn​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​a​ ​great​ ​​ ​job.
And​ ​speaking​ ​of​ ​Thanks​ ​-​ ​I​ ​think​ ​we​ ​can​ ​all​ ​thank​ ​the​ ​lord​ ​that​ ​the​ ​election​ ​is​ ​over​ ​–​ ​and
speaking​ ​personally​ ​–​ ​praise​ ​the​ ​lord​ ​–​ ​for​ ​the​ ​outcome​ ​–​ ​In​ ​that​ ​last​ ​week​ ​you​ ​all​ ​in
Penn​ ​were​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​of​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​national​ ​attention​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​knew​ ​you​ ​wouldn’t​ ​let​ ​us​ ​down​ ​–
your​ ​pretty​ ​tough​ ​down​ ​here​ ​​ ​–​ ​I​ ​know​ ​this​ ​personally​ ​-​ ​​ ​As​ ​a​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Giants​ ​fan​ ​–
your​ ​Steelers​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​they​ ​beat​ ​us​ ​even​ ​when​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the​ ​refs​ ​on​ ​our​ ​side​ ​–​ ​you​ ​all
never​ ​give​ ​up​ ​on​ ​your​ ​patients,​ ​your​ ​team​ ​or​ ​your​ ​candidate.
So​ ​while​ ​I’m​ ​here​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​about​ ​the​ ​seed​ ​we​ ​planted​ ​at​ ​our​ ​health​ ​center​ ​40​ ​years
ago​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​flourished​ ​I​ ​need​ ​to​ ​just​ ​reflect​ ​for​ ​a​ ​moment​ ​on​ ​the​ ​soil​ ​we​ ​planted​ ​our
seed​ ​in​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it's​ ​influenced​ ​the​ ​work​ ​we​ ​have​ ​down​ ​-​ ​-​ ​WE​ ​have​ ​a​ ​saying​ ​at​ ​our
Health​ ​Center​ ​–​ ​we​ ​didn’t​ ​get​ ​here​ ​on​ ​our​ ​own​ ​and​ ​we​ ​can’t​ ​move​ ​forward​ ​alone​ ​–​ ​let’s
give​ ​praise​ ​to​ ​those​ ​who​ ​got​ ​us​ ​here.
The​ ​story​ ​starts​ ​with​ ​the​ ​battle​ ​for​ ​national​ ​health​ ​insurance-​ ​Over​ ​100​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​at​ ​the
beginning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​20​th​
​ ​Century​ ​the​ ​flag​ ​is​ ​raised​ ​by​ ​President​ ​Teddy​ ​Roosevelt​ ​in​ ​1900​ ​–
it’s​ ​a​ ​battle​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​again​ ​by​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1930’s​ ​by​ ​FDR​ ​and​ ​then​ ​in​ ​the​ ​50’s​ ​by​ ​President
Harry​ ​Truman​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Johnson​ ​was​ ​able​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​some​ ​relief​ ​to​ ​people​ ​in​ ​need​ ​with
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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the​ ​passage​ ​of​ ​Medicaid​ ​and​ ​Medicare​ ​in​ ​1965​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Nixon​ ​–​ ​and​ ​Clinton​ ​all
weighed​ ​in​ ​–​ ​but​ ​it​ ​wasn’t​ ​until​ ​this​ ​President​ ​​ ​-​ ​President​ ​Obama​ ​​ ​-​ ​that​ ​we​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​see
the​ ​light​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tunnel​ ​–​ ​Hope​ ​is​ ​here.
But​ ​I’m​ ​not​ ​really​ ​here​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​National​ ​Health​ ​Insurance​ ​–​ ​I​ ​would​ ​much​ ​rather​ ​talk
about​ ​Sex,​ ​drugs​ ​and​ ​Rock​ ​and​ ​Roll​ ​–​ ​I’m​ ​mean​ ​I’d​ ​rather​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ ​1960’s.
While​ ​that​ ​struggle​ ​for​ ​National​ ​Health​ ​Insurance​ ​was​ ​going​ ​on​ ​–​ ​another​ ​equally
important​ ​struggle​ ​was​ ​underway​ ​in​ ​our​ ​country​ ​––it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​struggle​ ​to​ ​determine​ ​who
and​ ​how​ ​health​ ​care​ ​would​ ​be​ ​delivered​ ​to​ ​those​ ​populations​ ​living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​shadow​ ​of
poverty​ ​​ ​​ ​.​ ​Yes​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​for​ ​care​ ​–​ ​but​ ​​ ​what​ ​was​ ​missing​ ​was​ ​the​ ​question
of​ ​who​ ​even​ ​had​ ​access​ ​to​ ​care​ ​in​ ​the​ ​first​ ​place.
It​ ​was​ ​then,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​late​ ​sixties,​ ​that​ ​two​ ​different​ ​movements​ ​emerge​ ​on​ ​the​ ​national
stage​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​time–​ ​the​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Clinic
movement​ ​––​ ​which​ ​is​ ​how​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​in​ ​Ct​ ​operated​ ​in​ ​our​ ​first​ ​few​ ​years.
You​ ​all​ ​know​ ​the​ ​story​ ​about​ ​the​ ​​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​​ ​movement.
-it’s​ ​1965​ ​and​ ​two​ ​Harvard​ ​trained​ ​Physicians​ ​Jack​ ​Gieger​ ​and​ ​Count​ ​Gibson​ ​are
worried​ ​about​ ​the​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​access​ ​to​ ​health​ ​care​ ​for​ ​​ ​the​ ​poor​ ​​ ​-​ ​Geiger​ ​had​ ​been​ ​exposed
to​ ​the​ ​South​ ​African​ ​system​ ​of​ ​Community​ ​Oriented​ ​Primary​ ​care​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​He​ ​sets​ ​out​ ​to
replicate​ ​that​ ​model​ ​here​ ​in​ ​America​ ​–​ ​with​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​a​ ​recently​ ​elected​ ​Senator​ ​from
Mass​ ​–​ ​Ted​ ​Kennedy.​ ​​ ​Geiger​ ​finds​ ​a​ ​funding​ ​source​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Economic
Opportunity/​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​War​ ​on​ ​Poverty​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​they​ ​were​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​support​ ​this​ ​community
centered​ ​model​ ​of​ ​health​ ​delivery​ ​-​ ​and​ ​two​ ​health​ ​​ ​Centers​ ​are​ ​started​ ​–​ ​one​ ​at​ ​a​ ​Public
Housing​ ​project​ ​Columbia​ ​point​ ​in​ ​Boston,​ ​the​ ​second​ ​located​ ​in​ ​a​ ​500​ ​mile​ ​rural​ ​area​ ​–
in​ ​the​ ​Mississippi​ ​​ ​Delta​ ​–​ ​​ ​–​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​start,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​wasn’t​ ​enough;​ ​Geiger​ ​and​ ​others
wanted​ ​to​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​model​ ​–​ ​But​ ​troubled​ ​loomed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​horizon​ ​-​ ​not​ ​only​ ​was​ ​there​ ​a
war​ ​on​ ​poverty​ ​–​ ​but​ ​there​ ​was​ ​a​ ​war​ ​on​ ​the​ ​war​ ​on​ ​poverty​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Nixon​ ​–​ ​during
his​ ​run​ ​for​ ​the​ ​presidency​ ​had​ ​one​ ​of​ ​those​ ​​ ​campaign​ ​pledges​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​this​ ​might​ ​sound
familiar​ ​–​ ​he​ ​vowed​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​his​ ​first​ ​actions​ ​to​ ​dismantle​ ​the​ ​OEO​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​think​ ​we​ ​heard
that​ ​refrain​ ​in​ ​this​ ​past​ ​​ ​election​ ​-​ ​–​ ​But​ ​Sen​ ​Kennedy​ ​works​ ​hard​ ​and​ ​fast​ ​and​ ​in​ ​1972​ ​–
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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he​ ​gets​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement​ ​put​ ​over​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​,​ ​Education​ ​and​ ​Welfare​ ​(
HEW​ ​)​ ​where​ ​​Congress​​ ​can​ ​keep​ ​an​ ​eye​ ​on​ ​it​ ​and​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​is​ ​the​ ​history​ ​you​ ​know​ ​–
And​ ​then​ ​there​ ​was​ ​that​ ​other​ ​movement​ ​taking​ ​shape​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1960’s​ ​–​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​1967​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​–
100,000​ ​young​ ​people​ ​are​ ​converging​ ​on​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​–it’s​ ​the​ ​famed​ ​summer​ ​of
Love​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​​ ​a​ ​young​ ​Doctor​ ​is​ ​concerned​ ​that​ ​the​ ​local​ ​Health​ ​system​ ​is​ ​not​ ​equipped
nor​ ​responsive​ ​to​ ​address​ ​the​ ​cultural,​ ​financial​ ​and​ ​health​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​this​ ​population​ ​–
his​ ​name​ ​is​ ​Dr​ ​David​ ​Smith​ ​–​ ​he’s​ ​set​ ​up​ ​a​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​at​ ​the​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Haight​ ​and
Ashbury​ ​Street​ ​​ ​in​ ​July​ ​1967​ ​-​ ​and​ ​launches​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​across​ ​the
country​ ​similar​ ​Free​ ​Clinics​ ​are​ ​sprouting​ ​up​ ​in​ ​Cities​ ​​ ​–​ ​The​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​movement​ ​has
some​ ​important​ ​allies​ ​one​ ​of​ ​them​ ​​ ​​ ​is​ ​rock​ ​promoter​ ​Bill​ ​Graham​ ​–​ ​who​ ​sets​ ​up​ ​a
system​ ​of​ ​financing​ ​these​ ​clinics​ ​through​ ​music​ ​concerts​ ​–​ ​they’re​ ​called​ ​the​ ​​ ​Dr
Sunday’s​ ​medicine​ ​show​ ​–​ ​performers​ ​like​ ​Jimi​ ​Hendrick,​ ​Grateful​ ​Dead,​ ​George
Harrison​ ​and​ ​Led​ ​Zepplin​ ​and​ ​other​ ​groups​ ​help​ ​out​ ​​ ​-​ ​​ ​–​ ​but​ ​the​ ​movement​ ​is​ ​growing
even​ ​bigger​ ​than​ ​that​ ​and​ ​Smith,​ ​like​ ​Geiger,​ ​is​ ​worried​ ​about​ ​how​ ​will​ ​these​ ​HC​ ​get
funding.
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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it’s​ ​now​ ​1972​ ​and​ ​Smith​ ​brings​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​over​ ​900​ ​Health​ ​activists​ ​to​ ​Washington​ ​to
see​ ​if​ ​we​ ​can’t​ ​organize​ ​the​ ​movement​ ​and​ ​get​ ​federal​ ​support​ ​​ ​–​ ​I’m​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​group/
hair​ ​was​ ​a​ ​little​ ​longer​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​there​ ​we​ ​form​ ​the​ ​NFCC​ ​–​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​NACHC​ ​​ ​and​ ​federal
support​ ​​ ​​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​–​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​But​ ​unlike​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​the
funding​ ​fades​ ​and​ ​Free​ ​Clinics​ ​revert​ ​to​ ​being​ ​of​ ​and​ ​by​ ​their​ ​communities.
What​ ​binds​ ​these​ ​two​ ​movements​ ​are​ ​their​ ​4​ ​guiding​ ​principles​ ​–​ ​and​ ​not​ ​surprisingly
they​ ​are​ ​very​ ​closely​ ​aligned​ ​and​ ​they​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​heart​ ​of​ ​why​ ​we​ ​are​ ​special​ ​today
1.​ ​​ ​Health​ ​care​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​neighborhoods​ ​of​ ​those​ ​in​ ​need
2.​ ​​ ​the​ ​services​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​comprehensive
3.​ ​​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​the​ ​services​ ​should​ ​reflect​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​and
4.​ ​the​ ​organization​ ​of​ ​these​ ​services​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​owned​ ​and​ ​controlled​ ​by​ ​those
receiving​ ​the​ ​care-
Of​ ​the​ ​four​ ​principles,​ ​clearly,​ ​the​ ​notion​ ​of​ ​local​ ​control​ ​by​ ​patients​ ​was​ ​radical​ ​in​ ​the
context​ ​of​ ​a​ ​country​ ​that​ ​vehemently​ ​opposed​ ​a​ ​national​ ​health​ ​insurance​ ​plan​ ​and​ ​was
deep​ ​in​ ​the​ ​midst​ ​of​ ​a​ ​larger​ ​civil​ ​rights​ ​struggle​ ​fighting​ ​for​ ​equal​ ​rights
Those​ ​are​ ​the​ ​roots​ ​of​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​movement.​ ​​ ​And​ ​like​ ​many​ ​of​ ​you,​ ​as​ ​the​ ​sixties
turned​ ​to​ ​the​ ​seventies,​ ​we​ ​were​ ​inspired​ ​to​ ​build​ ​system​ ​of​ ​care​ ​for​ ​the​ ​people​ ​in​ ​our
community
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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We​ ​started​ ​out​ ​in​ ​1972​ ​with​ ​a​ ​free​ ​clinic​ ​in​ ​Middletown,​ ​CT​ ​–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​second​ ​floor
walk-up​ ​apartment​ ​that​ ​we’d​ ​converted​ ​into​ ​exam​ ​rooms​ ​with​ ​volunteer​ ​labor​ ​from
Wesleyan​ ​University​ ​up​ ​the​ ​hill​ ​(​ ​you​ ​could​ ​have​ ​been​ ​in​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​)​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​We​ ​were​ ​a
group​ ​of​ ​community​ ​activists​ ​and​ ​college​ ​students,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​rallied​ ​under​ ​the​ ​banner
“Health​ ​Care​ ​is​ ​a​ ​Right,​ ​Not​ ​a​ ​Privilege”,​ ​​ ​-​ ​with​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​a​ ​volunteer​ ​dentist​ ​and
physicians​ ​,​ ​we​ ​began​ ​offering​ ​services​ ​and​ ​everything​ ​was​ ​going​ ​along​ ​until​ ​we​ ​got​ ​a
knock​ ​on​ ​the​ ​door​ ​–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​the​ ​State​ ​​ ​health​ ​department.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​license​ ​​ ​It​ ​turns
out​ ​that​ ​the​ ​“local​ ​”​ ​doctors​ ​in​ ​town​ ​had​ ​gotten​ ​together​ ​and​ ​complained​ ​that​ ​non-
doctors​ ​were​ ​setting​ ​up​ ​a​ ​medical​ ​practice​ ​​ ​–​ ​and​ ​so​ ​the​ ​inspectors​ ​went​ ​through​ ​our
operation​ ​with​ ​a​ ​fine​ ​tooth​ ​comb​ ​and​ ​they​ ​weren’t​ ​too​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​find​ ​that​ ​everything​ ​was
in​ ​order,​ ​just​ ​as​ ​it​ ​should​ ​be.​ ​​ ​Until​ ​they​ ​were​ ​on​ ​their​ ​way​ ​out,​ ​and​ ​someone​ ​pulled​ ​out
a​ ​tape​ ​measure​ ​–​ ​it​ ​seems​ ​that​ ​our​ ​hallways​ ​were​ ​one​ ​half-inch​ ​too​ ​small​ ​for​ ​regulation,
so​ ​they​ ​shut​ ​us​ ​down,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​looked​ ​like​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​.​ ​​ ​But
we​ ​didn’t​ ​give​ ​up.​ ​​ ​We​ ​took​ ​some​ ​time​ ​to​ ​assess​ ​what​ ​had​ ​happened,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​those
months​ ​the​ ​real​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​our​ ​health​ ​center​ ​was​ ​born.​ ​​ ​We​ ​wondered,​ ​if​ ​our​ ​community
deserved​ ​access​ ​to​ ​care,​ ​didn’t​ ​they​ ​deserve​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​care?​ ​​ ​If​ ​we​ ​based​ ​our
model​ ​on​ ​using​ ​the​ ​leftovers​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“official”​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system​ ​–​ ​volunteer​ ​labor,
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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donated​ ​supplies​ ​–​ ​how​ ​could​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​need​ ​that​ ​we​ ​knew​ ​was​ ​there?​ ​​ ​​ ​Were​ ​we
building​ ​a​ ​​ ​place​ ​where​ ​people​ ​could​ ​do​ ​their​ ​best​ ​work?
