Common use of Community Collaboratives Clause in Contracts

Community Collaboratives. Local implementation of the State’s Blueprint for Health requires the participation of a wide array of community partners and stakeholders to:  Operate community health team(s) (CHTs)  Coordinate health information technology (HIT) connectivity  Support the development of a learning health system  Participate in regional ACO planning and other health reform activities The Contractor shall work directly with ACO(s) within the HSA to facilitate the formation and maintenance of a Community Collaborative (CC) to align quality improvement initiatives and care coordination activities, to strengthen Vermont’s community health infrastructure, and to help the ACO provider networks within each community meet their organizational goals. The CCs shall promote the cohesive integration of health and human services addressing both the medical and non-medical needs that impact measurement results and outcomes, including social, economic, and behavioral factors. The CC structure, with administrative support locally from the Blueprint and the ACOs, will result in more effective health services as measured by:  Improved results for priority measures of quality  Improved results for priority measures of health status  Improved patterns of services utilization (preventive services, unnecessary care)  Improved access and patient experience of care The CC structure includes three (3) basic elements:

Community Collaboratives. Local implementation of the State’s Blueprint for Health requires the participation of a wide array of community partners and stakeholders to:  Operate community health team(s) (CHTs)  Coordinate health information technology (HIT) connectivity  Support the development of a learning health system  Participate in regional ACO planning and other health reform activities The Contractor shall work directly with ACO(s) within the HSA to facilitate the formation and maintenance of a Community Collaborative (CC) to align quality improvement initiatives and care coordination activities, to strengthen Vermont’s community health infrastructure, and to help the ACO provider networks within each community meet their organizational goals. The CCs shall promote the cohesive integration of health and human services addressing both the medical and non-medical needs that impact measurement results and outcomes, including social, economic, and behavioral factors. The CC structure, with administrative support locally from the Blueprint and the ACOs, will result in more effective health services as measured by:  Improved results for priority measures of quality  Improved results for priority measures of health status  Improved patterns of services utilization (preventive services, unnecessary care)  Improved access and patient experience of care The CC structure includes three (3) basic elements: