RCHN Community Health Foundation’ s live webinar series focuses on  key issues and research relevant to community health centers.

The series features prominent guest speakers as well as research and reports from the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative and our ongoing work in health information technology and other areas. We have partnered with the Clinical Directors Network (CDN), a well-regarded practice-based research network dedicated to developing educational programs and training opportunities for clinicians and other staff who serve low income and minority patients, to produce this series.

Archived recordings and session slides will be available after each live session.

• The Role of Community Health Centers as Public Health Emergency First Responders: One Year Into the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2021)

  The nation’s community health centers have long played a crucial role as public health first responders, but never have they been asked to serve on such a large scale. One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar addressed how the COVID-19 emergency affected community health centers and explored the crucial role played by health centers …

• Medicaid Delivery and Payment Reform: Experience of MA and NY Community Health Centers (April 2019)

  A recent in depth study of Medicaid delivery system and payment reform demonstrations in Massachusetts and New York concluded that a strong working partnership between Medicaid and community health centers will prove central to successful reform. The presenters provided an overview of MA and NY Medicaid Delivery and Payment Reform (DSRIP) goals, focused on community …