Now​ ​I’m​ ​not​ ​suggesting​ ​that​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the​ ​answers​ ​to​ ​these​ ​questions​ ​​ ​–​ ​but​ ​when​ ​we​ ​had
rallied​ ​and​ ​re-opened​ ​our​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​at​ ​a​ ​new​ ​location,​ ​those​ ​fundamental
questions​ ​animated​ ​our​ ​work.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​new​ ​health​ ​center​ ​raised​ ​the​ ​bar​ ​and​ ​it​ ​also​ ​had​ ​very
wide​ ​hallways!!​ ​.​ ​When​ ​a​ ​second​ ​community​ ​about​ ​30​ ​miles​ ​away​ ​called​ ​us​ ​a​ ​few​ ​years
later–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​seniors​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​dental​ ​care​ ​in​ ​their​ ​shoreline​ ​town​ ​as
Medicare​ ​didn’t​ ​cover​ ​that​ ​services​ ​–​ ​we​ ​were​ ​ready​ ​to​ ​expand.​ ​​ ​And​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years,​ ​we
added​ ​offices​ ​in​ ​towns​ ​across​ ​Connecticut​ ​that​ ​faced​ ​the​ ​same​ ​challenges​ ​–​ ​a
population​ ​in​ ​need​ ​that​ ​wasn’t​ ​served​ ​well​ ​by​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system.
It​ ​would​ ​be​ ​20​ ​years​ ​after​ ​we​ ​started​ ​that​ ​we​ ​became​ ​a​ ​FQHC​ ​look-a-like​ ​and​ ​then
shortly​ ​after​ ​that​ ​we​ ​received​ ​330​ ​funding.
Today​ ​40​ ​years​ ​later​ ​we’re​ ​in​ ​208​ ​locations​ ​and​ ​care​ ​for​ ​130,000​ ​patients​ ​and​ ​will
provide​ ​over​ ​450,000​ ​visits​ ​this​ ​year.
Along​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​we​ ​developed​ ​a​ ​mantra​ ​that​ ​keeps​ ​us​ ​centered​ ​on​ ​our​ ​path,​ ​and​ ​here​ ​it
is:
We’re​ ​building​ ​a​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​care​ ​system​ ​–​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​serving
Special​ ​Populations​ ​–​ ​focused​ ​in​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​patient​ ​outcomes​ ​and​ ​cultivating​ ​Healthy
Communities.
Let​ ​me​ ​break​ ​that​ ​down​ ​for​ ​you
Building​ ​a​ ​world​ ​class​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system​​ ​​ ​-​ ​Now​ ​it​ ​might​ ​sound​ ​arrogant​ ​to​ ​say​ ​from
our​ ​neigborhoods​ ​that​ ​you​ ​could​ ​build​ ​such​ ​a​ ​system​ ​–​ ​but​ ​why​ ​wouldn’t​ ​we​ ​want​ ​to
create​ ​such​ ​an​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​in​ ​doing​ ​so​ ​realize,​ ​just​ ​like​ ​Jack​ ​Geiger​ ​​ ​-​ ​that​ ​when
you​ ​look​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​there​ ​is​ ​great​ ​inspiration​ ​to​ ​draw​ ​from​ ​​ ​–​ ​in​ ​our​ ​case​ ​–​ ​we
look​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Aravind​ ​Eye​ ​Center​ ​in​ ​South​ ​Indian​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​Joung​ ​shipping​ ​Health​ ​system​ ​in
Sweden​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​Group​ ​Health​ ​Cooperative​ ​in​ ​Washington​ ​State​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​many
high-performing​ ​CHC’s​ ​from​ ​Hawaii​ ​to​ ​Boston​ ​–​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​thinking​ ​about​ ​building​ ​a​ ​World
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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Class​ ​Primary​ ​Care​ ​System​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​frame​ ​of​ ​reference​ ​that​ ​looks​ ​at​ ​people
who​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​great​ ​work​ ​in​ ​health​ ​care​ ​delivery.​ ​​ ​​ ​You​ ​have​ ​to​ ​study​ ​the​ ​best​ ​practices
of​ ​health​ ​systems​ ​and​ ​other​ ​industries​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world.
Committed​ ​to​ ​serving​ ​special​ ​populations​​ ​–
We’re​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​but​ ​we’re​ ​specialists​ ​–​ ​our​ ​specialty​ ​is​ ​the​ ​people​ ​we​ ​serve.​ ​​ ​The
challenges​ ​they​ ​face​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​way​ ​we​ ​deliver​ ​care.​ ​But​ ​it’s​ ​not​ ​just​ ​​need​​ ​that​ ​defines
special​ ​populations​ ​–​ ​​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​is​ ​about​ ​their​ ​capacity​ ​to​ ​​lead​​ ​–​ ​​ ​its​ ​where​ ​our
Board​ ​membership​ ​comes​ ​from,​ ​​ ​and​ ​on​ ​a​ ​national​ ​level,​ ​those​ ​health​ ​center​ ​board
members​ ​have​ ​over​ ​the​ ​past​ ​40​ ​plus​ ​years​ ​built​ ​​ ​a​ ​movement​ ​that​ ​cares​ ​for​ ​20​ ​million
people​ ​–​ ​that’s​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​system​ ​in​ ​America.
We’re​ ​focused​ ​in​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​patient​ ​outcomes​​ ​–​ ​you’ll​ ​see​ ​in​ ​our​ ​organizational
design​ ​a​ ​fundamental​ ​concept​ ​that​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary
care​ ​you​ ​have​ ​an​ ​obligation​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​–​ ​at​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​we​ ​do​ ​this​ ​through​ ​the
research​ ​that​ ​we​ ​undertake​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Weitzman​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​innovation​ ​​ ​–​ ​​ ​As​ ​much​ ​as​ ​we’re
a​ ​health​ ​care​ ​organization,​ ​we’re​ ​a​ ​data​ ​and​ ​research​ ​company.​ ​​ ​The​ ​challenges​ ​that
our​ ​population​ ​faces​ ​in​ ​chronic​ ​disease:​ ​cardiovascular,​ ​diabetes,​ ​hypertension,​ ​oral
health​ ​and​ ​depression​ ​​ ​require​ ​us​ ​to​ ​put​ ​more​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​outcomes,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​can​ ​no​ ​longer
rely​ ​on​ ​anecdote​ ​–​ ​we​ ​need​ ​the​ ​data​ ​to​ ​know​ ​if​ ​we’re​ ​​ ​making​ ​real​ ​progress.
Finally​ ​cultivating​ ​Healthy​ ​communities​​ ​–​ ​We​ ​all​ ​know​ ​too​ ​well​ ​that​ ​the​ ​diabetic
patient​ ​we​ ​sees​ ​only​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​us​ ​4​ ​times​ ​a​ ​year​ ​but​ ​​ ​has​ ​diabetes​ ​365​ ​days​ ​a​ ​year​ ​–
the​ ​communities​ ​that​ ​we​ ​are​ ​located​ ​in​ ​need​ ​our​ ​active​ ​engagement​ ​–​ ​farmers​ ​markets,
ways​ ​to​ ​be​ ​healthy​ ​and​ ​active,​ ​​ ​and​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​issues​ ​are​ ​all​ ​on​ ​the​ ​table​ ​if​ ​we​ ​are​ ​to
really​ ​address​ ​the​ ​social​ ​determinants​ ​of​ ​health.
So​ ​let’s​ ​me​ ​take​ ​you​ ​on​ ​an​ ​overview​ ​of​ ​our​ ​organization​ ​​ ​-moving​ ​from​ ​our​ ​mantra​ ​to
how​ ​we​ ​translate​ ​that​ ​into​ ​our​ ​organizational​ ​design​ ​-​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​touching​ ​on​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the
transformations​ ​we​ ​have​ ​undertaken.
•Clinical​ ​Excellence
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•Research​ ​&​ ​Innovation
•The​ ​Next​ ​Generation
The​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​identified​ ​three​ ​pillars​ ​on​ ​our​ ​path​ ​to​ ​building​ ​a​ ​world​ ​class​ ​system.
-We​ ​are​ ​always​ ​striving​ ​for​ ​clinical​ ​excellence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary​ ​care.
-We​ ​are​ ​constantly​ ​innovating​ ​and​ ​researching​ ​seeking​ ​new​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​outcomes
for​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​and​ ​redesigning​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​space
-We​ ​are​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​training​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​of​ ​providers​ ​in​ ​our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care​ ​–
but​ ​training​ ​to​ ​our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care
When​ ​we​ ​think​ ​about​ ​clinical​ ​excellence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​two
drivers.​ ​First​ ​we​ ​think​ ​about​ ​how​ ​to​ ​organize​ ​care​ ​around​ ​patients’​ ​needs.​ ​Then​ ​we​ ​set
up​ ​systems​ ​that​ ​monitor​ ​our​ ​quality​ ​and​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​improvement.
CARE​ ​ORGANIZED​ ​AROUND​ ​PATIENT​ ​NEEDS
•Advanced​ ​Access
•​ ​Expanded​ ​Hours/24-hour​ ​Coverage
•Care​ ​Where​ ​You​ ​Are
•Patient​ ​Portals
•​ ​Language​ ​Line
•Integrated​ ​Behavioral​ ​Health
Let​ ​me​ ​be​ ​very​ ​clear​ ​that​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​ideas​ ​and​ ​innovations​ ​are​ ​begged​ ​borrowed​ ​and
stolen​ ​from​ ​other​ ​groups​ ​–​ ​our​ ​great​ ​skill​ ​set​ ​at​ ​CHC​ ​is​ ​to​ ​crosswalk​ ​their​ ​ideas​ ​over​ ​to
our​ ​platform​ ​and​ ​execute​ ​according​ ​to​ ​our​ ​own​ ​standards​ ​–​ ​I​ ​also​ ​want​ ​you​ ​to​ ​know​ ​that
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each​ ​innovation​ ​brought​ ​moments​ ​of​ ​great​ ​doubt​ ​amongst​ ​team​ ​members​ ​–​ ​but​ ​we​ ​all
persevered​ ​–
First,​ ​let’s​ ​look​ ​at​ ​our​ ​patient-​ ​centered​ ​practices.
Patients​ ​need​ ​access​ ​to​ ​health​ ​care​ ​around​ ​their​ ​schedules,​ ​so​ ​we​ ​use​ ​advanced
access​ ​methodologies​ ​to​ ​have​ ​slots​ ​for​ ​patients​ ​to​ ​come​ ​in​ ​the​ ​next​ ​day,​ ​not​ ​two​ ​weeks
from​ ​now.​ ​​ ​Advanced​ ​Access​ ​was​ ​developed​ ​by​ ​some​ ​folks​ ​at​ ​Kaiser​ ​and​ ​they​ ​took​ ​the
idea​ ​from​ ​Toyota​ ​who​ ​was​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​figure​ ​out​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​car​ ​parts​ ​delivered​ ​the​ ​moment
they​ ​were​ ​needed​ ​and​ ​not​ ​a​ ​minute​ ​later​ ​–​ ​it’s​ ​transformed​ ​our​ ​no-​ ​show​ ​rates​ ​from
double​ ​digits​ ​to​ ​single​ ​digits​ ​–​ ​but​ ​like​ ​every​ ​innovation​ ​it​ ​takes​ ​time,​ ​data​ ​and​ ​patience
to​ ​get​ ​it​ ​right​ ​–​ ​Likewise,​ ​Patients​ ​need​ ​to​ ​access​ ​health​ ​care​ ​after​ ​work​ ​or​ ​on​ ​the
weekends,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​why​ ​expanded​ ​coverage​ ​is​ ​so​ ​important.
We​ ​work​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​not​ ​only​ ​at​ ​times​ ​that​ ​are​ ​best​ ​for​ ​them,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​at
locations​ ​that​ ​are​ ​best​ ​for​ ​them.​ ​​ ​Through​ ​mobile​ ​dental​ ​and​ ​school​ ​based​ ​health
centers,​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​where​ ​they​ ​are.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​even​ ​more​ ​important​ ​for​ ​patients
in​ ​shelters​ ​that​ ​we​ ​serve​ ​with​ ​our​ ​Wherever​ ​You​ ​Are​ ​program.​ ​​ ​Think​ ​about​ ​this​ ​model
in​ ​the​ ​context​ ​of​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Hospital​ ​outpatient​ ​health​ ​system​ ​–​ ​many​ ​of​ ​those
facilities​ ​had​ ​been​ ​located​ ​in​ ​poor​ ​neighborhoods​ ​–​ ​then​ ​new​ ​​ ​populations​ ​of​ ​need
emerged​ ​in​ ​other​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​community​ ​and​ ​they​ ​simple​ ​weren’t​ ​able​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​them​ ​–
This​ ​will​ ​repeat​ ​itself​ ​with​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​and​ ​we​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​more​ ​organizationally
nimble​ ​and​ ​find​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​deliver​ ​services​ ​with​ ​more​ ​ease​ ​and​ ​elegance.
Besides​ ​working​ ​to​ ​make​ ​our​ ​schedules​ ​fit​ ​our​ ​patients’​ ​schedules,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​other
important​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​meet.​ ​​ ​For​ ​example,​ ​our​ ​providers​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​culturally​ ​aware.​ ​​ ​They
need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​communicate​ ​with​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​the​ ​languages​ ​that​ ​patients​ ​know​ ​best.
Using​ ​our​ ​language​ ​line​ ​we​ ​can​ ​communicate​ ​with​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​170​ ​different​ ​languages.
While​ ​we​ ​have​ ​staff​ ​that​ ​speak​ ​many​ ​languages​ ​we’ve​ ​come​ ​to​ ​the​ ​decision​ ​that​ ​we
have​ ​to​ ​have​ ​trained​ ​medical​ ​translators​ ​and​ ​this​ ​technology​ ​is​ ​the​ ​right​ ​solution​ ​–​ ​as​ ​an
aside​ ​–​ ​I​ ​think​ ​this​ ​is​ ​a​ ​real​ ​business​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​a​ ​network​ ​of​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​or
within​ ​our​ ​communities​ ​–​ ​language​ ​translation​ ​services​ ​are​ ​only​ ​going​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​in
need​ ​and​ ​we​ ​collectively​ ​we​ ​have​ ​great​ ​strength​ ​in​ ​these​ ​areas.
We​ ​even​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​patient​ ​portal,​ ​available​ ​to​ ​all​ ​130k​ ​patients,​ ​to​ ​make​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​for​ ​our
patients​ ​to​ ​get​ ​critical​ ​information.​ ​​ ​The​ ​patient​ ​portals​ ​are​ ​connected​ ​to​ ​our​ ​fully
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integrated​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records,​ ​which​ ​I’ll​ ​talk​ ​more​ ​about​ ​a​ ​little​ ​later.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​lot
of​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ ​digital​ ​divide​ ​in​ ​our​ ​neighborhoods​ ​–​ ​that’s​ ​dated​ ​talk​ ​–​ ​the​ ​new
platform​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​one​ ​that​ ​we​ ​spend​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​time​ ​and​ ​money
on​ ​is​ ​the​ ​mobile​ ​phone​ ​​ ​-​ ​look​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​in​ ​Africa​ ​and​ ​India​ ​​ ​-​ ​the​ ​transformations
that​ ​are​ ​underway​ ​–​ ​in​ ​our​ ​own​ ​communities​ ​​ ​the​ ​%​ ​of​ ​people​ ​with​ ​Cell​ ​phone​ ​is​ ​huge
and​ ​the​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​smart​ ​phones​ ​is​ ​growing​ ​exponentially.
