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Learning to make local impact through OCHIN’s Public Health AmeriCorps

November 22, 2023

Following his acceptance to OCHIN's Public Health AmeriCorps program in 2023, Samuel Miller began training to become a community health worker through OCHIN+ ...

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OCHIN receives $3.5M grant to continue social risk research

November 8, 2023

When River Hills implemented OCHIN Epic, they became the first of 11 health centers in Iowa who joined OCHIN as part of a nearly statewide ...

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Connecting care and empowering patients in Iowa

October 26, 2023

When River Hills implemented OCHIN Epic, they became the first of 11 health centers in Iowa who joined OCHIN as part of a nearly statewide ...

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OCHIN raises awareness about importance of strengthening community health organizations with added cybersecurity

October 12, 2023

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, OCHIN is raising awareness about the importance of resilient health IT systems for community health organizations to improve patient ...

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12 new health care organizations, including 3 rural hospitals, adopt OCHIN Epic EHR to improve care access and quality

October 5, 2023

Nine community health care organizations and three rural hospitals went live last quarter with OCHIN Epic. ...

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OCHIN launches new EHR service for rural hospitals nationwide

September 29, 2023

Expansion supports vitality of rural hospitals, enables access to quality care, and addresses unique needs of smaller communities. ...

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OCHIN Patient Engagement Panel is recruiting new voices to drive health equity research

September 22, 2023

The OCHIN Patient Engagement Panel is recruiting five new members to join in their mission to help guide research that improves health and health care ...

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Connecting rural hospitals to a more sustainable future

September 5, 2023

Minidoka Memorial Hospital's pioneering efforts helped them successfully adopt a new EHR platform. In June 2023, they went live with OCHIN Epic and became the ...

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OCHIN earns Epic Gold Stars Level 9 distinction for second year in a row

August 24, 2023

OCHIN has achieved Epic Gold Stars Level 9 for its ambulatory care electronic health record (EHR) solutions, placing the organization among a select group of ...

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OCHIN celebrates National Health Center Week

August 8, 2023

Community health centers provide fair access to health care for more than 30 million patients in the United States, serving as critical access points for ...

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7 new community health care organizations go live with OCHIN Epic EHR

July 5, 2023

Seven new community health care organizations have gone live this quarter with OCHIN Epic. Three new clinics in California add to OCHIN’s overall ambulatory footprint ...

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Inclusive EHR design helps OCHIN members build trust and community with LGBTQIA+ patients

June 16, 2023

OCHIN and Lyon-Martin Community Health Services partnered to expand options for sexual orientation and gender identity as well as surgical history in the OCHIN Epic ...

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OCHIN network analysis explores impact of EHR support analyst staffing ratios

June 14, 2023

Understanding the critical role that EHR support analysts serve, OCHIN conducted an analysis to better support providers in understanding the outcomes of specific EHR support ...

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OCHIN expands Public Health AmeriCorps program to support rural and community health

May 25, 2023

A new $720,000 award from AmeriCorps and the CDC will support up to 25 new Public Health AmeriCorps positions to bolster local public health efforts ...

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How resilient health IT systems improve patient health and safeguard access to care

April 27, 2023

Today’s health care organizations face a barrage of increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. That is why OCHIN is advocating for a stronger, more resilient health IT ...

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OCHIN members gather for in-person learning and collaboration at 2023 Learning Forum

April 19, 2023

After a three-year hiatus, OCHIN members from across the nation gathered at the OCHIN Learning Forum April 2-5 in Las Vegas to engage in firsthand ...

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OCHIN named one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For two years running

April 3, 2023

The award places OCHIN among 50 nonprofit organizations nationwide whose employees indicated an exceptional work experience via an employee survey ...

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OCHIN-partnered research finds providers need more resources and support for social risk screenings

March 23, 2023

To identify best practices for addressing challenges related to social risk screenings, OCHIN partners on research to test strategies for helping community health centers identify ...

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OCHIN receives $15 million to help rebuild California’s health care information technology workforce

March 21, 2023

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 ...

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Sustainable solutions to help providers unlock their patients’ full health potential

March 3, 2023

Community-based providers face challenges in connecting patients to non-medical resources and support. That is why OCHIN is advocating to improve social risk screening and intervention ...

