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Idaho Primary Care Association
The Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA) was incorporated in 1983 to represent Idaho's network of community health centers and their patients to promote and support accessible and affordable primary healthcare services to Idahoans. As Idaho's state primary care association, IPCA receives support from the federal Bureau of Primary Health Care to assist in achieving its mission.
Since 1983, the Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA) has been the leading state advocate for community-based healthcare programs. The association plays a vital role in educating federal, state and local policy makers about issues relating to healthcare and the role of community health centers. The IPCA also provides training and technical assistance to Idaho's 12 community health centers in the areas of community development, quality improvement, workforce development and health center operations.
We work hard to provide partnerships with a variety of federal, regional and state partners, including:
- The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Bureau of Primary Care
- The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- The Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA)
- The state of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare
Idaho Primary Care Association's location in Boise, Idaho's capital city, provides fast access to Idaho's legislative body, the Governor's Office, and the Department of Health and Welfare for issues affecting community health centers and their patients.
The vision of the Regional Coordinating Center (RCC) is to build a statewide learning community with a goal of transforming safety-net clinics into Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH). The role of the RCC will be to support 13 safety-net clinics in their transformation to PCMH over the next four years, to assure that state health policy supports this transformation and to work with payers on reimbursement reforms that support the added value of the PCMH. The RCC will also work to assure that this model of care is sustainable and can spread to other healthcare settings in Idaho and beyond. At the patient and clinic level, our goals are to:
- Improve health outcomes for chronic disease.
- Improve patient, clinician and staff satisfaction.
- Improve clinic flow/efficiency.
- Provide a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to patient care.
- Enhance provider recruitment and retention.
- Prepare for healthcare reform.
- Do the right thing for patients.
- Assist all of our partner clinics in transforming their practices into Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
Our Partner Clinics
- Family Medicine Residency of Idaho - Boise
- Idaho State University Family Medicine Residency - Pocatello
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Boise
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Homedale
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Melba
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Nampa
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Caldwell
- Terry Reilly Health Services Clinic - Marsing
- Health West, Inc. - Pocatello
- Health West, Inc. - Aberdeen
- Health West, Inc. - American Falls
- Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics - Orofino
- St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics - Cottonwood
Links
- Idaho Primary Care Association: www.idahopca.org
Denise Chuckovich, MA
Executive Sponsor
Idaho Primary Care Association
1087 W. River St., Ste. 160
Boise, ID 83702
dchuckovich@idahopca.org
Teri Barker, RN, BSN, MHA
Medical Home Facilitator
Idaho Primary Care Association
1087 W. River St., Ste. 160
Boise, ID 83702
tbarker@idahopca.org
Regional Coordinating Center Portalhttp://snmhi.basecamphq.com
