Federally Qualified Health Centers

Patients Win as Safety-Net Health Centers Embrace Bold New Payment Strategies

November 10, 2016

J. Duncan Moore, Jr.

A group of Northern California safety-net clinics are demonstrating how federally qualified health centers can offer care coordination by embracing payment reform initiatives.

Stepping Up to the Plate: Federally Qualified Health Centers Address Growing Demand for Care

This paper focuses on collaborations and innovative approaches developing among California's FQHCs, other safety-net providers, and agencies to meet the health care needs of populations with low incomes.

Many Routes to the Top: Efforts to Improve Care Quality, Coordination, and Costs Through Provider Collaborations

Payment & Financing

To slow the growth of health care spending and improve coordination and quality of care, providers and payers are working together to change how care is delivered and paid for.

People Are Talking: Doing What Works to Reduce Wasteful and Unnecessary Care

November 18, 2015

Exploring the views of consumers in a systematic way shows that average Californians care about overuse of medical services and could help health care leaders tackle the problem.

September 25, 2013

Webinar — Improving the Patient Experience: Lessons from Golden Valley Health Centers

September 25, 2013

Learn how Golden Valley Health Centers (GVHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center system serving California's Central Valley, has made significant strides in improving the patient experience while boosting employee satisfaction.