# Community Health * **Definition:** A field of healthcare focused on promoting health and wellness within a community through the engagement of trusted local members who provide medical resources, education, and support to improve patient care and ensure continuity of care. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Community Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Community Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 39.4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/20/2025 | [**Medicus IT Names Roopak Manchanda as Executive Vice President of Community Health**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medicus-it-names-roopak-manchanda-as-executive-vice-president-of-community-health-302461135.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**Medicus IT Names Roopak Manchanda as Executive Vice President of Community Health**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250520cl92857/medicus-it-names-roopak-manchanda-as-executive-vice-president-of-community-health) | [[Morningstar]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**HIMSS CIO Connect brings support through shared knowledge - Healthcare Finance News**](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/video/himss-cio-connect-brings-support-through-shared-knowledge) | [[Healthcare Finance]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**athenahealth Launches athenaOne® for Community Health Centers**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/19/athenahealth-launches-athenaone-for-community-health-centers/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**TruBridge Integrates Microsoft Dragon Copilot into EHR**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/19/trubridge-integrates-microsoft-dragon-copilot-into-ehr/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Nabla Expands Partnership with FQHC Neighborhood Healthcare, Rolling Out Ambient AI Assistant to All Clinicians**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/04/24/nabla-expands-partnership-with-fqhc-neighborhood-healthcare/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Increased First Quarter Dividend**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/community-healthcare-trust-incorporated-announces-increased-first-quarter-dividend-302437871.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**For hospital IT purchasers, resource strain and optimal ROI are top concerns**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hospital-it-purchasers-resource-strain-and-optimal-roi-are-top-concerns) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**KRQE Newsfeed: Beef prices, Massage parlors, Warmer and breezier, Hours changing ...**](https://www.aol.com/krqe-newsfeed-beef-prices-massage-124751290.html) | [[AOL]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**Berks Community Health Center announces sixth annual Picture Berks Healthy event**](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/berks-community-health-center-announces-114700178.html) | [[Yahoo]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**CarePilot and Community Hospital Corporation Forge Strategic Partnership Following Successful Pilot of Ambient AI Technology**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9357697/carepilot-and-community-hospital-corporation-forge-strategic-partnership-following-successful-pilot-of-ambient-ai-technology) | [[Morningstar]] | | 2/6/2025 | [**Mass General Brigham's Kraft Center Announces the 2025 Kraft Prize for Excellence and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mass-general-brigham-kraft-center-130000592.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/6/2025 | [**Mass General Brigham's Kraft Center Announces the 2025 Kraft Prize for Excellence and ...**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9353852/mass-general-brighams-kraft-center-announces-the-2025-kraft-prize-for-excellence-and-innovation-in-community-health) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/24/2025 | [**Healthcare Services Market to Grow by USD 6.26 Trillion (2024-2028), Driven by Rising Chronic Disease Prevalence, Report Highlights AI-Powered Market Evolution - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-services-market-to-grow-by-usd-6-26-trillion-2024-2028-driven-by-rising-chronic-disease-prevalence-report-highlights-ai-powered-market-evolution---technavio-302358330.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**CAN Community Health Moves to New Location in Daytona, Florida, Expanding Access to Compassionate, Comprehensive Care**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250107653581/en/CAN-Community-Health-Moves-to-New-Location-in-Daytona-Florida-Expanding-Access-to-Compassionate-Comprehensive-Care/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/1/2025 | [**Rural community health centers face workforce, patient population challenges**](https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2025/01/01/rural-community-health-centers.html) | [[The Business Journals]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Black Book Market Research Releases Global Survey Findings on Population Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-book-market-research-releases-120000206.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2827918) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**OhioHealth to open $226M outpatient cancer center**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/oncology/ohiohealth-to-open-226m-outpatient-cancer-center.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Academic health systems benefitting from for-profit selling spree**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/academic-health-systems-benefitting-from-for-profit-selling-spree.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/18/2024 | [**Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Advisory ...