Often​ ​when​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​with​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​we​ ​find​ ​that​ ​their​ ​physical​ ​health​ ​is​ ​tied​ ​to
behavioral​ ​health​ ​concerns.​ ​​ ​To​ ​address​ ​this​ ​concern,​ ​our​ ​providers​ ​work​ ​in​ ​teams,​ ​set
up​ ​to​ ​facilitate​ ​a​ ​‘warm​ ​hand-off’,​ ​where​ ​a​ ​medical​ ​provider​ ​walks​ ​a​ ​patient​ ​over​ ​to​ ​meet
a​ ​behavioral​ ​health​ ​provider,​ ​and​ ​doesn’t​ ​simply​ ​write​ ​a​ ​referral​ ​which​ ​may​ ​never​ ​get
followed​ ​up​ ​on.​ ​Working​ ​in​ ​teams​ ​addresses​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fundamental​ ​realities​ ​of
medicine​ ​–​ ​over​ ​40%​ ​of​ ​all​ ​presenting​ ​problems​ ​have​ ​a​ ​BH​ ​component​ ​and​ ​our​ ​medical
providers​ ​need​ ​help.
SYSTEMS​ ​FOR​ ​IMPROVEMENT​ ​AND​ ​QUALITY
•Pods​ ​and​ ​Huddles
•Electronic​ ​Health​ ​Records
•Health​ ​Information​ ​Exchange
•Clinical​ ​Dashboards
•​ ​NCQA​ ​Level​ ​3​ ​+​ ​Joint​ ​Commission​ ​PCMH​ ​accreditation
Now​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​systems​ ​we​ ​have​ ​in​ ​place​ ​to​ ​support​ ​improvement​ ​and​ ​quality
Let​ ​me​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​pull​ ​the​ ​thread​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Warm​ ​hand-offs​ ​​ ​-​ ​To​ ​make​ ​these​ ​warm
handoffs​ ​effective,​ ​we’ve​ ​spent​ ​considerable​ ​time​ ​with​ ​our​ ​architect​ ​informing​ ​them​ ​of
our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​capture​ ​our​ ​work​ ​flow​ ​–
All​ ​of​ ​our​ ​fixed​ ​sites​ ​and​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​SBHC​ ​all​ ​have​ ​the​ ​same​ ​design​ ​for​ ​our​ ​clinical
team​ ​​ ​-​ ​they​ ​operate​ ​in​ ​PODS​ ​–​ ​usually​ ​8​ ​seats​ ​–​ ​2​ ​providers,​ ​2​ ​MA’s​ ​1​ ​RN​ ​–​ ​1​ ​BH​ ​(
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Psychiatrist,​ ​psychologist​ ​LCSW)​ ​rotating​ ​seats​ ​for​ ​podiatry,​ ​Diabetic​ ​educator​ ​–
residents​ ​share​ ​these​ ​seats.
As​ ​I​ ​noted​ ​earlier,​ ​we’re​ ​a​ ​data​ ​company​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​a​ ​health​ ​care​ ​company,​ ​and​ ​we
were​ ​the​ ​first​ ​statewide​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​system​ ​to​ ​have​ ​fully​ ​interoperable​ ​electronic​ ​health
care​ ​records.
All​ ​of​ ​us​ ​are​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​our​ ​States​ ​to​ ​role​ ​out​ ​Health​ ​Information​ ​Exchanges​ ​–​ ​this​ ​is
coming​ ​–​ ​but​ ​the​ ​progress​ ​is​ ​slow​ ​–​ ​in​ ​the​ ​interim​ ​we​ ​have​ ​taken​ ​some​ ​steps​ ​on​ ​a
couple​ ​of​ ​fronts​ ​that​ ​I​ ​will​ ​discuss​ ​–​ ​one​ ​of​ ​those​ ​is​ ​our​ ​own​ ​system​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a
limited​ ​exchange​ ​-​ ​​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​has​ ​put​ ​​ ​links​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​ER​ ​computers​ ​–​ ​(​ ​we​ ​have​ ​over​ ​15
hospitals​ ​that​ ​we​ ​deal​ ​with)​ ​which​ ​provide​ ​access​ ​to​ ​our​ ​own​ ​HIE​ ​exchange​ ​and​ ​to​ ​the
patients​ ​Continuity​ ​of​ ​Care​ ​Document​ ​–​ ​this​ ​give​ ​hospitals​ ​a​ ​view​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients
medication​ ​list,​ ​problem​ ​list,​ ​allergies​ ​,​ ​history​ ​and​ ​referrals,​ ​lab​ ​information​ ​,​ ​diagnostic
imaging​ ​​ ​-​ ​it’s​ ​also​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​Hospital​ ​to​ ​schedule​ ​appoints​ ​live​ ​into​ ​our​ ​system
–​ ​for​ ​active​ ​patient​ ​–​ ​they​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​CHC​ ​patient​ ​–​ ​I’d​ ​like​ ​to​ ​say​ ​this​ ​is​ ​successful​ ​​ ​-​ ​but
the​ ​culture​ ​in​ ​ER​ ​is​ ​not​ ​always​ ​conducive​ ​to​ ​coordinating​ ​care.
Our​ ​integrated,​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records,​ ​including​ ​connections​ ​to​ ​other​ ​health​ ​care
organizations​ ​also​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​way​ ​in​ ​telemedicine​ ​which​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​key​ ​area
of​ ​our​ ​research.
All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​data,​ ​now​ ​with​ ​8​ ​years​ ​of​ ​experience,​ ​has​ ​been​ ​brought​ ​together​ ​into​ ​a​ ​clinical
cube​ ​that​ ​has​ ​data​ ​on​ ​250,000​ ​patients.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​BI​ ​staff​ ​tell​ ​me​ ​that​ ​the​ ​cube​ ​can​ ​provide
81​ ​billion​ ​answers​ ​–​ ​most​ ​of​ ​them​ ​are​ ​meaningless​ ​–​ ​just​ ​like​ ​a​ ​good​ ​consult​ ​–​ ​you​ ​need
to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​right​ ​question​ ​-​ ​to​ ​elicit​ ​the​ ​correct​ ​answer​ ​–​ ​All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​data​ ​is​ ​available​ ​live
time​ ​–​ ​and​ ​we​ ​put​ ​this​ ​up​ ​on​ ​our​ ​intranet​ ​–​ ​it​ ​​ ​feeds​ ​our​ ​dashboards​ ​and​ ​further​ ​fuels​ ​our
quality​ ​improvement​ ​efforts.
These​ ​are​ ​examples​ ​of​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ways​ ​we’ve​ ​embraced​ ​the​ ​standards​ ​set​ ​by​ ​national
organizations​ ​–​ ​achieving​ ​both​ ​NCQA​ ​Level​ ​3​ ​and​ ​JC​ ​PCMH​ ​accreditation​ ​–​ ​early
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rewards​ ​are​ ​both​ ​clinical​ ​and​ ​financial​ ​-​ ​CT’s​ ​​ ​Medicaid​ ​Department​ ​​ ​is​ ​paying​ ​any​ ​​ ​level
3​ ​accreditated​ ​organization​ ​or​ ​practice​ ​an​ ​extra​ ​9​ ​per​ ​visit.
SLIDE:​​ ​Clinical​ ​Dashboards
Our​ ​Clinical​ ​Dashboards​ ​allow​ ​us​ ​to​ ​track​ ​how​ ​the​ ​health​ ​center,​ ​as​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​is
performing​ ​and​ ​where​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​greatest​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​improvement​ ​are.​ ​​ ​They
illustrate​ ​where​ ​we’ve​ ​been​ ​achieving​ ​improvements​ ​and​ ​where​ ​we​ ​still​ ​need​ ​to​ ​work.
Key​ ​areas​ ​in​ ​our​ ​dashboards​ ​include​ ​hypertension​ ​and​ ​diabetes​ ​control,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​how
well​ ​we​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​with​ ​screening​ ​for​ ​various​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​cancer,​ ​and​ ​helping​ ​our​ ​patients
manage​ ​chronic​ ​pain.
Evidence​ ​that​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records​ ​improve​ ​the​ ​quality​ ​of​ ​clinical​ ​care​ ​has​ ​been
slow​ ​to​ ​emerge.​ ​One​ ​principal​ ​reason​ ​for​ ​this​ ​is​ ​that​ ​existing​ ​EHR’s​ ​have​ ​not​ ​been
designed​ ​to​ ​support​ ​QI​ ​work.​ ​In​ ​order​ ​to​ ​leverage​ ​the​ ​power​ ​of​ ​an​ ​EHR​ ​to​ ​improve
quality,​ ​data​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​made​ ​“Actionable”.​ ​In​ ​practice,​ ​this​ ​means​ ​not​ ​simply​ ​giving​ ​a
provider​ ​a​ ​monthly​ ​“scorecard”​ ​showing​ ​them​ ​their​ ​rate​ ​of​ ​hypertension​ ​control​ ​or
cancer​ ​screening,​ ​but​ ​rather​ ​giving​ ​them​ ​actionable​ ​data​ ​such​ ​as​ ​a​ ​tool​ ​that​ ​identifies
which​ ​patients​ ​have​ ​poor​ ​control​ ​or​ ​are​ ​due​ ​for​ ​a​ ​mammogram.
CHC​ ​has​ ​invested​ ​considerable​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area,​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​data​ ​warehouse​ ​that
is​ ​accessible​ ​and​ ​flexible.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​products​ ​from​ ​this​ ​work​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of
clinical​ ​dashboards​ ​that​ ​give​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​teams​ ​data​ ​on​ ​specific​ ​patient​ ​populations.
Our​ ​opioid​ ​dashboard​ ​gives​ ​them​ ​data​ ​on​ ​all​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​using​ ​opioids​ ​chronically,
whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​they​ ​have​ ​had​ ​or​ ​are​ ​due​ ​for​ ​a​ ​urine​ ​toxicology​ ​screen,​ ​whether​ ​they
have​ ​been​ ​re-assessed​ ​within​ ​the​ ​past​ ​3​ ​months,​ ​or​ ​whether​ ​they​ ​have​ ​an​ ​active​ ​opioid
agreement​ ​completed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​chart.
Our​ ​diabetes​ ​dashboard​ ​allows​ ​each​ ​PCP​ ​to​ ​sort​ ​through​ ​their​ ​diabetic​ ​panel,​ ​looking​ ​at
which​ ​patients​ ​have​ ​HbA1C’s​ ​about​ ​9,​ ​or​ ​which​ ​have​ ​not​ ​been​ ​seen​ ​in​ ​a​ ​certain
timeframe.
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Lastly,​ ​we​ ​created​ ​weekly​ ​“missed​ ​opportunities”​ ​reports,​ ​showing​ ​provider​ ​teams​ ​how
often​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​week​ ​they​ ​missed​ ​a​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​screen​ ​for​ ​cancer​ ​or​ ​order​ ​a​ ​needed
test.
These​ ​dashboards​ ​are​ ​also​ ​a​ ​crucial​ ​tool​ ​in​ ​our​ ​research.​ ​​ ​As​ ​I​ ​said​ ​earlier,​ ​it’s​ ​part​ ​of
our​ ​Fundamental​ ​philosophy​ ​that​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​you
have​ ​an​ ​obligation​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​it.
About​ ​8​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​we​ ​set​ ​up​ ​the​ ​Weitzman​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​innovation​ ​,​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first
community​ ​–​ ​based​ ​research​ ​centers​ ​established​ ​by​ ​an​ ​FQHC​ ​–​ ​The​ ​center​ ​test
promising​ ​innovations​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​delivery​ ​–​ ​we​ ​are​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​implementation​ ​and
improvement​ ​research​ ​,​ ​we​ ​host​ ​an​ ​annual​ ​Weitzman​ ​symposium​ ​at​ ​Wesleyan
University​ ​bringing​ ​together​ ​leaders​ ​who​ ​share​ ​their​ ​work​ ​in​ ​innovation​ ​in​ ​community
health​ ​and​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​​ ​-​ ​we​ ​have​ ​great​ ​partnerships​ ​with​ ​organization​ ​near​ ​and​ ​far
and​ ​look​ ​to​ ​other​ ​industries​ ​and​ ​organizations​ ​for​ ​best​ ​practices.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​driving
forces​ ​behind​ ​our​ ​thinking​ ​is​ ​that​ ​we​ ​(​ ​CHC’s​ ​)​ ​need​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​this​ ​research​ ​work​ ​into​ ​the
primary​ ​care​ ​settings​ ​–we​ ​have​ ​ceded​ ​to​ ​much​ ​to​ ​the​ ​academic​ ​centers​ ​with​ ​little​ ​return
to​ ​our​ ​populations​ ​and​ ​organizations​ ​–​ ​We​ ​don’t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​be​ ​adversarial​ ​but​ ​rather​ ​be
very​ ​clear​ ​about​ ​the​ ​value​ ​we​ ​can​ ​bring​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area.​ ​​ ​In​ ​fact,​ ​our​ ​research​ ​has​ ​led​ ​to
partnerships​ ​with​ ​GE,​ ​Dartmouth​ ​Institute​ ​and​ ​numerous​ ​others​ ​in​ ​which​ ​CHC​ ​plays​ ​a
lead​ ​role.
Let​ ​me​ ​highlight​ ​a​ ​few​ ​of​ ​our​ ​current​ ​research​ ​projects​ ​,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​our​ ​work​ ​in​ ​improving
health​ ​outcomes​ ​in​ ​pregnancy,​ ​early​ ​detection​ ​of​ ​autism​ ​in​ ​toddlers,​ ​improving​ ​cancer
screening​ ​among​ ​culturally​ ​diverse​ ​women​ ​and​ ​sharing​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​in​ ​pain
management​ ​with​ ​the​ ​VA​ ​Health​ ​System.​ ​We​ ​have​ ​standards​ ​for​ ​publishing​ ​for​ ​all​ ​of​ ​our
team​ ​members​ ​-
Other​ ​research​ ​is​ ​more​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​innovations​ ​at​ ​CHC,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​our​ ​use​ ​of​ ​telemedicine
to​ ​address​ ​diabetic​ ​retinopathy​ ​and​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​access​ ​to​ ​specialty​ ​care.
Additional​ ​research​ ​is​ ​focusing​ ​on​ ​evaluating​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​the​ ​nurse​ ​in​ ​the
Patient-Centered​ ​Medical​ ​Home.​ ​​ ​This​ ​research​ ​helps​ ​us​ ​as​ ​we​ ​look​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​the
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impact​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Affordable​ ​Care​ ​Act​ ​on​ ​access​ ​to​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​particularly​ ​at​ ​Federally
Qualified​ ​Health​ ​Centers.
One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​key​ ​ideas​ ​underlying​ ​all​ ​our​ ​research​ ​is​ ​asking​ ​the​ ​people​ ​who​ ​do​ ​the​ ​work
what​ ​changes​ ​will​ ​really​ ​make​ ​a​ ​difference.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​core​ ​to​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​clinical
Microsystems​ ​and​ ​is​ ​another​ ​way​ ​in​ ​which​ ​we​ ​empower​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​our​ ​staff.
CHC​ ​uses​ ​the​ ​evidence​ ​based​ ​“Clinical​ ​Microsystems”​ ​methodology,​ ​developed
specifically​ ​for​ ​the​ ​healthcare​ ​setting,​ ​as​ ​its​ ​principal​ ​quality​ ​improvement​ ​tool​ ​to​ ​foster
innovation,​ ​empower​ ​team​ ​members,​ ​enhance​ ​adoption​ ​of​ ​the​ ​PCMH​ ​model,​ ​and
achieve​ ​Performance​ ​Improvement​ ​goals.​ ​This​ ​model​ ​enables​ ​us​ ​to​ ​harvest​ ​the​ ​best
practices​ ​within​ ​the​ ​agency​ ​and​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​across​ ​our​ ​organization.​ ​Key
elements​ ​of​ ​the​ ​model​ ​include​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​a​ ​trained​ ​Microsystems​ ​coach​ ​and​ ​facilitator,
active​ ​participation​ ​by​ ​front​ ​line​ ​CHC​ ​employees,​ ​and​ ​use​ ​of​ ​data-driven​ ​rapid​ ​tests​ ​of
change.
