In partnership with the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and Cedars-Sinai, the Center for Care Innovations (CCI) is launching a new program designed to reduce disparities in telehealthcare called the Connected Care Accelerator: Equity Collaborative.
Donor Name: Center for Care Innovations
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Accelerator
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000
Grant Duration: 13 Months
Details:
This collaboration will improve access to telehealth for patients in historically underinvested communities.
Research shows impressive gains in telehealth during the pandemic:
- Most healthcare providers expanded the use of telehealth services.
- This expansion improved access to services and resulted in a drop in no-show rates, with people receiving services that otherwise would have been delayed or unavailable.
Opportunities
Participating organizations will receive $75,000, access to monthly coaching, an online learning community, virtual convenings, and tools to reduce and/or eliminate disparities in access to telehealth. All participating organizations will focus on at least two of the following areas:
- Improving the use of video telehealth
- Supporting patients with digital barriers
- Expanding access to telehealth for patients with a preferred language other than English
Grant Period
The learning collaborative will run for 13 months, from April 2022 through May 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations include California-based:
- Federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and FQHC look-alikes
- Community clinics, rural health clinics, and free clinics
- Ambulatory care clinics owned and operated by county health systems or public hospitals
- Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics
For more information, visit Connected Care Accelerator.