OXFORD QALICB INC

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH (NH) WILL ADDRESS THESE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE OXFORD CLINIC PROJECT WITH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH, COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTERS ON AVERAGE PROVIDE 24% MORE SAVINGS TO PATIENTS COMPARED TO OTHER PROVIDERS. THIS, IN ADDITION TO THEIR PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, MAKES THEM A PRIMARY CHOICE FOR THOSE IN NEED. OFFERING PRIMARY SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AS WELL AS WRAPAROUND WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND INFANT (WIC) CARE ALL IN ONE LOCATION ALLOWS MANY OF OUR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE SERVICES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN WITHOUT. WHAT MAKES NH UNIQUE? WE ARE A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH). THIS MEANS (1) WE HAVE INTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, (2) WE ARE PATIENTCENTERED SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SPECIFIED VALUES AND CULTURES, (3) WE EXHIBIT COORDINATED CARE NOT ONLY INTERNALLY BUT ALSO EXTERNALLY (4) WE HAVE ACCESSIBLE CARE IN TERMS OF LOCATION AND HOURS OF SERVICE AND (5) WE DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SAFETY. IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF OVER 1000 HRSA-FUNDED HEALTH CENTERS, PATIENT-CENTERED HOMES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RATES OF DIABETES CONTROL, HYPERTENSION CONTROL, AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. IN ADDITION, THESE CENTERS LOWER ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SPENDING AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FEWER EMERGENCY VISITS (2021). NH IS ALSO THE ONLY FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING DENTAL CARE IN THE AREA, DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL REGARDLESS OF ONE'S ABILITY TO PAY. AS AN FQHC, NH CAN RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING AND UPHOLD FEDERALLY ESTABLISHED HEALTHCARE STANDARDS.