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Building resilient communities through connected care: OCHIN’s impact in 2022

February 28, 2023

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 ...

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OCHIN-led study finds policies that expand health coverage, support health centers are essential

February 9, 2023

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, ...

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OCHIN partnership supports autonomous, connected care for Lummi Nation

January 26, 2023

As Lummi Tribal Health Center’s medical director, Dakotah Lane led the search for an electronic health record (EHR) system that would manage patient care, streamline ...

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Partnering to connect care: 11 of Iowa’s community health centers join OCHIN Epic

January 17, 2023

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 ...

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More than 1,000 OCHIN employees work to support a stronger circle of care

December 21, 2022

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, ...

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Gratitude for our growing network: Thank you, OCHIN members and partners

November 23, 2022

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 ...

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OCHIN receives nearly $3 million to support community health workers training program

November 11, 2022

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 ...

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OCHIN technology partners help member clinics connect with patients and expand access to care

October 21, 2022

OCHIN’s monthly Leadership Lab event aims to connect executives across the OCHIN network through collaborative peer-to-peer engagement. ...

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User-centered health IT design relieves clinical burden and drives health equity

October 6, 2022

The unprecedented challenges of the past two years continue to have a devastating impact on the health care workforce across the U.S. Providers and clinicians ...

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Supporting health care teams on the frontlines of monkeypox outbreak

September 13, 2022

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared the U.S. monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. Building on lessons learned during the COVID ...

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OCHIN is recruiting for 25 positions to support rural and community health

September 8, 2022

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 ...

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OCHIN joins health centers from around the country at NACHC Community Health Institute event

August 29, 2022

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 ...

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OCHIN achieves Epic Gold Stars Level 9 distinction for its tailored EHR support

August 15, 2022

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 ...

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New $9 Million HRSA Award Supports 18% Expansion of OCHIN’s Health Center Controlled Network

August 8, 2022

OCHIN’s Health Center Controlled Network has received a $9 million award from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund its 2022-25 program cycle. ...

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How Affordable Prescription Medication Program Supports Care for Low-Income Patients

July 5, 2022

OCHIN participated in a Twitter chat about the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B) on Tuesday, June 14. During the real-time conversation hosted by National Association ...

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OCHIN’s Pursuit of Health Equity in the Face of U.S. Supreme Court Decision

June 24, 2022

OCHIN is extremely disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, rolling back a generation of progress to advance national health ...

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OCHIN Partnership Enables Increased Screening of Adverse Childhood Experiences

June 15, 2022

Since joining the OCHIN network, TrueCare has screened more than 3,600 patients and imported 70,000 past ACEs/Pediatric ACEs and Related Life-events Screeners into Epic. They ...

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New NIH-Funded AIM-AHEAD Research Fellowship Now Accepting Proposals

April 29, 2022

As the Data and Research Core lead for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIM-AHEAD program—an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) consortium to ...

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OCHIN Scales Inclusive Health Care Workforce Development Program with AmeriCorps

April 13, 2022

In its mission to advance health equity and help sustain the vital work of community health care organizations after the devastating toll of COVID-19, OCHIN ...

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Introducing OCHIN+, a Comprehensive Learning and Workforce Development Portfolio

April 4, 2022

The road to health equity starts by fostering a strong circle of care in every community, and OCHIN is leading the way through workforce development ...

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OCHIN Recognized Among 2022 Best Nonprofits to Work For by the NonProfit Times

April 4, 2022

OCHIN, a nonprofit leader in equitable health care innovation and a trusted partner to a growing national provider network, has been recognized as one of ...

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New Research with OCHIN Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use of Pediatric Acute Asthma Care

April 1, 2022

Efforts to drive more equitable health outcomes in primary care depend on an inclusive and data-informed understanding of who is able to access and utilize ...

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OCHIN Network Data Shows Medicaid Coverage Helps Drive Health Equity

March 24, 2022

A recent analysis of OCHIN Epic electronic health records (EHR) data* revealed that rates of childhood immunizations and screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer are ...

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Transforming Community Health Care, Together

February 15, 2022

The road to health equity starts by connecting a strong circle of care in every community, and together, the OCHIN network is doing just that. ...

