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Learn more about the top trends and key challenges facing the future of primary care delivery in the following perspective article from OCHIN’s Chief Medical Officer, Scott Fields, M.D.

With dedicated funding from Intel’s $50 million Pandemic Response Technology Initiative, OCHIN rapidly scaled to support 20,000 concurrent network users in the early months as the novel coronavirus spread.

The results are in from a multi-year OCHIN study designed to deepen our understanding of how social complexity influences patient health outcomes.

The FCC announced that OCHIN’s two broadband consortia each received $1 million in funding through the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program to help expand telehealth programs in response to the pandemic.

Epic and OCHIN created mobile app to support COVID-19 screening and triage care in emergency settings nationwide Seattle, WA—A new mobile electronic health record (EHR) app that enables patient screening and triage outside of a typical health care setting is ready to deploy in Washington state. Created by EHR developer Epic in partnership with OCHIN,Read more

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic mounts, OCHIN is committed to limiting its spread in our communities, even as we work around the clock to support providers on the frontlines with new tools and resources to respond to this serious public health crisis. Here at OCHIN, we have taken several operational measures to slow theRead more

OCHIN researchers are analyzing the wealth of data available via the ADVANCE Collaborative to improve clinical screening and treatment for infectious diseases, like tuberculosis. In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), OCHIN is taking part in a project using machine learning toRead more

Did you know that OCHIN hosts a regular learning and development opportunity for our network? The Progressive Leaders Workshop (PLW) convenes OCHIN members’ leaders and staff every month to share useful insights, build capacity, and support organizational performance. Join our upcoming discussion with Sergio Bautista, Chief Deputy Director at ChapCare in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday,Read more

Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting is due by February 15th for all Federally Qualified Health Centers. This is an important deadline for for all health centers receiving funding and determines eligibility to receive HRSA’s annual Fiscal Year 2020 Quality Improvement Awards. For an overview of last year’s award categories and incentives visit HRSA’s Fiscal YearRead more

OCHIN is excited to celebrate our 20th Anniversary in 2020. We will mark this milestone with various activities throughout the year, celebrating the work we’ve done—together with our members and partners—to improve access and care as we’ve grown into a national driving force for health equity. To recognize our collective accomplishments, we are developing aRead more