GWINN, MI-- The Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center in Gwinn has received several grant awards from the U.S. Health Services and Resources Administration.
The awards recognize the highest-performing health centers nationwide and those that have made significant improvements from the previous year.
This year, Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center is getting $152,000 and being recognized for achievements in the following categories:
- Health Center Quality Leaders ($44,130): achieved the best overall clinical performance among ALL health centers throughout the nation and placed in the top 30% of the adjusted quartile rankings for clinical quality measures.
- Clinical Quality Improvers ($26,880): made at least a 10% improvement in one or more clinical quality measures between 2016 and 2017.
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporters ($5,000): employed electronic health record to report on all clinical quality measure data for all of the health center’s patients.
- Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality Awards ($6,000): recognized health centers that utilized health information technology systems to increase access to care and advance quality of care.
- Achieving Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition ($70,000)