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Addressing Clinician Burnout: Helping Understaffed Care Teams Respond to Omicron Surge

February 1, 2022

The new year began with an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases due to rapid spread of the latest, highly contagious, Omicron variant. In early January, ...

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Using integrated health screenings to help providers deepen their patient relationships

January 7, 2022

Human connection makes each of us, and our communities, more resilient in the face of challenges like COVID-19. By talking with patients about their social ...

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Addressing Clinician Burnout: Using Data to Support Care Team and Patient Well-being

December 6, 2021

2021 closes another unprecedented chapter in the ongoing COVID crisis, which continues to take a heavy toll on providers and clinicians across the health care ...

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Increasing Access to Enhanced Electronic Health Record Tools to Detect Toxic Stress

November 1, 2021

About two years ago, Bay Area Community Health (BACH) in Fremont, California began to screen patients for toxic stress in an effort to provide more ...

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How CMMI’s New Vision for Value-based Pay Supports Access to Specialty Care and Equity

October 29, 2021

We are excited that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) supports OCHIN’s recommendations for driving health equity by expanding access to specialty care ...

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OCHIN Joins NIH Funded AI/ML Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity

October 7, 2021

Portland, OR—OCHIN, a national nonprofit learning network for health equity research and innovation, has been selected to lead the data and research component of the ...

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Beyond Connectivity: Delivering Equitable Virtual Care with Support from OCHIN’s HCCN

October 1, 2021

When COVID-19 closures forced millions of U.S. providers to move their medical, dental, and behavioral health care services online, those working in underinvested communities had ...

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Using Telehealth to Address the Social Determinants of Health during COVID-19

August 30, 2021

In many health care settings, screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) and specific social risk factors, such as unstable housing, food insecurity, and lack ...

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Strengthening Cybersecurity of Health Care Organizations

August 25, 2021

OCHIN’s enhanced cybersecurity services help health care organizations by providing maximum network and data protection at an affordable price. Learn more below from Martinez Ashby, ...

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Join Us in Celebration of the Health Centers Driving Health Equity

August 10, 2021

In honor of National Health Center Week, OCHIN celebrates community health centers (CHCs) across the country that are leading a historic effort to expand equitable ...

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Ensuring Access to Quality Care and Qualified Providers

July 23, 2021

OCHIN’s new suite of credentialing services supports equitable access to high-quality care, while reducing burden among community-based health care providers. ...

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Expanding Opportunity in the Health Care Workforce

June 11, 2021

Sofi Rossil-Bolaños' experience receiving holistic and culturally appropriate health care from Neighborcare Health not only motivated her to pursue a career in public health, but ...

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Demonstrating the Positive Effects of Medicaid Expansion

May 27, 2021

A recent report from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) examining the impact of Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act highlighted 19 papers from OCHIN and ...

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Closing Equity Gaps in COVID-19 Vaccination

May 18, 2021

In March 2021, Thu Quach, Chief Deputy of Administration at Asian Health Services, and her team were holding a multilingual pop-up clinic for COVID-19 vaccination ...

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OCHIN Partners to Expand eConsult Services

April 26, 2021

Portland, OR—OCHIN, a national nonprofit health IT organization that advances health equity by transforming health care delivery, announced a new technology partnership agreement with AristaMD ...

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Using MyChart to Support Patients Virtually During COVID-19

March 1, 2021

MyChart is a secure online portal for patients to connect with their health care providers. During the COVID-19 pandemic it has made it easier to ...

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases at Community Health Centers

February 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), with research showing that BIPOC ...

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OCHIN Applauds White House Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to Health Centers

February 16, 2021

Portland, OR— OCHIN applauds the Biden Administration for prioritizing health equity in a national COVID-19 response by ensuring that vaccines are provided to the nation’s ...

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Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Communities

February 11, 2021

In the fall of 2020, Dr. Mike Farley, a clinical pharmacist for Winding Waters Community Health Center (Winding Waters) in Wallowa County, Oregon, prepared to ...

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Building Healthier Generations with EHR Tools to Detect Toxic Stress

January 21, 2021

COVID-19 has exacerbated public health and economic crises, raising concerns about the unmitigated effects of pandemic-related stress on families and the potential for adverse childhood ...

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Medical-Legal Partnership Improves Health through Patient Advocacy

December 16, 2020

In the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Caroline Kennedy, Medical Director of Monterey County Health Department (MCHD) in California, was conducting phone ...

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Preparing for Safe & Equitable Distribution of a COVID-19 Vaccine

December 4, 2020

The unprecedented year of 2020 is set to conclude with COVID-19 cases numbering higher than they have ever been in the United States. However, recent ...

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Screening Patients for Social Risk in Community Health Centers

November 24, 2020

In the United States, community health centers (CHCs) provide essential care to 30 million people in many of the nation’s most marginalized and hard-to-reach communities. ...

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Collaborating to Support Low-Income Older Adults Experiencing Social Isolation and Loneliness During the Pandemic

November 18, 2020

With social distancing guidelines and widespread fear of infection, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased social isolation (defined as having few social relationships or infrequent social ...

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Advancing Health Equity by Studying Differences in Asthma Care Among Latino Children

November 9, 2020

In his first few years working as a clinician in Clackamas County, Oregon, Dr. John Heintzman, MD, MPH, Lead Clinician Scientist at OCHIN and Affiliate ...

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Connecting Providers Across a Large Health System in California to Better Serve Patients During COVID-19

October 8, 2020

In Alameda County, California, health center providers can now offer more holistic care for Barbara*, a pregnant woman who is experiencing homelessness, while expecting her ...

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Supporting Telehealth Innovation for Underserved Communities

September 18, 2020

OCHIN is pleased to announce that 24 health care organizations across six states in our network will receive customized support, through our COVID-19 Telehealth Program ...

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COVID Testing and Primary Care Changes Among Community Health Centers

September 1, 2020

Across the OCHIN network, hundreds of CHCs and other health care providers have relied on OCHIN’s integrated EHR and telehealth services to help them transform ...

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High Quality Flows from A Focus on Fostering a Healthy Community

August 27, 2020

At Maple City Health Care Center in Goshen, Indiana, any orthodox ideas about the role a health care center should play in its community are ...

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Pivoting to 100% Virtual Staff and Health IT Services

August 14, 2020

OCHIN is excited to share that we’re selling our national headquarters in downtown Portland, OR and taking our growing staff and expanding health IT services ...

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Transforming the Structure of Primary Care Post-COVID Pandemic

August 13, 2020

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 ...

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Automating U.S. Public Health Reporting to Aid COVID-19 Response

August 11, 2020

After months in various stages of shut down due to COVID-19, many communities are eager to reopen their local economies. ...

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Expanding OCHIN Server Capacity During COVID-19

July 29, 2020

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 ...

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Understanding How Social Complexity Influences Health Outcomes

July 16, 2020

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

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OCHIN and California Telehealth Network Awarded $2M to Improve Telehealth Access Nationwide

July 8, 2020

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 ...

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OCHIN Supports Movement for Racial Justice and Advancements in Health Equity

June 1, 2020

OCHIN stands in solidarity with the African American community. Black lives matter and we must all do more to protect them. ...

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Frontline Learnings from a COVID-19 Hot Spot

May 20, 2020

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Enabling the Transition to Virtual Care During COVID-19

May 6, 2020

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OCHIN Applauds Critical Updates to 42 CFR Part 2 in CARES Act

March 27, 2020

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New COVID-19 Preparedness App Fills Interoperability Gaps For Surge Preparedness

March 27, 2020

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OCHIN Supports Health Care Teams On the Frontlines of Coronavirus Outbreak

March 18, 2020

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Using Big Data & Machine Learning to Improve LTBI Care in the U.S.

March 11, 2020

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Tune into OCHIN’s Monthly Progressive Leaders Workshop

February 13, 2020

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Last Chance to Earn HRSA Quality Improvement Awards in 2020

February 12, 2020

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OCHIN Celebrating 20th Anniversary in 2020

January 13, 2020

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OCHIN Applauds Reauthorization of PCORI Funding

January 9, 2020

When patients and those who care for them have better information, they make better decisions. Outcomes improve and communities are healthier. That’s always been our ...