A​ ​Clinical​ ​Microsystem​ ​is​ ​a​ ​front​ ​line​ ​team​ ​of​ ​people​ ​who​ ​work​ ​together​ ​on​ ​a​ ​regular
basis​ ​providing​ ​clinical​ ​care​ ​or​ ​other​ ​services.​ ​Microsystems​ ​exist​ ​in​ ​all​ ​CHC
departments.​ ​An​ ​empowered​ ​microsystem​ ​is​ ​one​ ​that​ ​has​ ​been​ ​provided​ ​with
appropriate​ ​time,​ ​training,​ ​support,​ ​and​ ​coaching​ ​to​ ​work​ ​together​ ​to​ ​improve
performance.​ ​These​ ​empowered​ ​Microsystems​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​generators​ ​of​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​as
well​ ​as​ ​early​ ​adopters​ ​of​ ​ideas​ ​from​ ​other​ ​sources.​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​Microsystems​ ​provide
front​ ​line​ ​staff​ ​opportunities​ ​to​ ​take​ ​ownership​ ​of​ ​process​ ​changes​ ​and​ ​new​ ​ideas.
Microsystems​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​level​ ​playing​ ​field​ ​and​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​staff​ ​at​ ​all​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​the
organization​ ​to​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​process​ ​improvement.​ ​​ ​CHC’s​ ​quality​ ​department​ ​identifies
key​ ​Microsystem​ ​teams​ ​and​ ​provides​ ​them​ ​with​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​support.
Some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​exciting​ ​research​ ​we’re​ ​undertaking​ ​right​ ​now​ ​is​ ​around​ ​telemedicine.
For​ ​example,​ ​we’ve​ ​established​ ​a​ ​methodology​ ​for​ ​sending​ ​information​ ​off​ ​to​ ​specialists
for​ ​eConsults.​ ​​ ​Again​ ​,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​work​ ​done​ ​by​ ​others​ ​–​ ​Mitch​ ​Katz​ ​in​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​looked
at​ ​the​ ​issues​ ​that​ ​safety​ ​net​ ​providers​ ​find​ ​themselves​ ​in​ ​​ ​-​ ​very​ ​few​ ​specialist​ ​take​ ​our
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population​ ​and​ ​when​ ​they​ ​do​ ​coordinating​ ​visits​ ​is​ ​problematic​ ​–​ ​Katz​ ​decided​ ​that​ ​what
needed​ ​to​ ​happen​ ​first​ ​was​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the​ ​patient​ ​to​ ​the​ ​specialist
and​ ​determine​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​of​ ​thing​ ​s​ ​–​ ​let​ ​me​ ​use​ ​an​ ​example​ ​from​ ​our​ ​own​ ​work​ ​–in
Cardiology.​ ​​ ​A​ ​cardiologist​ ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​gets​ ​our​ ​data​ ​off​ ​of​ ​our​ ​Health​ ​exchange​ ​and​ ​has
three​ ​classic​ ​responses.​ ​​ ​Either​ ​they​ ​need​ ​more​ ​information,​ ​they​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​guidance
to​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​provider,​ ​or​ ​a​ ​face​ ​to​ ​face​ ​visit​ ​is​ ​really​ ​needed.​ ​​ ​The​ ​data​ ​is
amazing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​reduction​ ​of​ ​referrals​ ​–​ ​but​ ​just​ ​like​ ​any​ ​good​ ​research​ ​organization​ ​we
have​ ​a​ ​2​ ​year​ ​study​ ​underway
Our​ ​Project​ ​ECHO​ ​initiative​ ​comes​ ​from​ ​New​ ​Mexico​ ​-​ ​Sanjeev​ ​Arroro​ ​–​ ​is​ ​its​ ​founder​ ​–
we’ve​ ​worked​ ​with​ ​him​ ​over​ ​the​ ​past​ ​year​ ​–​ ​and​ ​now​ ​we’re​ ​our​ ​running​ ​our​ ​own​ ​CT
based​ ​Project​ ​ECHO.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​very​ ​simple​ ​and​ ​elegant​ ​-​ ​a​ ​team​ ​of​ ​specialists​ ​conduct​ ​video
conferences​ ​with​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​providers.​ ​​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​providing​ ​specific
recommendations,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​didactic​ ​elements​ ​which​ ​help​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​providers
learn​ ​more​ ​about​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​care​ ​in​ ​these​ ​complicated​ ​cases.​ ​Our​ ​focus​ ​has
been​ ​on​ ​HEP​ ​C​ ​and​ ​HIV​ ​–​ ​we​ ​launch​ ​a​ ​national​ ​ECHO​ ​project​ ​with​ ​the​ ​pain​ ​Center​ ​at
the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Arizona​ ​very​ ​soon​ ​and​ ​have​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​from​ ​around​ ​the​ ​country
who​ ​will​ ​be​ ​joining​ ​us
As​ ​we​ ​constantly​ ​research​ ​the​ ​innovations​ ​in​ ​health​ ​care,​ ​we​ ​have​ ​a​ ​responsibility​ ​to
also​ ​train​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​of​ ​health​ ​care​ ​workers.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​core​ ​pillars​ ​of
who​ ​we​ ​are​ ​and​ ​it​ ​permeates​ ​everything​ ​we​ ​do.​ ​​ ​Yet​ ​there​ ​are​ ​some​ ​special​ ​programs
worth​ ​noting.
We​ ​have​ ​the​ ​first​ ​Family​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner​ ​Program​ ​Residency​ ​Program​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Nation.
It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​that​ ​Family​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioners​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​community​ ​health​ ​centers
have​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​care​ ​for​ ​our​ ​populations,​ ​and​ ​the
residency​ ​program​ ​as​ ​a​ ​key​ ​way​ ​that​ ​can​ ​gain​ ​and​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​this​ ​experience.
We​ ​take​ ​our​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​train​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​very​ ​seriously.​ ​​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​larger​ ​task
that​ ​we​ ​can​ ​do​ ​ourselves​ ​and​ ​we’ve​ ​worked​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​organizations​ ​across​ ​the
country​ ​to​ ​replicate​ ​our​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner​ ​Residency​ ​Program,​ ​including​ ​Puentes​ ​de
Salud​ ​in​ ​Philadelphia.
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Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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The​ ​IOM​ ​and​ ​RWFJ​ ​foundation​ ​are​ ​also​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​our​ ​program​ ​to​ ​establish​ ​funding​ ​and
meet​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​new​ ​nurse​ ​practitioners.
We​ ​also​ ​have​ ​a​ ​Psychology​ ​Post​ ​Doctoral​ ​program​ ​and​ ​other​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​graduate
students,​ ​undergraduates,​ ​and​ ​even​ ​high​ ​school​ ​students​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​provide
care​ ​in​ ​a​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​setting.
CHC​ ​Infrastructure
Just​ ​like​ ​the​ ​clinical​ ​team​ ​does​ ​a​ ​daily​ ​huddle​ ​–​ ​on​ ​the​ ​business​ ​side​ ​we​ ​do​ ​our​ ​own
daily​ ​huddle​ ​–​ ​we​ ​call​ ​it​ ​our​ ​99​ ​won’t​ ​do​ ​group​ ​​ ​-
That​ ​takes​ ​care​ ​of​ ​the​ ​three​ ​pillars​ ​of​ ​our​ ​organizational​ ​model,​ ​but​ ​underlying​ ​that
structure​ ​is​ ​a​ ​business​ ​model​ ​that​ ​helps​ ​us​ ​understand​ ​our​ ​productivity​ ​and​ ​our​ ​costs​ ​–
Four​ ​years​ ​ago,​ ​we​ ​asked​ ​ourselves​ ​what​ ​it​ ​would​ ​take​ ​to​ ​really​ ​understand​ ​the
connection​ ​between​ ​our​ ​actions​ ​and​ ​our​ ​financial​ ​standing.​ ​​ ​We​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​have​ ​an
meeting​ ​every​ ​afternoon​ ​–​ ​with​ ​the​ ​senior​ ​leadership​ ​but​ ​open​ ​to​ ​anyone​ ​in​ ​the
organization​ ​–​ ​to​ ​drill​ ​down​ ​on​ ​how​ ​we​ ​performed​ ​yesterday​ ​and​ ​today.​ ​​ ​We​ ​call​ ​it​ ​​ ​99
won’t​ ​do​ ​–-​ ​we​ ​use​ ​a​ ​dashboard​ ​of​ ​information​ ​from​ ​week,​ ​month,​ ​ytd,​ ​productivity
numbers,​ ​how​ ​did​ ​we​ ​manage​ ​our​ ​phone​ ​calls​ ​–​ ​process​ ​improvement​ ​–​ ​how​ ​any​ ​one​ ​of
our​ ​clinical​ ​microsystem​ ​teams​ ​is​ ​doing​ ​–​ ​from​ ​the​ ​transactional​ ​to​ ​the​ ​transformational
–​ ​If​ ​our​ ​business​ ​was​ ​easy,​ ​anybody​ ​could​ ​do​ ​it​ ​–​ ​the​ ​discipline​ ​of​ ​asking​ ​ourselves
these​ ​questions​ ​every​ ​day​ ​helped​ ​us​ ​make​ ​an​ ​exponential​ ​leap​ ​​ ​-​ ​it’s​ ​about​ ​having​ ​the
resources​ ​and​ ​the​ ​focus​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​us​ ​true​ ​to​ ​our​ ​values​ ​–​ ​and​ ​meet​ ​our​ ​mission
With​ ​the​ ​implementation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Affordable​ ​Care​ ​Act​ ​underway,​ ​explorations​ ​into​ ​models
like​ ​the​ ​Patient​ ​Centered​ ​Medical​ ​Home,​ ​and​ ​growing​ ​demands​ ​for​ ​primary​ ​care
providers,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​an​ ​exciting​ ​time​ ​to​ ​be​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​and​ ​especially​ ​at
Federally​ ​Qualified​ ​Health​ ​Centers.​ ​​ ​The​ ​demands​ ​for​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​is​ ​about​ ​to​ ​explode
as​ ​more​ ​people​ ​have​ ​coverage​ ​and​ ​as​ ​improvements​ ​in​ ​mobile​ ​communications​ ​and
mobile​ ​apps​ ​put​ ​more​ ​information​ ​in​ ​the​ ​hands​ ​of​ ​patients.​ ​​ ​We​ ​are​ ​working​ ​on​ ​Apps​ ​to
help​ ​our​ ​patient​ ​population.
Likewise,​ ​when​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​larger​ ​picture​ ​of​ ​wellness,​ ​we​ ​see​ ​the​ ​way​ ​lifestyles​ ​affect
health.​ ​​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​need​ ​to​ ​address​ ​ways​ ​that​ ​diet,​ ​exercise,​ ​pollution​ ​and
Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center:
Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System
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economic​ ​opportunity​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​health.​ ​​ ​This​ ​includes​ ​little​ ​things,​ ​like
making​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​for​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​to​ ​get​ ​to​ ​farmers​ ​markets,​ ​up​ ​through​ ​national
programs,​ ​like​ ​our​ ​Recess​ ​Rocks​ ​program​ ​to​ ​combat​ ​childhood​ ​obesity.
All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​goes​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​four​ ​principles​ ​that​ ​founded​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​that​ ​the
services​ ​should​ ​be​ ​where​ ​the​ ​people​ ​are,​ ​that​ ​they​ ​should​ ​be​ ​comprehensive,
affordable​ ​and​ ​under​ ​the​ ​control​ ​of​ ​the​ ​user​ ​–​ ​you​ ​could​ ​be​ ​describing​ ​the​ ​digital
revolution​ ​–​ ​fit​ ​right​ ​with​ ​these​ ​times.​ ​​ ​So​ ​CHC’s​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​change​ ​their​ ​philosophy,
but​ ​they​ ​do​ ​have​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​their​ ​abilities,​ ​because​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​deserve​ ​it.
These​ ​are​ ​the​ ​roots​ ​of​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​and​ ​the​ ​struggle​ ​is​ ​no​ ​less​ ​important
today​ ​than​ ​it​ ​was​ ​at​ ​the​ ​start​ ​of​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​Today​ ​we​ ​are​ ​at​ ​the​ ​crossroads​ ​in
Health​ ​care​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​Between​ ​Access​ ​and​ ​Access​ ​to​ ​what​ ​–
Instead​ ​of​ ​being​ ​just​ ​tossed​ ​along​ ​in​ ​the​ ​tumultuous​ ​changes,​ ​CHC​ ​is​ ​taking​ ​a​ ​proactive
role,​ ​seeking​ ​to​ ​employ​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​and​ ​to​ ​research​ ​their​ ​effectiveness​ ​and​ ​we
encourage​ ​you​ ​to​ ​join​ ​with​ ​us.
We​ ​are​ ​always​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​and​ ​new​ ​partners​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​them​ ​with.
Hopefully,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ideas​ ​that​ ​I’ve​ ​shared​ ​today​ ​will​ ​stimulate​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​and
opportunities​ ​for​ ​us​ ​to​ ​collaborate​ ​with​ ​innovators​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania.
Yet,​ ​in​ ​many​ ​ways,​ ​I’m​ ​just​ ​preaching​ ​to​ ​the​ ​choir​ ​here.​ ​​ ​The​ ​people​ ​we​ ​really​ ​need​ ​to
inspire​ ​build​ ​healthy​ ​communities​ ​are​ ​our​ ​youth.​ ​​ ​So,​ ​we​ ​made​ ​an​ ​animated​ ​fairytale
which​ ​believe​ ​really​ ​captures​ ​what​ ​community​ ​health​ ​centers​ ​are​ ​all​ ​about.​ ​​ ​Enjoy,​ ​and
stay​ ​in​ ​touch.
So,​ ​do​ ​we​ ​have​ ​time​ ​for​ ​some​ ​questions?​ ​​ ​….​ ​If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​other​ ​ideas​ ​you’d​ ​like​ ​to
explore,​ ​here​ ​is​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​contact​ ​information.​ ​​ ​Also,​ ​be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​us​ ​on​ ​Twitter​ ​at
CHCConnecticut​ ​and​ ​on​ ​Facebook​ ​at​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center,​ ​Inc.

