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OCHIN was awarded a $15 million grant to support a new workforce development partnership in California that will help rebuild, strengthen, and diversify the health care workforce through job training and placement.

Highlights of our 2022 annual report include: our work to strengthen the U.S. health care system and improve the health of systemically underserved communities, our impact on advancing health equity through insights and innovation, and progress to grow and strengthen the collective voice of our nationwide network

For five years, a women-led research team at OCHIN studied the impact of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act on access to comprehensive preventive, contraceptive, and pregnancy-related care. They also explored the role that health centers play in connecting women to quality reproductive care.

In a new partnership with OCHIN, 11 of Iowa’s community health centers are collectively implementing OCHIN Epic to transform care delivery and better connect underserved communities with quality, whole-patient care.

As we look forward to 2023 and the important work that lies ahead, OCHIN is particularly grateful for our dedicated and talented employees. Every day, more than 1,000 OCHIN team members across 49 states and Washington, D.C. work to support a stronger circle of care in local communities nationwide.

OCHIN is grateful to be a trusted partner to more than 500 local health care organizations, providing integrated health IT and knowledge solutions to drive health equity on a national scale. We exist because of the valuable work our members do every day to improve the health and well-being of more than 6 million patients in rural, urban, and tribal communities across the country.

OCHIN has received a nearly $3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support a community health workers training program in collaboration with five partners in Oregon. The program is designed to improve and sustain access to whole-patient care for rural and medically underserved communities, while creating new career paths thatRead more

OCHIN’s learning and workforce development portfolio, OCHIN+, is partnering with Public Health AmeriCorps to recruit and train 25 applicants looking for a career in health care technology. The new program will expand economic opportunity and support access to quality care in rural areas and among underrepresented communities. In April, OCHIN announced that we received fundingRead more

This week OCHIN joins health centers from around the country at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ Community Health Institute (NACHC CHI) August 28-30 in Chicago. If you’re attending NACHC CHI, please stop by booth #118 to connect with us and explore how OCHIN’s practice-based research and solutions expertise can help your care teamRead more

OCHIN has achieved Epic Gold Stars Level 9, which recognizes the consistent and innovative application of the OCHIN Epic electronic health record (EHR) system to help our growing national network of community health organizations improve their organizational efficiency, reduce clinician burden, and advance health equity. Only a small number of industry organizations achieve Level 9Read more