PacificSource Health Plans Announces 2017-2018 Community Health Excellence Program Funding Recipients
(SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) Sept. 25, 2017— PacificSource Health Plans has announced the 15 healthcare organizations that will receive funding as part of its ongoing Community Health Excellence (CHE) program for the 2017-2018 session. Launched in 2009, CHE is a collaborative community health improvement program that makes financial contributions and other resources available to the healthcare initiatives of providers in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The supported initiatives are independently evaluated as having a significant positive impact for their patients, regardless of their insurance status.
Through the CHE program, funding is made available to the selected providers for expenses related to training, improved patient care processes, staff salaries, data collection, and computer software integral to the selected quality improvement initiative.
“There are lots of good ideas in the provider community on how to better serve their populations and address gaps in care,” said Peter McGarry, PacificSource’s vice president of provider network. “Our goal is to help them fill those gaps by asking them to put their best ideas forward on how we can help uniquely serve the patients they treat.”
The 2017-2018 CHE program participants include: Children’s Health Foundation, Columbia Gorge Children’s Advocacy Center, Legacy Health, Roundup Memorial Healthcare, St. Luke’s Cares, Partnership Health Center, Clearwater Valley Hospital, Beartooth Billings Clinic, Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, Mid-Columbia Center for Living, Shoshone Family Medical Center, Kalispell Regional Medical Center (ASSIST), Mosaic, Central Montana Medical Center, and Providence Hood River.
To be considered for the program, providers must complete an application including a detailed budget. Initial review and scoring of all applications is conducted by an independent panel of physicians with expertise and interest in community health. For more information, visit PacificSource.com/che-program/
About PacificSource Health Plans
PacificSource is an independent, not-for-profit community health plan serving the Northwest. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides a wide array of fully insured, administrative service, and government health plan products. Founded in 1933, PacificSource is based in Springfield, Ore. with local offices throughout the state, as well as in Idaho and Montana. The PacificSource family of companies employs more than 900 people, serves more than 300,000 individuals, and has 3,900 employer clients throughout the Northwest. For more information visit pacificsource.com.