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Mark Masselli on Building A World Class Primary Health Care System

  • 1. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health Care​ ​System Thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​that​ ​warm​ ​introduction Good​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania​ ​–​ ​I​ ​spent​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​time​ ​here​ ​in​ ​the​ ​early​ ​70’s​ ​as​ ​I​ ​had​ ​a​ ​friend at​ ​​Hershey​ ​Medical​ ​School​​ ​–​ ​drove​ ​that​ ​route​ ​often​ ​from​ ​Middletown,​ ​Connecticut​ ​--​ ​you all​ ​have​ ​a​ ​big​ ​state​ ​–​ ​you​ ​could​ ​fit​ ​9​ ​Ct’s​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania​ ​-​ ​​ ​and​ ​one​ ​of​ ​my​ ​good​ ​friends who​ ​helped​ ​me​ ​start​ ​our​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​in​ ​Connecticut​ ​was​ ​born​ ​and​ ​raised
  • 2. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ just​ ​outside​ ​of​ ​​ ​Philadelphia​ ​–​ ​he’s​ ​now​ ​the​ ​Governor​ ​of​ ​Colorado​ ​–​ ​​ ​John​ ​W. Hickenlooper​ ​–​ ​(​ ​he’s​ ​a​ ​big​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​supporter)​ ​both​ ​as​ ​mayor​ ​of Denver​ ​and​ ​now​ ​governor,​ ​he​ ​cites​ ​the​ ​lessons​ ​he​ ​learned​ ​growing​ ​up​ ​here​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as working​ ​at​ ​a​ ​CHC​ ​as​ ​the​ ​core​ ​of​ ​his​ ​governing​ ​style….. To​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​gathered​ ​here​ ​today​ ​–​ ​Thank​ ​you​ ​and​ ​congratulations​ ​on​ ​the work​ ​you​ ​do​ ​and​ ​the​ ​great​ ​people​ ​who​ ​work​ ​at​ ​your​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​​ ​–​ ​caring​ ​for​ ​our friends,​ ​neighbors​ ​who​ ​have​ ​been​ ​marginalized​ ​by​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system. Through​ ​your​ ​work,​ ​you​ ​​ ​have​ ​created​ ​health​ ​care​ ​homes,​ ​ensuring​ ​the​ ​right​ ​of​ ​every citizen​ ​in​ ​need​ ​to​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to​ ​a​ ​family​ ​doctor,​ ​dentist​ ​and​ ​BH​ ​professionals​ ​​ ​​ ​-and you​ ​do​ ​this​ ​while​ ​honoring​ ​and​ ​respecting​ ​the​ ​dignity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​who​ ​you​ ​care​ ​for. And​ ​Thanks​ ​To​ ​the​ ​Primary​ ​Care​ ​association​ ​​ ​since​ ​1981​ ​you’ve​ ​been​ ​working​ ​to strengthen,​ ​promote​ ​and​ ​grow​ ​Health​ ​center​ ​programs​ ​throughout​ ​Penn​ ​/you​ ​support Health​ ​Center’s​ ​that​ ​care​ ​for​ ​700,000​ ​residents​ ​and​ ​growing​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​from​ ​urban​ ​to​ ​rural settings​ ​all​ ​across​ ​this​ ​great​ ​State. You​ ​all​ ​in​ ​Penn​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​a​ ​great​ ​​ ​job. And​ ​speaking​ ​of​ ​Thanks​ ​-​ ​I​ ​think​ ​we​ ​can​ ​all​ ​thank​ ​the​ ​lord​ ​that​ ​the​ ​election​ ​is​ ​over​ ​–​ ​and speaking​ ​personally​ ​–​ ​praise​ ​the​ ​lord​ ​–​ ​for​ ​the​ ​outcome​ ​–​ ​In​ ​that​ ​last​ ​week​ ​you​ ​all​ ​in Penn​ ​were​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​of​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​national​ ​attention​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​knew​ ​you​ ​wouldn’t​ ​let​ ​us​ ​down​ ​– your​ ​pretty​ ​tough​ ​down​ ​here​ ​​ ​–​ ​I​ ​know​ ​this​ ​personally​ ​-​ ​​ ​As​ ​a​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Giants​ ​fan​ ​– your​ ​Steelers​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​they​ ​beat​ ​us​ ​even​ ​when​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the​ ​refs​ ​on​ ​our​ ​side​ ​–​ ​you​ ​all never​ ​give​ ​up​ ​on​ ​your​ ​patients,​ ​your​ ​team​ ​or​ ​your​ ​candidate. So​ ​while​ ​I’m​ ​here​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​about​ ​the​ ​seed​ ​we​ ​planted​ ​at​ ​our​ ​health​ ​center​ ​40​ ​years ago​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​flourished​ ​I​ ​need​ ​to​ ​just​ ​reflect​ ​for​ ​a​ ​moment​ ​on​ ​the​ ​soil​ ​we​ ​planted​ ​our seed​ ​in​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it's​ ​influenced​ ​the​ ​work​ ​we​ ​have​ ​down​ ​-​ ​-​ ​WE​ ​have​ ​a​ ​saying​ ​at​ ​our Health​ ​Center​ ​–​ ​we​ ​didn’t​ ​get​ ​here​ ​on​ ​our​ ​own​ ​and​ ​we​ ​can’t​ ​move​ ​forward​ ​alone​ ​–​ ​let’s give​ ​praise​ ​to​ ​those​ ​who​ ​got​ ​us​ ​here. The​ ​story​ ​starts​ ​with​ ​the​ ​battle​ ​for​ ​national​ ​health​ ​insurance-​ ​Over​ ​100​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​at​ ​the beginning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​20​th​ ​ ​Century​ ​the​ ​flag​ ​is​ ​raised​ ​by​ ​President​ ​Teddy​ ​Roosevelt​ ​in​ ​1900​ ​– it’s​ ​a​ ​battle​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​again​ ​by​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1930’s​ ​by​ ​FDR​ ​and​ ​then​ ​in​ ​the​ ​50’s​ ​by​ ​President Harry​ ​Truman​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Johnson​ ​was​ ​able​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​some​ ​relief​ ​to​ ​people​ ​in​ ​need​ ​with
  • 3. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ the​ ​passage​ ​of​ ​Medicaid​ ​and​ ​Medicare​ ​in​ ​1965​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Nixon​ ​–​ ​and​ ​Clinton​ ​all weighed​ ​in​ ​–​ ​but​ ​it​ ​wasn’t​ ​until​ ​this​ ​President​ ​​ ​-​ ​President​ ​Obama​ ​​ ​-​ ​that​ ​we​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​see the​ ​light​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tunnel​ ​–​ ​Hope​ ​is​ ​here. But​ ​I’m​ ​not​ ​really​ ​here​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​National​ ​Health​ ​Insurance​ ​–​ ​I​ ​would​ ​much​ ​rather​ ​talk about​ ​Sex,​ ​drugs​ ​and​ ​Rock​ ​and​ ​Roll​ ​–​ ​I’m​ ​mean​ ​I’d​ ​rather​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ ​1960’s. While​ ​that​ ​struggle​ ​for​ ​National​ ​Health​ ​Insurance​ ​was​ ​going​ ​on​ ​–​ ​another​ ​equally important​ ​struggle​ ​was​ ​underway​ ​in​ ​our​ ​country​ ​––it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​struggle​ ​to​ ​determine​ ​who and​ ​how​ ​health​ ​care​ ​would​ ​be​ ​delivered​ ​to​ ​those​ ​populations​ ​living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​shadow​ ​of poverty​ ​​ ​​ ​.​ ​Yes​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​for​ ​care​ ​–​ ​but​ ​​ ​what​ ​was​ ​missing​ ​was​ ​the​ ​question of​ ​who​ ​even​ ​had​ ​access​ ​to​ ​care​ ​in​ ​the​ ​first​ ​place. It​ ​was​ ​then,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​late​ ​sixties,​ ​that​ ​two​ ​different​ ​movements​ ​emerge​ ​on​ ​the​ ​national stage​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​time–​ ​the​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Clinic movement​ ​––​ ​which​ ​is​ ​how​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​in​ ​Ct​ ​operated​ ​in​ ​our​ ​first​ ​few​ ​years. You​ ​all​ ​know​ ​the​ ​story​ ​about​ ​the​ ​​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center​​ ​movement. -it’s​ ​1965​ ​and​ ​two​ ​Harvard​ ​trained​ ​Physicians​ ​Jack​ ​Gieger​ ​and​ ​Count​ ​Gibson​ ​are worried​ ​about​ ​the​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​access​ ​to​ ​health​ ​care​ ​for​ ​​ ​the​ ​poor​ ​​ ​-​ ​Geiger​ ​had​ ​been​ ​exposed to​ ​the​ ​South​ ​African​ ​system​ ​of​ ​Community​ ​Oriented​ ​Primary​ ​care​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​He​ ​sets​ ​out​ ​to replicate​ ​that​ ​model​ ​here​ ​in​ ​America​ ​–​ ​with​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​a​ ​recently​ ​elected​ ​Senator​ ​from Mass​ ​–​ ​Ted​ ​Kennedy.​ ​​ ​Geiger​ ​finds​ ​a​ ​funding​ ​source​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Economic Opportunity/​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​War​ ​on​ ​Poverty​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​they​ ​were​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​support​ ​this​ ​community centered​ ​model​ ​of​ ​health​ ​delivery​ ​-​ ​and​ ​two​ ​health​ ​​ ​Centers​ ​are​ ​started​ ​–​ ​one​ ​at​ ​a​ ​Public Housing​ ​project​ ​Columbia​ ​point​ ​in​ ​Boston,​ ​the​ ​second​ ​located​ ​in​ ​a​ ​500​ ​mile​ ​rural​ ​area​ ​– in​ ​the​ ​Mississippi​ ​​ ​Delta​ ​–​ ​​ ​–​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​start,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​wasn’t​ ​enough;​ ​Geiger​ ​and​ ​others wanted​ ​to​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​model​ ​–​ ​But​ ​troubled​ ​loomed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​horizon​ ​-​ ​not​ ​only​ ​was​ ​there​ ​a war​ ​on​ ​poverty​ ​–​ ​but​ ​there​ ​was​ ​a​ ​war​ ​on​ ​the​ ​war​ ​on​ ​poverty​ ​–​ ​President​ ​Nixon​ ​–​ ​during his​ ​run​ ​for​ ​the​ ​presidency​ ​had​ ​one​ ​of​ ​those​ ​​ ​campaign​ ​pledges​ ​​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​this​ ​might​ ​sound familiar​ ​–​ ​he​ ​vowed​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​his​ ​first​ ​actions​ ​to​ ​dismantle​ ​the​ ​OEO​ ​​ ​-​ ​I​ ​think​ ​we​ ​heard that​ ​refrain​ ​in​ ​this​ ​past​ ​​ ​election​ ​-​ ​–​ ​But​ ​Sen​ ​Kennedy​ ​works​ ​hard​ ​and​ ​fast​ ​and​ ​in​ ​1972​ ​–
  • 4. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ he​ ​gets​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement​ ​put​ ​over​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​,​ ​Education​ ​and​ ​Welfare​ ​( HEW​ ​)​ ​where​ ​​Congress​​ ​can​ ​keep​ ​an​ ​eye​ ​on​ ​it​ ​and​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​is​ ​the​ ​history​ ​you​ ​know​ ​– And​ ​then​ ​there​ ​was​ ​that​ ​other​ ​movement​ ​taking​ ​shape​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1960’s​ ​–​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​1967​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​– 100,000​ ​young​ ​people​ ​are​ ​converging​ ​on​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​–it’s​ ​the​ ​famed​ ​summer​ ​of Love​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​​ ​a​ ​young​ ​Doctor​ ​is​ ​concerned​ ​that​ ​the​ ​local​ ​Health​ ​system​ ​is​ ​not​ ​equipped nor​ ​responsive​ ​to​ ​address​ ​the​ ​cultural,​ ​financial​ ​and​ ​health​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​this​ ​population​ ​– his​ ​name​ ​is​ ​Dr​ ​David​ ​Smith​ ​–​ ​he’s​ ​set​ ​up​ ​a​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​at​ ​the​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Haight​ ​and Ashbury​ ​Street​ ​​ ​in​ ​July​ ​1967​ ​-​ ​and​ ​launches​ ​the​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​across​ ​the country​ ​similar​ ​Free​ ​Clinics​ ​are​ ​sprouting​ ​up​ ​in​ ​Cities​ ​​ ​–​ ​The​ ​Free​ ​Clinic​ ​movement​ ​has some​ ​important​ ​allies​ ​one​ ​of​ ​them​ ​​ ​​ ​is​ ​rock​ ​promoter​ ​Bill​ ​Graham​ ​–​ ​who​ ​sets​ ​up​ ​a system​ ​of​ ​financing​ ​these​ ​clinics​ ​through​ ​music​ ​concerts​ ​–​ ​they’re​ ​called​ ​the​ ​​ ​Dr Sunday’s​ ​medicine​ ​show​ ​–​ ​performers​ ​like​ ​Jimi​ ​Hendrick,​ ​Grateful​ ​Dead,​ ​George Harrison​ ​and​ ​Led​ ​Zepplin​ ​and​ ​other​ ​groups​ ​help​ ​out​ ​​ ​-​ ​​ ​–​ ​but​ ​the​ ​movement​ ​is​ ​growing even​ ​bigger​ ​than​ ​that​ ​and​ ​Smith,​ ​like​ ​Geiger,​ ​is​ ​worried​ ​about​ ​how​ ​will​ ​these​ ​HC​ ​get funding.
