Application to receive IQIN HCCN Funds for specific Health IT Initiatives
The Indiana Quality Improvement Network (IQIN) has HCCN funds available to support IQIN Participating Health Centers (PHCs) Health IT advancement in support of IQIN Goals and the Quadruple Aim. The table below lists the various products or services and their implementation costs that IQIN HCCN will consider paying subject to adequate fund availability. These are one-time funds, available only for this budget period, ending July 31, 2018. IQIN will make best efforts to do an equitable distribution of funds across health centers.
The Azara-related costs are provided below. The funding from IQIN does not include vendor travel costs.
For HIE-related costs, please work with IHIE and/or MHIN and submit amount requested in this application. The funding from IQIN does not include vendor travel costs.
Please complete the sections marked in yellow. Please note: only indicate “Yes” for interest in projects that you would be ready to commit to if funded.
Name of your Health Center: Contact Person for Application:
Partner / Product/Service / Description / One Time Implementation Cost [Payable by IQIN] / Ongoing Cost/Year[CHC Responsibility] / Interest
[Yes/No] / Priority
[1, 2…]
Azara Healthcare / Financial & Ops Measures / A mix of Measures and Dashboards related to Appointment Management, Encounters, Productivity and Summary Financials / Setup & Mapping: $5,000 per CHC / None
Azara Healthcare / Social Determinants of Health - PRAPARE / The mapping of the 18 PRAPARE data elements, with inclusion in Patient Registry, Visit Planning Report / Setup & Mapping: $1,200 per CHC / None
Azara Healthcare / Risk Stratification Algorithm / Service offering to design custom risk algorithm tailored to PCA criteria using EHR data / $20,000 (Network) / None
Azara Healthcare / Payer Integration / Payer integration of enrollment and claims files into Azara DRVS to support P4P and value-based care / $25,000 per Payer [All CHC’s will benefit] / $3k-$11k per Payer per CHC [IQIN pays 1st yr. for 2 pilot sites]
Azara Healthcare / Access and Empanelment / Provide guidance to CHCs in developing an approach to ensure continuity of care and support pop health / $8,000 per CHC / None
Azara Healthcare / Pre-Visit Planning Project / Training and mentorship for clinical transformation within CHCs (QI initiatives, external reporting, care delivery documentation by care team) / $18,000 per CHC / None
Any Other Projects? / Project Name / Please describe / Amount Requested
Partner / Product/Service / Description / One Time Implementation Cost [Payable by IQIN]
Insert Amount Requested / Ongoing Cost/Year
[CHC Responsibility] / Interest
[Yes/No] / Priority
[1, 2…]
IHIE / CareWeb Access / ProvidesCareWeb portal access and CCDA import into EHR for Care Co-ord. based on INPC repository (data is real-time) / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
IHIE / ADT Alerts / ADT Alerting Service (csv files) to support Pop Health (daily or real-time alerts when patients visit a ED or are admitted to the hospital) / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
IHIE / Care Manager Access / Customized form of CareWeb access to the INPC to analyze data for a specific segment of the population / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
IHIE / CVR (Clinical Value Report) / A customized report to assist your organization in care management for specific populations and QI / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
MHIN / Community View / Access to MHIN’s clinical data repository (Requires inbound ADT interface) / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
MHIN / HIE (HL7 or CCD) / Contribute clinical data into the community repository (notes, summaries, labs, radiology, etc.) / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
MHIN / Result Integration / Route clinical results from all contributing orgs directly into EHR, pt. chart, provider inbox. / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
MHIN / Health Radar / Real-time ADT Alerting Service. Various real-time or aggregate delivery solutions. Care coordination/PH / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
MHIN / DIRECT Messaging / MHIN is its own HISP and can extend DIRECT secure messaging services to area healthcare organizations / Ongoing costs are CHC Responsibility
Projects Timelines:
-Application Due by Jan 12, 2018. Please send the application to
-IQIN will notify PHCs by Jan 29, 2018
-Project to be ideally completed by Jul 31, 2018
PHCs that receive funding will agree to:
-Allow IQIN staff the option to be in attendance for the consulting services
-Identify a measure to assess improvement aligned with an IQIN goal
-Share any work products from the project (e.g., workflows, templates, resource manuals, etc.) with IQIN
-Make best efforts to articulate Return on Investment
-Share at an IQIN Peer Learning meeting
-Be available, virtually, to share during HRSA Site Visit if requested
Indiana Quality Improvement Network’s HRSA Health Center Controlled Network Goals
Core Objective A: Health IT Implementation and Meaningful Use
Goal A1: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers with an ONC-certified EHR system in use.
Goal A2: Increase the percentage of Meaningful Use eligible providers at Participating Health Centers receiving incentive payments from CMS for meeting Meaningful Use requirements.
Core Objective B: Data Quality and Reporting
Goal B1: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers that electronically extract data from an EHR to report all UDS Clinical Quality Measure data on all of their patients.
Goal B2: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers generating quality improvement reports at the site and clinical team levels.
Goal B3: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers that integrate data from different service types and/or providers.
Core Objective C: Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Population Health Management
Goal C1: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers that improve care coordination through health information exchange with unaffiliated providers or entities.
Goal C2: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers using health information exchange to support population health management.
Core Objective D: Quality Improvement
Goal D1: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers that meet or exceed Healthy People 2020 goals on at least five selected UDS Clinical Quality Measures.
Goal D2: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Centers that improved the value, efficiency, and/or effectiveness of health center services.
Goal D3: Increase the percentage of Participating Health Center sites that have current PCMH recognition.