**](https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about/communications-events/meetings-events/2024/10/30/promotora-or-community-health-worker-chw-training-certification-advisory-committee-agenda) | hhs.texas.gov | | 9/16/2024 | [**Community Health Center Worker Shortages Could Undermine Care - Non Profit News**](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/community-health-center-worker-shortages-could-undermine-care/) | nonprofitquarterly.org | | 9/11/2024 | [**Q2 2024: Is the M&A Rebound Finally Here? - Forvis Mazars**](https://www.forvismazars.us/forsights/2024/09/q2-2024-is-the-m-and-a-rebound-finally-here) | forvismazars.us | | 8/8/2024 | [**Community health centers battle limited staffing, resources**](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/community-health-centers-staffing-pay-telehealth-commonwealth-fund) | [[Modern Healthcare]] | | 6/14/2017 | [**Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care Capacity**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/project-echo-an-effective-means-of-increasing-palliative-care-capacity) | [[AJMC]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **CAN Community Health**: A healthcare organization focused on empowering wellness through compassion, community, and equity, aiming to end epidemics across the U.S. - **Community Health Network**: A healthcare organization focused on improving patient care through partnerships and technology integration. - **Community Health Systems, Inc.**: A healthcare provider that operates hospitals and healthcare facilities, focusing on improving community health through various initiatives. - **Community Health Systems**: A healthcare provider that emphasizes innovation and patient safety in its operations. - **Community Healthcare Network**: A community health center facing staffing challenges and implementing residency and fellowship programs to build a skilled workforce. - **Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW)**: A healthcare organization serving low-income and underserved populations through a network of community health centers, focusing on equitable whole-person healthcare. - **GroundGame.Health**: Focuses on addressing health-related social needs through community health workers and technology. - **High Country Community Health (HCCH)**: A Federally Qualified Health Center in North Carolina that provides culturally appropriate care and utilizes technology to enhance patient visits. - **Alliance for Community Health (AFCH)**: A collaborative partner in initiatives aimed at addressing social determinants of health. - **NeighborHealth**: A Boston-based community health center utilizing nurse practitioners and telehealth to address physician shortages. - **Health Assurance Foundation**: A nonprofit organization focused on enhancing healthcare equity and access through community health workers. - **Coastal Community Health Center**: Partnering with Mission Mobile Medical Group to enhance healthcare access through mobile services. - **Health Commons Project**: An organization that acquired OneHealthPort to improve healthcare access and quality through data interoperability. - **National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)**: An organization representing community health centers, advocating for increased access to healthcare services. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Health Assurance Foundation and MetroHealth System**: Empowering community health workers to bridge healthcare access gaps. - **Lirio and Community Health Network**: Partnership to implement hyper-personalized interventions aimed at improving population health outcomes. - **Community Health Network**: Settled allegations of overpaying physicians to secure patient referrals, highlighting the importance of ethical practices in community health. - **CAN Community Health and Federal Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative**: Collaboration aimed at reducing new HIV infections by 90% by 2030. - **Health Commons Project and OneHealthPort**: Acquisition aimed at enhancing healthcare access and quality through improved data interoperability. - **VOA and Dimagi**: Collaboration to enhance the Public Health AmeriCorps CHW program using Dimagi's CommCare platform for improved health outcomes. - **Greenway Health and Red Cliff Community Health Center**: A partnership to implement advanced health IT solutions tailored for tribal health centers. - **Community Health Network and Praia, Notable, Biofourmis**: Collaborating to enhance patient care delivery through integrated technology solutions. - **Centene and NACHC**: A partnership committing $3 million over three years to support community health centers and improve maternal health outcomes. - **University of Maryland Faculty Physicians**: Creating a new community health village in West Baltimore to improve healthcare access. - **Community Health Systems and Denim Health**: Implementing conversational AI technology to improve patient access and call management. - **Coastal Community Health Center and Mission Mobile Medical Group**: Collaborating to provide mobile medical services to underserved communities in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. - **OCHIN and OSIS**: Working together to improve access to electronic health record platforms for community health centers. - **Xtract One, Community Health Network, and CK2 Technologies**: Collaborating to enhance security measures at hospital locations. - **Wider Circle and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield**: Enhancing member engagement and health outcomes through community connections. - **Centene Foundation and NACHC**: A partnership to invest $3 million over three years to promote value-based care and improve maternal and child health outcomes. - **Takeda and Partners in Health**: Working together to promote health equity in Massachusetts by addressing systemic barriers to healthcare access. - **NextGen Healthcare and OSIS**: An enhanced partnership to optimize technology for FQHCs and CHCs, providing access to various services including UDS reporting. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Community Health Worker (CHW) Programs**: Training programs aimed at enhancing access to healthcare for marginalized populations through community health workers. - **GroundGame.Health**: Utilizes community health workers and technology to improve health outcomes in underserved populations. - **Community Health Worker Initiatives**: Successful programs like the Florida Community Health Worker Coalition's COVID-19 training demonstrate the effectiveness of community-led public health efforts. - **Community Health Worker Programs**: Initiatives like Jefferson Health's Academy aim to recruit and train community health workers to address social determinants of health. - **Community Health Worker Hub**: Utilizing the Unite Us platform to address health-related social needs with a 75% resolution rate for managed cases. - **Community Health Quality Recognition**: Community Health Alliance has received multiple badges for quality care and access enhancement. - **Population Health Management Tools**: Increasingly adopted by healthcare organizations to enhance care delivery and reduce preventable hospitalizations. - **Cloud-based EHR Systems**: Community Health Network is transitioning to cloud-based EHR systems to enhance data accessibility and operational efficiency. - **Digital Health Tools**: The use of Dimagi's CommCare platform by VOA to support CHWs in managing patient information and improving health outcomes. - **AI in Community Health**: Tools like Heart Sense are being used to enhance community health interventions and improve access to care. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Addressing healthcare deserts through telehealth services, mobile clinics, and community health workers to improve access to care. - **Telehealth Adoption**: Surging among community health centers, with 96% offering services in 2024, improving patient access but facing reimbursement challenges. - **Quality Leaders Award**: Awarded to AHS for excellence in pediatric primary care, recognizing efforts to reduce health disparities. - **Value-Based Care Initiatives**: The Centene Foundation's collaboration with NACHC aims to implement a national strategy for value-based care adoption in community health centers. - **Oracle Health CommunityWorks**: An integrated EHR system designed for smaller hospitals to improve patient experiences and operational efficiency. - **Whole-Person Specialty Care Model**: A model integrating specialty care with support for social determinants of health to improve access for underserved populations. - **Door-to-Door Care Initiatives**: Programs like Johns Hopkins' Neighborhood Nursing aim to reduce emergency department utilization through in-home visits. - **Maternal Health Innovation Exchange**: An initiative introduced by Centene and NACHC to address disparities in maternal and child health outcomes. - **AI Integration**: Community Health Network is transitioning to cloud-based EHR systems to support AI-driven projects aimed at improving patient outcomes. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Social Determinants of Health**: Organizations like The HealthCare Connection are addressing barriers to patient engagement due to social determinants. - **Community Health Systems Stock Decline**: Community Health Systems, Inc. has seen a significant stock decline, reflecting broader challenges in the hospital industry. - **Health Disparities**: Significant health disparities exist in underserved communities, with initiatives needed to address access to care and improve health outcomes. - **Funding Cuts for Community Health Workers**: Recent cuts threaten the ability of community health workers to provide essential services. - **Mistrust in Public Health**: A survey indicates significant mistrust between communities and public health departments, highlighting the need for improved community engagement. - **Funding Delays**: Community health centers face delays in accessing federally funded grants, impacting their ability to provide essential health services. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Community Health Records (CHR) face limitations due to regulatory challenges and integration issues with existing systems. - **Equity in Telehealth**: Telehealth may not fully address the needs of marginalized populations, emphasizing the importance of in-person community health services. - **Healthcare Disparities**: Ongoing issues in access to care, particularly in low-income and rural areas. - **Funding Gaps**: Community health centers are facing funding challenges that could hinder their ability to provide essential services. - **Healthcare Inequity**: Efforts are ongoing to address disparities in healthcare access and outcomes, particularly for marginalized communities. - **Financial Constraints**: Community health centers struggle to attract clinicians due to lower salaries compared to other employers. - **Workforce Shortages**: Community health centers report significant shortages of primary care physicians and mental health professionals, impacting service delivery. - **Social Determinants of Health Data Collection**: Recent regulatory changes require MA plans to collect and report SDOH data, emphasizing the need for effective data integration. - **Access Barriers**: Challenges such as transportation, stigma, and socioeconomic status that hinder access to healthcare for underserved populations. - **Staffing Shortages**: Over 70% of community health centers report shortages in mental health professionals, primary care doctors, and nurses. - **Data Privacy Concerns**: The rise of digital health tools raises concerns regarding data privacy and security, particularly in underserved populations. - **Rigid Grant Funding Structures**: Hinders community health centers in New York City from effectively serving vulnerable populations. ## Related Topics [[Population Health]]; [[Public Health]]