  • 5. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ By​ ​stu_spivack​ ​-​ ​Haight​ ​Ashbury​ ​Free​ ​Medical​ ​ClinicUploaded​ ​by​ ​LongLiveRock,​ ​CC BY-SA​ ​2.0,​ ​​https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9579306
  • 6. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ it’s​ ​now​ ​1972​ ​and​ ​Smith​ ​brings​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​over​ ​900​ ​Health​ ​activists​ ​to​ ​Washington​ ​to see​ ​if​ ​we​ ​can’t​ ​organize​ ​the​ ​movement​ ​and​ ​get​ ​federal​ ​support​ ​​ ​–​ ​I’m​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​group/ hair​ ​was​ ​a​ ​little​ ​longer​ ​​ ​-​ ​and​ ​there​ ​we​ ​form​ ​the​ ​NFCC​ ​–​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​NACHC​ ​​ ​and​ ​federal support​ ​​ ​​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​–​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​But​ ​unlike​ ​the​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​the funding​ ​fades​ ​and​ ​Free​ ​Clinics​ ​revert​ ​to​ ​being​ ​of​ ​and​ ​by​ ​their​ ​communities. What​ ​binds​ ​these​ ​two​ ​movements​ ​are​ ​their​ ​4​ ​guiding​ ​principles​ ​–​ ​and​ ​not​ ​surprisingly they​ ​are​ ​very​ ​closely​ ​aligned​ ​and​ ​they​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​heart​ ​of​ ​why​ ​we​ ​are​ ​special​ ​today 1.​ ​​ ​Health​ ​care​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​neighborhoods​ ​of​ ​those​ ​in​ ​need 2.​ ​​ ​the​ ​services​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​comprehensive 3.​ ​​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​the​ ​services​ ​should​ ​reflect​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​and 4.​ ​the​ ​organization​ ​of​ ​these​ ​services​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​owned​ ​and​ ​controlled​ ​by​ ​those receiving​ ​the​ ​care- Of​ ​the​ ​four​ ​principles,​ ​clearly,​ ​the​ ​notion​ ​of​ ​local​ ​control​ ​by​ ​patients​ ​was​ ​radical​ ​in​ ​the context​ ​of​ ​a​ ​country​ ​that​ ​vehemently​ ​opposed​ ​a​ ​national​ ​health​ ​insurance​ ​plan​ ​and​ ​was deep​ ​in​ ​the​ ​midst​ ​of​ ​a​ ​larger​ ​civil​ ​rights​ ​struggle​ ​fighting​ ​for​ ​equal​ ​rights Those​ ​are​ ​the​ ​roots​ ​of​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​movement.​ ​​ ​And​ ​like​ ​many​ ​of​ ​you,​ ​as​ ​the​ ​sixties turned​ ​to​ ​the​ ​seventies,​ ​we​ ​were​ ​inspired​ ​to​ ​build​ ​system​ ​of​ ​care​ ​for​ ​the​ ​people​ ​in​ ​our community
  • 7. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ We​ ​started​ ​out​ ​in​ ​1972​ ​with​ ​a​ ​free​ ​clinic​ ​in​ ​Middletown,​ ​CT​ ​–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​second​ ​floor walk-up​ ​apartment​ ​that​ ​we’d​ ​converted​ ​into​ ​exam​ ​rooms​ ​with​ ​volunteer​ ​labor​ ​from Wesleyan​ ​University​ ​up​ ​the​ ​hill​ ​(​ ​you​ ​could​ ​have​ ​been​ ​in​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​)​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​We​ ​were​ ​a group​ ​of​ ​community​ ​activists​ ​and​ ​college​ ​students,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​rallied​ ​under​ ​the​ ​banner “Health​ ​Care​ ​is​ ​a​ ​Right,​ ​Not​ ​a​ ​Privilege”,​ ​​ ​-​ ​with​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​a​ ​volunteer​ ​dentist​ ​and physicians​ ​,​ ​we​ ​began​ ​offering​ ​services​ ​and​ ​everything​ ​was​ ​going​ ​along​ ​until​ ​we​ ​got​ ​a knock​ ​on​ ​the​ ​door​ ​–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​the​ ​State​ ​​ ​health​ ​department.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​license​ ​​ ​It​ ​turns out​ ​that​ ​the​ ​“local​ ​”​ ​doctors​ ​in​ ​town​ ​had​ ​gotten​ ​together​ ​and​ ​complained​ ​that​ ​non- doctors​ ​were​ ​setting​ ​up​ ​a​ ​medical​ ​practice​ ​​ ​–​ ​and​ ​so​ ​the​ ​inspectors​ ​went​ ​through​ ​our operation​ ​with​ ​a​ ​fine​ ​tooth​ ​comb​ ​and​ ​they​ ​weren’t​ ​too​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​find​ ​that​ ​everything​ ​was in​ ​order,​ ​just​ ​as​ ​it​ ​should​ ​be.​ ​​ ​Until​ ​they​ ​were​ ​on​ ​their​ ​way​ ​out,​ ​and​ ​someone​ ​pulled​ ​out a​ ​tape​ ​measure​ ​–​ ​it​ ​seems​ ​that​ ​our​ ​hallways​ ​were​ ​one​ ​half-inch​ ​too​ ​small​ ​for​ ​regulation, so​ ​they​ ​shut​ ​us​ ​down,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​looked​ ​like​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​.​ ​​ ​But we​ ​didn’t​ ​give​ ​up.​ ​​ ​We​ ​took​ ​some​ ​time​ ​to​ ​assess​ ​what​ ​had​ ​happened,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​those months​ ​the​ ​real​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​our​ ​health​ ​center​ ​was​ ​born.​ ​​ ​We​ ​wondered,​ ​if​ ​our​ ​community deserved​ ​access​ ​to​ ​care,​ ​didn’t​ ​they​ ​deserve​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​care?​ ​​ ​If​ ​we​ ​based​ ​our model​ ​on​ ​using​ ​the​ ​leftovers​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“official”​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system​ ​–​ ​volunteer​ ​labor,
  • 8. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ donated​ ​supplies​ ​–​ ​how​ ​could​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​need​ ​that​ ​we​ ​knew​ ​was​ ​there?​ ​​ ​​ ​Were​ ​we building​ ​a​ ​​ ​place​ ​where​ ​people​ ​could​ ​do​ ​their​ ​best​ ​work? Now​ ​I’m​ ​not​ ​suggesting​ ​that​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the​ ​answers​ ​to​ ​these​ ​questions​ ​​ ​–​ ​but​ ​when​ ​we​ ​had rallied​ ​and​ ​re-opened​ ​our​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​at​ ​a​ ​new​ ​location,​ ​those​ ​fundamental questions​ ​animated​ ​our​ ​work.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​new​ ​health​ ​center​ ​raised​ ​the​ ​bar​ ​and​ ​it​ ​also​ ​had​ ​very wide​ ​hallways!!​ ​.​ ​When​ ​a​ ​second​ ​community​ ​about​ ​30​ ​miles​ ​away​ ​called​ ​us​ ​a​ ​few​ ​years later–​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​seniors​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​dental​ ​care​ ​in​ ​their​ ​shoreline​ ​town​ ​as Medicare​ ​didn’t​ ​cover​ ​that​ ​services​ ​–​ ​we​ ​were​ ​ready​ ​to​ ​expand.​ ​​ ​And​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years,​ ​we added​ ​offices​ ​in​ ​towns​ ​across​ ​Connecticut​ ​that​ ​faced​ ​the​ ​same​ ​challenges​ ​–​ ​a population​ ​in​ ​need​ ​that​ ​wasn’t​ ​served​ ​well​ ​by​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system. It​ ​would​ ​be​ ​20​ ​years​ ​after​ ​we​ ​started​ ​that​ ​we​ ​became​ ​a​ ​FQHC​ ​look-a-like​ ​and​ ​then shortly​ ​after​ ​that​ ​we​ ​received​ ​330​ ​funding. Today​ ​40​ ​years​ ​later​ ​we’re​ ​in​ ​208​ ​locations​ ​and​ ​care​ ​for​ ​130,000​ ​patients​ ​and​ ​will provide​ ​over​ ​450,000​ ​visits​ ​this​ ​year. Along​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​we​ ​developed​ ​a​ ​mantra​ ​that​ ​keeps​ ​us​ ​centered​ ​on​ ​our​ ​path,​ ​and​ ​here​ ​it is: We’re​ ​building​ ​a​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​care​ ​system​ ​–​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​serving Special​ ​Populations​ ​–​ ​focused​ ​in​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​patient​ ​outcomes​ ​and​ ​cultivating​ ​Healthy Communities. Let​ ​me​ ​break​ ​that​ ​down​ ​for​ ​you Building​ ​a​ ​world​ ​class​ ​health​ ​care​ ​system​​ ​​ ​-​ ​Now​ ​it​ ​might​ ​sound​ ​arrogant​ ​to​ ​say​ ​from our​ ​neigborhoods​ ​that​ ​you​ ​could​ ​build​ ​such​ ​a​ ​system​ ​–​ ​but​ ​why​ ​wouldn’t​ ​we​ ​want​ ​to create​ ​such​ ​an​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​in​ ​doing​ ​so​ ​realize,​ ​just​ ​like​ ​Jack​ ​Geiger​ ​​ ​-​ ​that​ ​when you​ ​look​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​there​ ​is​ ​great​ ​inspiration​ ​to​ ​draw​ ​from​ ​​ ​–​ ​in​ ​our​ ​case​ ​–​ ​we look​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Aravind​ ​Eye​ ​Center​ ​in​ ​South​ ​Indian​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​Joung​ ​shipping​ ​Health​ ​system​ ​in Sweden​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​Group​ ​Health​ ​Cooperative​ ​in​ ​Washington​ ​State​ ​–​ ​or​ ​the​ ​many high-performing​ ​CHC’s​ ​from​ ​Hawaii​ ​to​ ​Boston​ ​–​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​thinking​ ​about​ ​building​ ​a​ ​World
  • 9. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ Class​ ​Primary​ ​Care​ ​System​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​frame​ ​of​ ​reference​ ​that​ ​looks​ ​at​ ​people who​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​great​ ​work​ ​in​ ​health​ ​care​ ​delivery.​ ​​ ​​ ​You​ ​have​ ​to​ ​study​ ​the​ ​best​ ​practices of​ ​health​ ​systems​ ​and​ ​other​ ​industries​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world. Committed​ ​to​ ​serving​ ​special​ ​populations​​ ​– We’re​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​but​ ​we’re​ ​specialists​ ​–​ ​our​ ​specialty​ ​is​ ​the​ ​people​ ​we​ ​serve.​ ​​ ​The challenges​ ​they​ ​face​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​way​ ​we​ ​deliver​ ​care.​ ​But​ ​it’s​ ​not​ ​just​ ​​need​​ ​that​ ​defines special​ ​populations​ ​–​ ​​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​is​ ​about​ ​their​ ​capacity​ ​to​ ​​lead​​ ​–​ ​​ ​its​ ​where​ ​our Board​ ​membership​ ​comes​ ​from,​ ​​ ​and​ ​on​ ​a​ ​national​ ​level,​ ​those​ ​health​ ​center​ ​board members​ ​have​ ​over​ ​the​ ​past​ ​40​ ​plus​ ​years​ ​built​ ​​ ​a​ ​movement​ ​that​ ​cares​ ​for​ ​20​ ​million people​ ​–​ ​that’s​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​system​ ​in​ ​America. We’re​ ​focused​ ​in​ ​on​ ​improving​ ​patient​ ​outcomes​​ ​–​ ​you’ll​ ​see​ ​in​ ​our​ ​organizational design​ ​a​ ​fundamental​ ​concept​ ​that​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary care​ ​you​ ​have​ ​an​ ​obligation​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​–​ ​at​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​we​ ​do​ ​this​ ​through​ ​the research​ ​that​ ​we​ ​undertake​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Weitzman​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​innovation​ ​​ ​–​ ​​ ​As​ ​much​ ​as​ ​we’re a​ ​health​ ​care​ ​organization,​ ​we’re​ ​a​ ​data​ ​and​ ​research​ ​company.​ ​​ ​The​ ​challenges​ ​that our​ ​population​ ​faces​ ​in​ ​chronic​ ​disease:​ ​cardiovascular,​ ​diabetes,​ ​hypertension,​ ​oral health​ ​and​ ​depression​ ​​ ​require​ ​us​ ​to​ ​put​ ​more​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​outcomes,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​can​ ​no​ ​longer rely​ ​on​ ​anecdote​ ​–​ ​we​ ​need​ ​the​ ​data​ ​to​ ​know​ ​if​ ​we’re​ ​​ ​making​ ​real​ ​progress. Finally​ ​cultivating​ ​Healthy​ ​communities​​ ​–​ ​We​ ​all​ ​know​ ​too​ ​well​ ​that​ ​the​ ​diabetic patient​ ​we​ ​sees​ ​only​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​us​ ​4​ ​times​ ​a​ ​year​ ​but​ ​​ ​has​ ​diabetes​ ​365​ ​days​ ​a​ ​year​ ​– the​ ​communities​ ​that​ ​we​ ​are​ ​located​ ​in​ ​need​ ​our​ ​active​ ​engagement​ ​–​ ​farmers​ ​markets, ways​ ​to​ ​be​ ​healthy​ ​and​ ​active,​ ​​ ​and​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​issues​ ​are​ ​all​ ​on​ ​the​ ​table​ ​if​ ​we​ ​are​ ​to really​ ​address​ ​the​ ​social​ ​determinants​ ​of​ ​health. So​ ​let’s​ ​me​ ​take​ ​you​ ​on​ ​an​ ​overview​ ​of​ ​our​ ​organization​ ​​ ​-moving​ ​from​ ​our​ ​mantra​ ​to how​ ​we​ ​translate​ ​that​ ​into​ ​our​ ​organizational​ ​design​ ​-​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​touching​ ​on​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the transformations​ ​we​ ​have​ ​undertaken. •Clinical​ ​Excellence
  • 10. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ •Research​ ​&​ ​Innovation •The​ ​Next​ ​Generation The​ ​Health​ ​Center​ ​identified​ ​three​ ​pillars​ ​on​ ​our​ ​path​ ​to​ ​building​ ​a​ ​world​ ​class​ ​system. -We​ ​are​ ​always​ ​striving​ ​for​ ​clinical​ ​excellence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary​ ​care. -We​ ​are​ ​constantly​ ​innovating​ ​and​ ​researching​ ​seeking​ ​new​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​outcomes for​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​and​ ​redesigning​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​space -We​ ​are​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​training​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​of​ ​providers​ ​in​ ​our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care​ ​– but​ ​training​ ​to​ ​our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care When​ ​we​ ​think​ ​about​ ​clinical​ ​excellence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​of​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​two drivers.​ ​First​ ​we​ ​think​ ​about​ ​how​ ​to​ ​organize​ ​care​ ​around​ ​patients’​ ​needs.​ ​Then​ ​we​ ​set up​ ​systems​ ​that​ ​monitor​ ​our​ ​quality​ ​and​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​improvement. CARE​ ​ORGANIZED​ ​AROUND​ ​PATIENT​ ​NEEDS •Advanced​ ​Access •​ ​Expanded​ ​Hours/24-hour​ ​Coverage •Care​ ​Where​ ​You​ ​Are •Patient​ ​Portals •​ ​Language​ ​Line •Integrated​ ​Behavioral​ ​Health Let​ ​me​ ​be​ ​very​ ​clear​ ​that​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​ideas​ ​and​ ​innovations​ ​are​ ​begged​ ​borrowed​ ​and stolen​ ​from​ ​other​ ​groups​ ​–​ ​our​ ​great​ ​skill​ ​set​ ​at​ ​CHC​ ​is​ ​to​ ​crosswalk​ ​their​ ​ideas​ ​over​ ​to our​ ​platform​ ​and​ ​execute​ ​according​ ​to​ ​our​ ​own​ ​standards​ ​–​ ​I​ ​also​ ​want​ ​you​ ​to​ ​know​ ​that
