- ACA Implementation & State Health Reform
- Coverage and Access
- Federal/State Issues
- Medicaid and CHIP
- Population and Public Health
- Providers and Services
- Acute Care
- Assisted Living
- Behavioral Health
- Child Development Services
- Chronic Care Management
- Community Health Centers
- Developmental Screening
- Early Childhood Services
- EPSDT
- Family Planning
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Home & Community Based Services
- Long Term Services & Supports
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Mental Health
- Nursing Homes
- Oral Health
- Preventive Care
- Primary Care
- Safety Net Providers
- Quality, Cost, and Health System Performance
- ACOs
- Adverse Event Reporting
- Care Transitions
- Comparative Effectiveness
- Cost Sharing
- Delivery System Reform
- Fraud and Abuse
- Health Care Workforce
- Health Information Technology
- Managed Care
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Medical Malpractice
- Patient Safety
- Payment Reform
- Performance Measurement
- Provider Payment Policy
- Quality Oversight
- Specific Populations
- Adolescents
- Childless Adults
- Children
- Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Dual Eligibles
- Elders
- Families
- Low Income People
- Parents
- People with Chronic Conditions
- People with Developmental Disabilities
- Transitional Youth
- Vulnerable Populations
- Young Adults
- Youth
- Youth in Foster Care System
- Youth in Juvenile Justice System
The Tennessee PCO and PCA have a long history of working closely on issues such as workforce, health information technology, and quality. One example of their collaboration includes when the Department of Health and the PCA created and implemented the Health Care Safety Net program by identifying FQHCs and other community-based primary care providers to increase access to “health care home” services for uninsured adults. Also, in late 2007, the Department of Health was awarded a $1.6 million HIT grant from HRSA for the development and installation of a Health Information Exchange, which initially consisted of three rural critical access hospitals, several FQHCs, and one regional medical center. The PCA is working with the Department of Health and the Office of eHealth Initiatives to develop HIT connectivity plans for another group of FQHCs over the next three years, with an overarching goal to integrate all 140 FQHC sites by 2015.
