Case Study: Health Center Partners of Southern California
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MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Leibig Shepherd LLC
Qualis Health
Contributors
Katie Coleman, Clarissa Hsu, Heidi Berthoud, Brian Austin, and Ed Wagner
Rachel Tobey, Kiely Houston, Jim Maxwell, and Sofia Rojasova
Carolyn Shepherd
Jeff Hummel
For Community Health Systems, Inc., a midsize health center in Southern California, joining Health Center Partners of Southern California was a game changer. This case study describes the experience of participating in a consortium that includes a QI-focused nonprofit, a clinically integrated network of health centers operating under a master contract with health plans, and a nationwide purchasing organization.