  • 11. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ each​ ​innovation​ ​brought​ ​moments​ ​of​ ​great​ ​doubt​ ​amongst​ ​team​ ​members​ ​–​ ​but​ ​we​ ​all persevered​ ​– First,​ ​let’s​ ​look​ ​at​ ​our​ ​patient-​ ​centered​ ​practices. Patients​ ​need​ ​access​ ​to​ ​health​ ​care​ ​around​ ​their​ ​schedules,​ ​so​ ​we​ ​use​ ​advanced access​ ​methodologies​ ​to​ ​have​ ​slots​ ​for​ ​patients​ ​to​ ​come​ ​in​ ​the​ ​next​ ​day,​ ​not​ ​two​ ​weeks from​ ​now.​ ​​ ​Advanced​ ​Access​ ​was​ ​developed​ ​by​ ​some​ ​folks​ ​at​ ​Kaiser​ ​and​ ​they​ ​took​ ​the idea​ ​from​ ​Toyota​ ​who​ ​was​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​figure​ ​out​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​car​ ​parts​ ​delivered​ ​the​ ​moment they​ ​were​ ​needed​ ​and​ ​not​ ​a​ ​minute​ ​later​ ​–​ ​it’s​ ​transformed​ ​our​ ​no-​ ​show​ ​rates​ ​from double​ ​digits​ ​to​ ​single​ ​digits​ ​–​ ​but​ ​like​ ​every​ ​innovation​ ​it​ ​takes​ ​time,​ ​data​ ​and​ ​patience to​ ​get​ ​it​ ​right​ ​–​ ​Likewise,​ ​Patients​ ​need​ ​to​ ​access​ ​health​ ​care​ ​after​ ​work​ ​or​ ​on​ ​the weekends,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​why​ ​expanded​ ​coverage​ ​is​ ​so​ ​important. We​ ​work​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​not​ ​only​ ​at​ ​times​ ​that​ ​are​ ​best​ ​for​ ​them,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​at locations​ ​that​ ​are​ ​best​ ​for​ ​them.​ ​​ ​Through​ ​mobile​ ​dental​ ​and​ ​school​ ​based​ ​health centers,​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​where​ ​they​ ​are.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​even​ ​more​ ​important​ ​for​ ​patients in​ ​shelters​ ​that​ ​we​ ​serve​ ​with​ ​our​ ​Wherever​ ​You​ ​Are​ ​program.​ ​​ ​Think​ ​about​ ​this​ ​model in​ ​the​ ​context​ ​of​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Hospital​ ​outpatient​ ​health​ ​system​ ​–​ ​many​ ​of​ ​those facilities​ ​had​ ​been​ ​located​ ​in​ ​poor​ ​neighborhoods​ ​–​ ​then​ ​new​ ​​ ​populations​ ​of​ ​need emerged​ ​in​ ​other​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​community​ ​and​ ​they​ ​simple​ ​weren’t​ ​able​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​them​ ​– This​ ​will​ ​repeat​ ​itself​ ​with​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​and​ ​we​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​more​ ​organizationally nimble​ ​and​ ​find​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​deliver​ ​services​ ​with​ ​more​ ​ease​ ​and​ ​elegance. Besides​ ​working​ ​to​ ​make​ ​our​ ​schedules​ ​fit​ ​our​ ​patients’​ ​schedules,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​other important​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​meet.​ ​​ ​For​ ​example,​ ​our​ ​providers​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​culturally​ ​aware.​ ​​ ​They need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​communicate​ ​with​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​the​ ​languages​ ​that​ ​patients​ ​know​ ​best. Using​ ​our​ ​language​ ​line​ ​we​ ​can​ ​communicate​ ​with​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​170​ ​different​ ​languages. While​ ​we​ ​have​ ​staff​ ​that​ ​speak​ ​many​ ​languages​ ​we’ve​ ​come​ ​to​ ​the​ ​decision​ ​that​ ​we have​ ​to​ ​have​ ​trained​ ​medical​ ​translators​ ​and​ ​this​ ​technology​ ​is​ ​the​ ​right​ ​solution​ ​–​ ​as​ ​an aside​ ​–​ ​I​ ​think​ ​this​ ​is​ ​a​ ​real​ ​business​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​a​ ​network​ ​of​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​or within​ ​our​ ​communities​ ​–​ ​language​ ​translation​ ​services​ ​are​ ​only​ ​going​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​in need​ ​and​ ​we​ ​collectively​ ​we​ ​have​ ​great​ ​strength​ ​in​ ​these​ ​areas. We​ ​even​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​patient​ ​portal,​ ​available​ ​to​ ​all​ ​130k​ ​patients,​ ​to​ ​make​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​for​ ​our patients​ ​to​ ​get​ ​critical​ ​information.​ ​​ ​The​ ​patient​ ​portals​ ​are​ ​connected​ ​to​ ​our​ ​fully
  • 12. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ integrated​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records,​ ​which​ ​I’ll​ ​talk​ ​more​ ​about​ ​a​ ​little​ ​later.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​lot of​ ​talk​ ​about​ ​the​ ​digital​ ​divide​ ​in​ ​our​ ​neighborhoods​ ​–​ ​that’s​ ​dated​ ​talk​ ​–​ ​the​ ​new platform​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​one​ ​that​ ​we​ ​spend​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​time​ ​and​ ​money on​ ​is​ ​the​ ​mobile​ ​phone​ ​​ ​-​ ​look​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​in​ ​Africa​ ​and​ ​India​ ​​ ​-​ ​the​ ​transformations that​ ​are​ ​underway​ ​–​ ​in​ ​our​ ​own​ ​communities​ ​​ ​the​ ​%​ ​of​ ​people​ ​with​ ​Cell​ ​phone​ ​is​ ​huge and​ ​the​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​smart​ ​phones​ ​is​ ​growing​ ​exponentially. Often​ ​when​ ​we​ ​meet​ ​with​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​we​ ​find​ ​that​ ​their​ ​physical​ ​health​ ​is​ ​tied​ ​to behavioral​ ​health​ ​concerns.​ ​​ ​To​ ​address​ ​this​ ​concern,​ ​our​ ​providers​ ​work​ ​in​ ​teams,​ ​set up​ ​to​ ​facilitate​ ​a​ ​‘warm​ ​hand-off’,​ ​where​ ​a​ ​medical​ ​provider​ ​walks​ ​a​ ​patient​ ​over​ ​to​ ​meet a​ ​behavioral​ ​health​ ​provider,​ ​and​ ​doesn’t​ ​simply​ ​write​ ​a​ ​referral​ ​which​ ​may​ ​never​ ​get followed​ ​up​ ​on.​ ​Working​ ​in​ ​teams​ ​addresses​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fundamental​ ​realities​ ​of medicine​ ​–​ ​over​ ​40%​ ​of​ ​all​ ​presenting​ ​problems​ ​have​ ​a​ ​BH​ ​component​ ​and​ ​our​ ​medical providers​ ​need​ ​help. SYSTEMS​ ​FOR​ ​IMPROVEMENT​ ​AND​ ​QUALITY •Pods​ ​and​ ​Huddles •Electronic​ ​Health​ ​Records •Health​ ​Information​ ​Exchange •Clinical​ ​Dashboards •​ ​NCQA​ ​Level​ ​3​ ​+​ ​Joint​ ​Commission​ ​PCMH​ ​accreditation Now​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​systems​ ​we​ ​have​ ​in​ ​place​ ​to​ ​support​ ​improvement​ ​and​ ​quality Let​ ​me​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​pull​ ​the​ ​thread​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Warm​ ​hand-offs​ ​​ ​-​ ​To​ ​make​ ​these​ ​warm handoffs​ ​effective,​ ​we’ve​ ​spent​ ​considerable​ ​time​ ​with​ ​our​ ​architect​ ​informing​ ​them​ ​of our​ ​model​ ​of​ ​care​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​capture​ ​our​ ​work​ ​flow​ ​– All​ ​of​ ​our​ ​fixed​ ​sites​ ​and​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​SBHC​ ​all​ ​have​ ​the​ ​same​ ​design​ ​for​ ​our​ ​clinical team​ ​​ ​-​ ​they​ ​operate​ ​in​ ​PODS​ ​–​ ​usually​ ​8​ ​seats​ ​–​ ​2​ ​providers,​ ​2​ ​MA’s​ ​1​ ​RN​ ​–​ ​1​ ​BH​ ​(
  • 13. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ Psychiatrist,​ ​psychologist​ ​LCSW)​ ​rotating​ ​seats​ ​for​ ​podiatry,​ ​Diabetic​ ​educator​ ​– residents​ ​share​ ​these​ ​seats. As​ ​I​ ​noted​ ​earlier,​ ​we’re​ ​a​ ​data​ ​company​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​a​ ​health​ ​care​ ​company,​ ​and​ ​we were​ ​the​ ​first​ ​statewide​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​system​ ​to​ ​have​ ​fully​ ​interoperable​ ​electronic​ ​health care​ ​records. All​ ​of​ ​us​ ​are​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​our​ ​States​ ​to​ ​role​ ​out​ ​Health​ ​Information​ ​Exchanges​ ​–​ ​this​ ​is coming​ ​–​ ​but​ ​the​ ​progress​ ​is​ ​slow​ ​–​ ​in​ ​the​ ​interim​ ​we​ ​have​ ​taken​ ​some​ ​steps​ ​on​ ​a couple​ ​of​ ​fronts​ ​that​ ​I​ ​will​ ​discuss​ ​–​ ​one​ ​of​ ​those​ ​is​ ​our​ ​own​ ​system​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a limited​ ​exchange​ ​-​ ​​ ​our​ ​HC​ ​has​ ​put​ ​​ ​links​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​ER​ ​computers​ ​–​ ​(​ ​we​ ​have​ ​over​ ​15 hospitals​ ​that​ ​we​ ​deal​ ​with)​ ​which​ ​provide​ ​access​ ​to​ ​our​ ​own​ ​HIE​ ​exchange​ ​and​ ​to​ ​the patients​ ​Continuity​ ​of​ ​Care​ ​Document​ ​–​ ​this​ ​give​ ​hospitals​ ​a​ ​view​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients medication​ ​list,​ ​problem​ ​list,​ ​allergies​ ​,​ ​history​ ​and​ ​referrals,​ ​lab​ ​information​ ​,​ ​diagnostic imaging​ ​​ ​-​ ​it’s​ ​also​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​Hospital​ ​to​ ​schedule​ ​appoints​ ​live​ ​into​ ​our​ ​system –​ ​for​ ​active​ ​patient​ ​–​ ​they​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​CHC​ ​patient​ ​–​ ​I’d​ ​like​ ​to​ ​say​ ​this​ ​is​ ​successful​ ​​ ​-​ ​but the​ ​culture​ ​in​ ​ER​ ​is​ ​not​ ​always​ ​conducive​ ​to​ ​coordinating​ ​care. Our​ ​integrated,​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records,​ ​including​ ​connections​ ​to​ ​other​ ​health​ ​care organizations​ ​also​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​way​ ​in​ ​telemedicine​ ​which​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​key​ ​area of​ ​our​ ​research. All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​data,​ ​now​ ​with​ ​8​ ​years​ ​of​ ​experience,​ ​has​ ​been​ ​brought​ ​together​ ​into​ ​a​ ​clinical cube​ ​that​ ​has​ ​data​ ​on​ ​250,000​ ​patients.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​BI​ ​staff​ ​tell​ ​me​ ​that​ ​the​ ​cube​ ​can​ ​provide 81​ ​billion​ ​answers​ ​–​ ​most​ ​of​ ​them​ ​are​ ​meaningless​ ​–​ ​just​ ​like​ ​a​ ​good​ ​consult​ ​–​ ​you​ ​need to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​right​ ​question​ ​-​ ​to​ ​elicit​ ​the​ ​correct​ ​answer​ ​–​ ​All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​data​ ​is​ ​available​ ​live time​ ​–​ ​and​ ​we​ ​put​ ​this​ ​up​ ​on​ ​our​ ​intranet​ ​–​ ​it​ ​​ ​feeds​ ​our​ ​dashboards​ ​and​ ​further​ ​fuels​ ​our quality​ ​improvement​ ​efforts. These​ ​are​ ​examples​ ​of​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ways​ ​we’ve​ ​embraced​ ​the​ ​standards​ ​set​ ​by​ ​national organizations​ ​–​ ​achieving​ ​both​ ​NCQA​ ​Level​ ​3​ ​and​ ​JC​ ​PCMH​ ​accreditation​ ​–​ ​early
  • 14. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ rewards​ ​are​ ​both​ ​clinical​ ​and​ ​financial​ ​-​ ​CT’s​ ​​ ​Medicaid​ ​Department​ ​​ ​is​ ​paying​ ​any​ ​​ ​level 3​ ​accreditated​ ​organization​ ​or​ ​practice​ ​an​ ​extra​ ​9​ ​per​ ​visit. SLIDE:​​ ​Clinical​ ​Dashboards Our​ ​Clinical​ ​Dashboards​ ​allow​ ​us​ ​to​ ​track​ ​how​ ​the​ ​health​ ​center,​ ​as​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​is performing​ ​and​ ​where​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​greatest​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​improvement​ ​are.​ ​​ ​They illustrate​ ​where​ ​we’ve​ ​been​ ​achieving​ ​improvements​ ​and​ ​where​ ​we​ ​still​ ​need​ ​to​ ​work. Key​ ​areas​ ​in​ ​our​ ​dashboards​ ​include​ ​hypertension​ ​and​ ​diabetes​ ​control,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​how well​ ​we​ ​are​ ​doing​ ​with​ ​screening​ ​for​ ​various​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​cancer,​ ​and​ ​helping​ ​our​ ​patients manage​ ​chronic​ ​pain. Evidence​ ​that​ ​electronic​ ​health​ ​records​ ​improve​ ​the​ ​quality​ ​of​ ​clinical​ ​care​ ​has​ ​been slow​ ​to​ ​emerge.​ ​One​ ​principal​ ​reason​ ​for​ ​this​ ​is​ ​that​ ​existing​ ​EHR’s​ ​have​ ​not​ ​been designed​ ​to​ ​support​ ​QI​ ​work.​ ​In​ ​order​ ​to​ ​leverage​ ​the​ ​power​ ​of​ ​an​ ​EHR​ ​to​ ​improve quality,​ ​data​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​made​ ​“Actionable”.​ ​In​ ​practice,​ ​this​ ​means​ ​not​ ​simply​ ​giving​ ​a provider​ ​a​ ​monthly​ ​“scorecard”​ ​showing​ ​them​ ​their​ ​rate​ ​of​ ​hypertension​ ​control​ ​or cancer​ ​screening,​ ​but​ ​rather​ ​giving​ ​them​ ​actionable​ ​data​ ​such​ ​as​ ​a​ ​tool​ ​that​ ​identifies which​ ​patients​ ​have​ ​poor​ ​control​ ​or​ ​are​ ​due​ ​for​ ​a​ ​mammogram. CHC​ ​has​ ​invested​ ​considerable​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area,​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​data​ ​warehouse​ ​that is​ ​accessible​ ​and​ ​flexible.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​products​ ​from​ ​this​ ​work​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of clinical​ ​dashboards​ ​that​ ​give​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​teams​ ​data​ ​on​ ​specific​ ​patient​ ​populations. Our​ ​opioid​ ​dashboard​ ​gives​ ​them​ ​data​ ​on​ ​all​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​using​ ​opioids​ ​chronically, whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​they​ ​have​ ​had​ ​or​ ​are​ ​due​ ​for​ ​a​ ​urine​ ​toxicology​ ​screen,​ ​whether​ ​they have​ ​been​ ​re-assessed​ ​within​ ​the​ ​past​ ​3​ ​months,​ ​or​ ​whether​ ​they​ ​have​ ​an​ ​active​ ​opioid agreement​ ​completed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​chart. Our​ ​diabetes​ ​dashboard​ ​allows​ ​each​ ​PCP​ ​to​ ​sort​ ​through​ ​their​ ​diabetic​ ​panel,​ ​looking​ ​at which​ ​patients​ ​have​ ​HbA1C’s​ ​about​ ​9,​ ​or​ ​which​ ​have​ ​not​ ​been​ ​seen​ ​in​ ​a​ ​certain timeframe.
