Success Stories by Source: National Cooperative of Health Networks (NCHN)

• Lakelands Rural Health Network Technology Project- South Carolina
  October 2009
  A major weakness in the Lakelands Rural Health Network (LRHN) health care system was access to technology. Its rural network partners needed a system to collect, manage, and utilize consistent patient data efficiently and effectively.
• Management of Chronic Diseases by School Nurses- South Carolina
  October 2009
  Middle school students with asthma and diabetes in the Upper Midlands Rural Health Network miss a significant amount of time from class and school.
• Northeastern Rural Health Network- South Carolina
  October 2009
  The Northeastern Rural Health Network was organized in November 2006. The partners of this provider-based network recognized that through ongoing dialogue, they could begin to identify and prioritize common needs and network strategies.
• Outreach Advisory Committee for Planning and Implementing Middle School Chronic Disease Interventions
  October 2009
  The Upper Midlands Rural Health Network worked to improve health status, disease management and appropriate use of services for area residents with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes.
• Pneumonia Vaccination Among the Elderly- South Carolina
  October 2009
  The Lakelands Rural Health Network received a one year Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Network Development Planning Grant in March 2005. A strategy was developed targeting Pneumococcal immunization coverage across the Lakelands service area.
• Health Future, LLC- Oregon
  October 2009
  Health Future is a unique shared services organization jointly owned by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and six other Oregon hospitals.
• Lakelands Rural Health Network- South Carolina
  October 2009
  Clinical input and buy-in by primary care physicians was determined to be crucial for the success of the Lakelands Rural Health Network.
• Community Access Program (CAP)- West Virginia
  April 2008
  Partners in Health Network improved access to health care services, provided discounts and free services to patients who met the financial eligibility screening, and provided care management services to adults ages 19-64 with asthma, depression, diabetes and hypertension.
• Credentialing Verification Service- West Virginia
  April 2008
  Partners in Health Network, Inc. (PIHN) Credentialing Verification Service’s (CVS) purpose is to assist associate entities (both members and non-members of the Network) in credentialing practitioners in accordance with accreditation standards and guidelines.
• External Peer Review Program- Illinois
  April 2008
  Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) members (CEOs) recognized a need to have an outside/external mechanism for physician peer review for their hospitals.
• Rx for the Uninsured
  April 2008
  Rx for the Uninsured finds physicians, procures prescription medications, and provides care management for uninsured Central Georgians ages 19-64, who have incomes within 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, hypertension or depression.
• Board and Executive Team Facilitation: Medford, Oregon
  March 2008
  Describes a Board and Executive Team facilitation of strategic planning for hospitals.
• Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative “Club Scrub”
  March 2008
  Rural providers collaborated on an interactive, after-school program called “Club Scrub” – a community partnership involving local hospitals and their respective school systems. The primary goal of the program was to increase awareness of health-related professions.
• Coalition of Health Services, Inc.- Regional Liaison Services
  March 2008
  The primary purpose for the development of a regional liaison services project was to ensure coordination of services and information between the two acute care hospitals in Amarillo and rural health care facilities throughout the upper 26 counties for the Texas Panhandle.
• Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance
  March 2008
  Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) used a common broker for group, life and LTD insurance products.
• Ohio State Health Network-Patient Advocate
  March 2008
  Describes a Patient Advocate Program in the Ohio State Health Network.
• WNC Data Link Health Information Exchange
  March 2008
  The 16 independent hospitals serving western North Carolina wanted to develop a system to allow physicians and other authorized users to access patient electronic medical records across the region via the internet.
• Remanufactured Medical Devices and Infectious Waste Disposal in the Carolinas
  August 2007
  The Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) negotiated a regional agreement for remanufactured medical devices, as well as for the disposal of medical waste.
• Shared Information Technology (IT) Services
  August 2007
  The Community Health Network was formed to share information technology (IT) resources among varying sized community health organizations across Tennessee, from one doctor, one location, to much larger groups in multiple locations.
• Leadership Development Services
  August 2007
  The Public Hospital Cooperative (PHC) and its formal Leadership Development committee have developed the Leadership Development Series, which focuses on education for hospitals, clinics, and long-term care unit managers.
• Northeast Missouri Rural Health Network Prescription Drug Assistance Program
  August 2007
  This program assists individuals by gathering the needed data and completing the necessary enrollment forms for free medications available through pharmaceutical companies, generic prescriptions through RxOutreach and/or TogetherRx drug discount cards depending on their income level.
• Western Healthcare Alliance Preferred Provider Organization
  August 2007
  The Western Healthcare Alliance (WHA) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) provides participating WHA Members with a discount on any employee health service received from another WHA Member provider.
• Regionalized Community Health Screenings for the Public
  August 2007
  West Central Ohio Regional Healthcare Alliance (WCORHA) provides equipment and occasional staff for members to use at health screenings such as cancer and osteoporosis screenings.
• Illinois 24/7 Suicide Prevention-Crisis Network
  August 2007
  The Regional Behavioral Health Network has established a 24-hour toll-free crisis line and mobile crisis program to improve access to care, service quality and staff moral.
• Infectious Waste Disposal
  August 2007
  Northland Healthcare Alliance is working to build a service line to process infectious waste. With the price of gasoline increasing, they are concerned about the costs of trucking the waste 300 - 400 miles.
• Nevada Rural Hospital Partners Property Insurance Program
  August 2007
  The Nevada Rural Hospital Partners (NRHP) have implemented a very simple hospital property insurance program intended to bring value to network members, and a revenue stream to networks.