Health Choice Network, Inc. (HCN) is a national model of successful collaboration amongst health center controlled networks, community health centers and other health partners. Through its cutting-edge health information technology and business services, HCN participants increase efficiencies, decrease costs and provide better and more accessible patient care. HCN is a not-for-profit organization governed by a Board comprised of its members. HCN member centers and additional customers provide care to more than 2.2 million patients and play a vital role in improving the quality of life within the communities they serve.
OSIS is a non-profit technology services organization dedicated to providing expert NextGen Healthcare technology assistance exclusively to Community Health Centers around the country.
The current Hawaii Health Center Controlled Network (HiHCCN) is a project under the Hawaii Primary Care Association (HPCA), funded by grant number U86CS45870. HPCA has been fortunate to have been awarded this grant for four funding cycles. There are eleven health centers in Hawaii participating with the HiHCCN. The purpose of the HiHCCN is to support participating health centers to collaborate on the use of health information technology (health IT) to improve operational and clinical practices. Specifically, the HiHCCN exists to support health centers in leveraging health IT to increase their readiness and participation in value-based care through:
- Enhancing the patient and provider experiences;
- Advancing interoperability; and
- Using data to enhance value.