  • 15. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ Lastly,​ ​we​ ​created​ ​weekly​ ​“missed​ ​opportunities”​ ​reports,​ ​showing​ ​provider​ ​teams​ ​how often​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past​ ​week​ ​they​ ​missed​ ​a​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​screen​ ​for​ ​cancer​ ​or​ ​order​ ​a​ ​needed test. These​ ​dashboards​ ​are​ ​also​ ​a​ ​crucial​ ​tool​ ​in​ ​our​ ​research.​ ​​ ​As​ ​I​ ​said​ ​earlier,​ ​it’s​ ​part​ ​of our​ ​Fundamental​ ​philosophy​ ​that​ ​if​ ​you’re​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​you have​ ​an​ ​obligation​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​it. About​ ​8​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​we​ ​set​ ​up​ ​the​ ​Weitzman​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​innovation​ ​,​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first community​ ​–​ ​based​ ​research​ ​centers​ ​established​ ​by​ ​an​ ​FQHC​ ​–​ ​The​ ​center​ ​test promising​ ​innovations​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​delivery​ ​–​ ​we​ ​are​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​implementation​ ​and improvement​ ​research​ ​,​ ​we​ ​host​ ​an​ ​annual​ ​Weitzman​ ​symposium​ ​at​ ​Wesleyan University​ ​bringing​ ​together​ ​leaders​ ​who​ ​share​ ​their​ ​work​ ​in​ ​innovation​ ​in​ ​community health​ ​and​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​​ ​-​ ​we​ ​have​ ​great​ ​partnerships​ ​with​ ​organization​ ​near​ ​and​ ​far and​ ​look​ ​to​ ​other​ ​industries​ ​and​ ​organizations​ ​for​ ​best​ ​practices.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​driving forces​ ​behind​ ​our​ ​thinking​ ​is​ ​that​ ​we​ ​(​ ​CHC’s​ ​)​ ​need​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​this​ ​research​ ​work​ ​into​ ​the primary​ ​care​ ​settings​ ​–we​ ​have​ ​ceded​ ​to​ ​much​ ​to​ ​the​ ​academic​ ​centers​ ​with​ ​little​ ​return to​ ​our​ ​populations​ ​and​ ​organizations​ ​–​ ​We​ ​don’t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​be​ ​adversarial​ ​but​ ​rather​ ​be very​ ​clear​ ​about​ ​the​ ​value​ ​we​ ​can​ ​bring​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area.​ ​​ ​In​ ​fact,​ ​our​ ​research​ ​has​ ​led​ ​to partnerships​ ​with​ ​GE,​ ​Dartmouth​ ​Institute​ ​and​ ​numerous​ ​others​ ​in​ ​which​ ​CHC​ ​plays​ ​a lead​ ​role. Let​ ​me​ ​highlight​ ​a​ ​few​ ​of​ ​our​ ​current​ ​research​ ​projects​ ​,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​our​ ​work​ ​in​ ​improving health​ ​outcomes​ ​in​ ​pregnancy,​ ​early​ ​detection​ ​of​ ​autism​ ​in​ ​toddlers,​ ​improving​ ​cancer screening​ ​among​ ​culturally​ ​diverse​ ​women​ ​and​ ​sharing​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​in​ ​pain management​ ​with​ ​the​ ​VA​ ​Health​ ​System.​ ​We​ ​have​ ​standards​ ​for​ ​publishing​ ​for​ ​all​ ​of​ ​our team​ ​members​ ​- Other​ ​research​ ​is​ ​more​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​innovations​ ​at​ ​CHC,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​our​ ​use​ ​of​ ​telemedicine to​ ​address​ ​diabetic​ ​retinopathy​ ​and​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​access​ ​to​ ​specialty​ ​care. Additional​ ​research​ ​is​ ​focusing​ ​on​ ​evaluating​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​the​ ​nurse​ ​in​ ​the Patient-Centered​ ​Medical​ ​Home.​ ​​ ​This​ ​research​ ​helps​ ​us​ ​as​ ​we​ ​look​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​the
  • 16. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ impact​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Affordable​ ​Care​ ​Act​ ​on​ ​access​ ​to​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​particularly​ ​at​ ​Federally Qualified​ ​Health​ ​Centers. One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​key​ ​ideas​ ​underlying​ ​all​ ​our​ ​research​ ​is​ ​asking​ ​the​ ​people​ ​who​ ​do​ ​the​ ​work what​ ​changes​ ​will​ ​really​ ​make​ ​a​ ​difference.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​core​ ​to​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​clinical Microsystems​ ​and​ ​is​ ​another​ ​way​ ​in​ ​which​ ​we​ ​empower​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​our​ ​staff. CHC​ ​uses​ ​the​ ​evidence​ ​based​ ​“Clinical​ ​Microsystems”​ ​methodology,​ ​developed specifically​ ​for​ ​the​ ​healthcare​ ​setting,​ ​as​ ​its​ ​principal​ ​quality​ ​improvement​ ​tool​ ​to​ ​foster innovation,​ ​empower​ ​team​ ​members,​ ​enhance​ ​adoption​ ​of​ ​the​ ​PCMH​ ​model,​ ​and achieve​ ​Performance​ ​Improvement​ ​goals.​ ​This​ ​model​ ​enables​ ​us​ ​to​ ​harvest​ ​the​ ​best practices​ ​within​ ​the​ ​agency​ ​and​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​across​ ​our​ ​organization.​ ​Key elements​ ​of​ ​the​ ​model​ ​include​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​a​ ​trained​ ​Microsystems​ ​coach​ ​and​ ​facilitator, active​ ​participation​ ​by​ ​front​ ​line​ ​CHC​ ​employees,​ ​and​ ​use​ ​of​ ​data-driven​ ​rapid​ ​tests​ ​of change. A​ ​Clinical​ ​Microsystem​ ​is​ ​a​ ​front​ ​line​ ​team​ ​of​ ​people​ ​who​ ​work​ ​together​ ​on​ ​a​ ​regular basis​ ​providing​ ​clinical​ ​care​ ​or​ ​other​ ​services.​ ​Microsystems​ ​exist​ ​in​ ​all​ ​CHC departments.​ ​An​ ​empowered​ ​microsystem​ ​is​ ​one​ ​that​ ​has​ ​been​ ​provided​ ​with appropriate​ ​time,​ ​training,​ ​support,​ ​and​ ​coaching​ ​to​ ​work​ ​together​ ​to​ ​improve performance.​ ​These​ ​empowered​ ​Microsystems​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​generators​ ​of​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​as well​ ​as​ ​early​ ​adopters​ ​of​ ​ideas​ ​from​ ​other​ ​sources.​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​Microsystems​ ​provide front​ ​line​ ​staff​ ​opportunities​ ​to​ ​take​ ​ownership​ ​of​ ​process​ ​changes​ ​and​ ​new​ ​ideas. Microsystems​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​level​ ​playing​ ​field​ ​and​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​for​ ​staff​ ​at​ ​all​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​the organization​ ​to​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​process​ ​improvement.​ ​​ ​CHC’s​ ​quality​ ​department​ ​identifies key​ ​Microsystem​ ​teams​ ​and​ ​provides​ ​them​ ​with​ ​structure​ ​and​ ​support. Some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​exciting​ ​research​ ​we’re​ ​undertaking​ ​right​ ​now​ ​is​ ​around​ ​telemedicine. For​ ​example,​ ​we’ve​ ​established​ ​a​ ​methodology​ ​for​ ​sending​ ​information​ ​off​ ​to​ ​specialists for​ ​eConsults.​ ​​ ​Again​ ​,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​work​ ​done​ ​by​ ​others​ ​–​ ​Mitch​ ​Katz​ ​in​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​looked at​ ​the​ ​issues​ ​that​ ​safety​ ​net​ ​providers​ ​find​ ​themselves​ ​in​ ​​ ​-​ ​very​ ​few​ ​specialist​ ​take​ ​our
  • 17. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ population​ ​and​ ​when​ ​they​ ​do​ ​coordinating​ ​visits​ ​is​ ​problematic​ ​–​ ​Katz​ ​decided​ ​that​ ​what needed​ ​to​ ​happen​ ​first​ ​was​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the​ ​patient​ ​to​ ​the​ ​specialist and​ ​determine​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​of​ ​thing​ ​s​ ​–​ ​let​ ​me​ ​use​ ​an​ ​example​ ​from​ ​our​ ​own​ ​work​ ​–in Cardiology.​ ​​ ​A​ ​cardiologist​ ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​gets​ ​our​ ​data​ ​off​ ​of​ ​our​ ​Health​ ​exchange​ ​and​ ​has three​ ​classic​ ​responses.​ ​​ ​Either​ ​they​ ​need​ ​more​ ​information,​ ​they​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​guidance to​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​provider,​ ​or​ ​a​ ​face​ ​to​ ​face​ ​visit​ ​is​ ​really​ ​needed.​ ​​ ​The​ ​data​ ​is amazing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​reduction​ ​of​ ​referrals​ ​–​ ​but​ ​just​ ​like​ ​any​ ​good​ ​research​ ​organization​ ​we have​ ​a​ ​2​ ​year​ ​study​ ​underway Our​ ​Project​ ​ECHO​ ​initiative​ ​comes​ ​from​ ​New​ ​Mexico​ ​-​ ​Sanjeev​ ​Arroro​ ​–​ ​is​ ​its​ ​founder​ ​– we’ve​ ​worked​ ​with​ ​him​ ​over​ ​the​ ​past​ ​year​ ​–​ ​and​ ​now​ ​we’re​ ​our​ ​running​ ​our​ ​own​ ​CT based​ ​Project​ ​ECHO.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​very​ ​simple​ ​and​ ​elegant​ ​-​ ​a​ ​team​ ​of​ ​specialists​ ​conduct​ ​video conferences​ ​with​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​providers.​ ​​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​providing​ ​specific recommendations,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​didactic​ ​elements​ ​which​ ​help​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​providers learn​ ​more​ ​about​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​care​ ​in​ ​these​ ​complicated​ ​cases.​ ​Our​ ​focus​ ​has been​ ​on​ ​HEP​ ​C​ ​and​ ​HIV​ ​–​ ​we​ ​launch​ ​a​ ​national​ ​ECHO​ ​project​ ​with​ ​the​ ​pain​ ​Center​ ​at the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Arizona​ ​very​ ​soon​ ​and​ ​have​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​from​ ​around​ ​the​ ​country who​ ​will​ ​be​ ​joining​ ​us As​ ​we​ ​constantly​ ​research​ ​the​ ​innovations​ ​in​ ​health​ ​care,​ ​we​ ​have​ ​a​ ​responsibility​ ​to also​ ​train​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​of​ ​health​ ​care​ ​workers.​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​core​ ​pillars​ ​of who​ ​we​ ​are​ ​and​ ​it​ ​permeates​ ​everything​ ​we​ ​do.​ ​​ ​Yet​ ​there​ ​are​ ​some​ ​special​ ​programs worth​ ​noting. We​ ​have​ ​the​ ​first​ ​Family​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner​ ​Program​ ​Residency​ ​Program​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Nation. It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​that​ ​Family​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioners​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​community​ ​health​ ​centers have​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​care​ ​for​ ​our​ ​populations,​ ​and​ ​the residency​ ​program​ ​as​ ​a​ ​key​ ​way​ ​that​ ​can​ ​gain​ ​and​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​this​ ​experience. We​ ​take​ ​our​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​train​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​very​ ​seriously.​ ​​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​larger​ ​task that​ ​we​ ​can​ ​do​ ​ourselves​ ​and​ ​we’ve​ ​worked​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​organizations​ ​across​ ​the country​ ​to​ ​replicate​ ​our​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner​ ​Residency​ ​Program,​ ​including​ ​Puentes​ ​de Salud​ ​in​ ​Philadelphia.
  • 18. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ The​ ​IOM​ ​and​ ​RWFJ​ ​foundation​ ​are​ ​also​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​our​ ​program​ ​to​ ​establish​ ​funding​ ​and meet​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​new​ ​nurse​ ​practitioners. We​ ​also​ ​have​ ​a​ ​Psychology​ ​Post​ ​Doctoral​ ​program​ ​and​ ​other​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​graduate students,​ ​undergraduates,​ ​and​ ​even​ ​high​ ​school​ ​students​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​best​ ​to​ ​provide care​ ​in​ ​a​ ​community​ ​health​ ​center​ ​setting. CHC​ ​Infrastructure Just​ ​like​ ​the​ ​clinical​ ​team​ ​does​ ​a​ ​daily​ ​huddle​ ​–​ ​on​ ​the​ ​business​ ​side​ ​we​ ​do​ ​our​ ​own daily​ ​huddle​ ​–​ ​we​ ​call​ ​it​ ​our​ ​99​ ​won’t​ ​do​ ​group​ ​​ ​- That​ ​takes​ ​care​ ​of​ ​the​ ​three​ ​pillars​ ​of​ ​our​ ​organizational​ ​model,​ ​but​ ​underlying​ ​that structure​ ​is​ ​a​ ​business​ ​model​ ​that​ ​helps​ ​us​ ​understand​ ​our​ ​productivity​ ​and​ ​our​ ​costs​ ​– Four​ ​years​ ​ago,​ ​we​ ​asked​ ​ourselves​ ​what​ ​it​ ​would​ ​take​ ​to​ ​really​ ​understand​ ​the connection​ ​between​ ​our​ ​actions​ ​and​ ​our​ ​financial​ ​standing.​ ​​ ​We​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​have​ ​an meeting​ ​every​ ​afternoon​ ​–​ ​with​ ​the​ ​senior​ ​leadership​ ​but​ ​open​ ​to​ ​anyone​ ​in​ ​the organization​ ​–​ ​to​ ​drill​ ​down​ ​on​ ​how​ ​we​ ​performed​ ​yesterday​ ​and​ ​today.​ ​​ ​We​ ​call​ ​it​ ​​ ​99 won’t​ ​do​ ​–-​ ​we​ ​use​ ​a​ ​dashboard​ ​of​ ​information​ ​from​ ​week,​ ​month,​ ​ytd,​ ​productivity numbers,​ ​how​ ​did​ ​we​ ​manage​ ​our​ ​phone​ ​calls​ ​–​ ​process​ ​improvement​ ​–​ ​how​ ​any​ ​one​ ​of our​ ​clinical​ ​microsystem​ ​teams​ ​is​ ​doing​ ​–​ ​from​ ​the​ ​transactional​ ​to​ ​the​ ​transformational –​ ​If​ ​our​ ​business​ ​was​ ​easy,​ ​anybody​ ​could​ ​do​ ​it​ ​–​ ​the​ ​discipline​ ​of​ ​asking​ ​ourselves these​ ​questions​ ​every​ ​day​ ​helped​ ​us​ ​make​ ​an​ ​exponential​ ​leap​ ​​ ​-​ ​it’s​ ​about​ ​having​ ​the resources​ ​and​ ​the​ ​focus​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​us​ ​true​ ​to​ ​our​ ​values​ ​–​ ​and​ ​meet​ ​our​ ​mission With​ ​the​ ​implementation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Affordable​ ​Care​ ​Act​ ​underway,​ ​explorations​ ​into​ ​models like​ ​the​ ​Patient​ ​Centered​ ​Medical​ ​Home,​ ​and​ ​growing​ ​demands​ ​for​ ​primary​ ​care providers,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​an​ ​exciting​ ​time​ ​to​ ​be​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​primary​ ​care,​ ​and​ ​especially​ ​at Federally​ ​Qualified​ ​Health​ ​Centers.​ ​​ ​The​ ​demands​ ​for​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​is​ ​about​ ​to​ ​explode as​ ​more​ ​people​ ​have​ ​coverage​ ​and​ ​as​ ​improvements​ ​in​ ​mobile​ ​communications​ ​and mobile​ ​apps​ ​put​ ​more​ ​information​ ​in​ ​the​ ​hands​ ​of​ ​patients.​ ​​ ​We​ ​are​ ​working​ ​on​ ​Apps​ ​to help​ ​our​ ​patient​ ​population. Likewise,​ ​when​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at​ ​the​ ​larger​ ​picture​ ​of​ ​wellness,​ ​we​ ​see​ ​the​ ​way​ ​lifestyles​ ​affect health.​ ​​ ​Health​ ​Centers​ ​need​ ​to​ ​address​ ​ways​ ​that​ ​diet,​ ​exercise,​ ​pollution​ ​and
  • 19. Mark​ ​Masselli​,​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center: Building​ ​A​ ​World​ ​Class​ ​Primary​ ​Health​ ​Care​ ​System ____________________________________________________________________________________ economic​ ​opportunity​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​health.​ ​​ ​This​ ​includes​ ​little​ ​things,​ ​like making​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​for​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​to​ ​get​ ​to​ ​farmers​ ​markets,​ ​up​ ​through​ ​national programs,​ ​like​ ​our​ ​Recess​ ​Rocks​ ​program​ ​to​ ​combat​ ​childhood​ ​obesity. All​ ​of​ ​this​ ​goes​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​four​ ​principles​ ​that​ ​founded​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​that​ ​the services​ ​should​ ​be​ ​where​ ​the​ ​people​ ​are,​ ​that​ ​they​ ​should​ ​be​ ​comprehensive, affordable​ ​and​ ​under​ ​the​ ​control​ ​of​ ​the​ ​user​ ​–​ ​you​ ​could​ ​be​ ​describing​ ​the​ ​digital revolution​ ​–​ ​fit​ ​right​ ​with​ ​these​ ​times.​ ​​ ​So​ ​CHC’s​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​change​ ​their​ ​philosophy, but​ ​they​ ​do​ ​have​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​their​ ​abilities,​ ​because​ ​our​ ​patients​ ​deserve​ ​it. These​ ​are​ ​the​ ​roots​ ​of​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​and​ ​the​ ​struggle​ ​is​ ​no​ ​less​ ​important today​ ​than​ ​it​ ​was​ ​at​ ​the​ ​start​ ​of​ ​our​ ​movement​ ​–​ ​Today​ ​we​ ​are​ ​at​ ​the​ ​crossroads​ ​in Health​ ​care​ ​​ ​​ ​–​ ​Between​ ​Access​ ​and​ ​Access​ ​to​ ​what​ ​– Instead​ ​of​ ​being​ ​just​ ​tossed​ ​along​ ​in​ ​the​ ​tumultuous​ ​changes,​ ​CHC​ ​is​ ​taking​ ​a​ ​proactive role,​ ​seeking​ ​to​ ​employ​ ​best​ ​practices​ ​and​ ​to​ ​research​ ​their​ ​effectiveness​ ​and​ ​we encourage​ ​you​ ​to​ ​join​ ​with​ ​us. We​ ​are​ ​always​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​and​ ​new​ ​partners​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​them​ ​with. Hopefully,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ideas​ ​that​ ​I’ve​ ​shared​ ​today​ ​will​ ​stimulate​ ​new​ ​ideas​ ​and opportunities​ ​for​ ​us​ ​to​ ​collaborate​ ​with​ ​innovators​ ​in​ ​Pennsylvania. Yet,​ ​in​ ​many​ ​ways,​ ​I’m​ ​just​ ​preaching​ ​to​ ​the​ ​choir​ ​here.​ ​​ ​The​ ​people​ ​we​ ​really​ ​need​ ​to inspire​ ​build​ ​healthy​ ​communities​ ​are​ ​our​ ​youth.​ ​​ ​So,​ ​we​ ​made​ ​an​ ​animated​ ​fairytale which​ ​believe​ ​really​ ​captures​ ​what​ ​community​ ​health​ ​centers​ ​are​ ​all​ ​about.​ ​​ ​Enjoy,​ ​and stay​ ​in​ ​touch. So,​ ​do​ ​we​ ​have​ ​time​ ​for​ ​some​ ​questions?​ ​​ ​….​ ​If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​other​ ​ideas​ ​you’d​ ​like​ ​to explore,​ ​here​ ​is​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​contact​ ​information.​ ​​ ​Also,​ ​be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​us​ ​on​ ​Twitter​ ​at CHCConnecticut​ ​and​ ​on​ ​Facebook​ ​at​ ​Community​ ​Health​ ​Center,​ ​Inc.