Better Healthcare and a Stronger Voice for Equity

A clinically integrated network of, by and for the Federally Qualified Health Centers of Oregon and the communities they serve.

FQHCs make up the fabric of Oregon’s healthcare

From the craggy Wallowa Mountains in the northeast corner to the sand dunes and tidal pools on the southern coast, 430,000 Oregonians call an FQHC their Medical Home. One in ten Oregonians receive primary care at a community health center in their community, one in four on the Oregon Health Plan. These Federally Qualified Health Centers spring from the communities they serve and provide primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment and dental care to their patients without regard to their ability to pay.
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Benefits of Our Clinically Integrated Network

The Network operates a centralized population health data platform interfaced with the electronic health records of all of its member health centers, linking patient care with total cost of care and quality data from payors. The population health platform provides health centers with analytics, dashboards, and gap lists to improve health outcomes and patient care, and to better target their clinical quality improve efforts to best effect.

By bringing together the experience and expertise of many health centers, we expand our collective power, increasing operational efficiency while also improving the quality of care for our patients.

Increased operational efficiency

Unified voice for advocacy & CCOs contracts negotiation

Standardized processes & best practices sharing to reduce costs

Larger patient pool for a greater shared risk and savings in value-based payments

Learning collaborative that encourages quality improvement strategies

Improved patient care and outcomes

Implementation of Standardized care protocols

Sharing of Centralized Data & Analytics

Optimized coordination of care and identification of areas of improvement

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Clinics Associated with The Oregon Network
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We improve Community Health through Innovation and Collaboration

Transforming the Health Care Payment System

The Oregon Network of Community Health Centers empowers Community Health Centers (CHCs) by forging partnerships with Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) and other payers. As a unified health system, the Network facilitates the transition to value-based payment models and works to build financial sustainability for CHCs while striving to improve patient outcomes, experiences, and overall population health. Ultimately, the goal is to create a stronger, healthier population and a more equitable healthcare system.
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We chose to join and invest in the Oregon Network of Community health Center to share the value of FQHCs throughout Oregon and to come together as a larger voice. My hopes are that we can come together and make it easier as a collective to provide better care at a lower cost, provide value to our community of payers, our members and more importantly to our patients.

Blain West

CFO & COO
Neighborhood Health Centers
    About The Oregon Network

    The Oregon Network of Community Health Centers (The Network) is a single member LLC subsidiary of the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA). The Network was created in 2020 by its member health centers as a self-governing clinically integrated network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-alikes.

    Operating as a continuously improving learning collaborative, the Network develops, shares, and standardizes best practices among its member health centers with a focus on population health outcomes, health care quality, the total cost of care and health equity. The Oregon Network takes a leading role in Oregon’s healthcare transformation.

    The Oregon Network enables health centers from diverse communities from all over the state to contract together with Coordinated Care Organizations, commercial payors, Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care and social service stakeholders, to provide the best care possible for our patients. We are committed to collaborate, share resources, develop joint strategies, and focus on payment systems that reward good patient care.

    Collaboration

    Collaboration

    • Open communication
    • Active participation
    • Respect for individual contributions
    • Value of collective wisdom
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    • Value diversity
    • Promote equity and inclusion
    • Recognize differences
    • Learn from each other
    Integrity

    Integrity

    • Honesty, fairness and Conscious choices
    • Respect for patients, members, and partners
    • Integrity, both individually and collectively
    Committed to Excellence

    Committed to Excellence

    • Strive for excellence and continuous improvement
    • Invest in the future and lead the way through innovation
    • Forward-thinking mindset

    Network Staff

    Carla Jones

    Carla Jones

    Network Director
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    Sofia Blanco-Mills

    Sofia Blanco-Mills

    Network Executive Assistant
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