Nine community health organizations, including the first member in Vermont, went live on OCHIN Epic during the third quarter of 2026.

Nine community health organizations, including the first member in Vermont, went live on OCHIN Epic during the third quarter of 2026.
At Harbor Health, providing comprehensive, whole-person care is central to their mission of helping patients achieve their full health potential, especially those enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
For Petaluma Health Center in Northern California, creating a more complete view of each patient’s health was essential to delivering coordinated, patient-centered care.
An OCHIN-led research initiative is building infrastructure to help community health centers better prepare for and respond to extreme weather.
When gaps in the care transition process process limited timely follow-up after emergency department visits and hospital stays, Erie Family Health Centers sought to improve their patients’ experience by improving continuity of care. Working alongside OCHIN, the health center identified innovative strategies to enhance care coordination and patient engagement, significantly increasing the number of patientsRead more
In rural communities across the United States, the challenges of modern healthcare are often felt more acutely than in urban areas. People in rural areas experience higher rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, yet they have fewer than half as many providers and about 11% as many specialists per capita asRead more
In 2019, Hayley Contois started searching for Epic trainer roles. OCHIN caught her eye, and the rest is history.
By partnering with OCHIN, Prism Health identified operational improvements that helped increase new-patient visit capacity by 60% and grow their patient reach by 43%.
Shifting U.S. demographics, as baby boomers age into Medicare, present an opportunity for community healthcare providers to strengthen revenue streams and improve long-term financial stability in an era of value-based care.
For Signature Health, adopting artificial intelligence was a deliberate leadership decision aimed at reducing documentation burden and helping providers focus on patients.
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