Excerpt from Healthcare Innovation:
“The DC Connected Care Network (DC CCN) is a clinically integrated network that includes seven Washington, D.C.-based community health centers and the DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA). Its new collaboration with Amerigroup DC is the first value-based agreement with a Medicaid managed care provider in the nation’s capital.
Amerigroup DC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elevance Health. This three-year collaboration is the first of its kind in the District and is designed to transcend traditional healthcare models, prioritize patient outcomes, and set a new, higher standard for healthcare delivery across the region.
The DC CCN consists of the DCPCA and seven Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): Bread for the City, Community of Hope, Family Medical Counseling Services, La Clinica del Pueblo, Mary’s Center, Unity Health Care, and Whitman-Walker Health. The network’s mission is centered on achieving measurable impact through targeted initiatives designed to decrease low-acuity, non-emergent (LANE) emergency room visits, reduce avoidable hospitalizations, and minimize preventable hospital readmissions.
Read full article here:
