GPCA Health Center Controlled Network (GA HCCN)

The Georgia Primary Care Association has created and maintains a health center controlled network or HCCN. Our network allows us to provide services to our members that often would be expensive or hard to find throughout rural parts of Georgia. We provide technical assistance, training and services that assist our members to leverage economies of scale and share expertise and best practices to improve quality and health outcomes.

GA HCCN was created by the Georgia Primary Care Association (GPCA) within the HRSA definition as “a network controlled by and acting on behalf of the health centers”. And although our services are provided to a number of other types of health care providers we operate under the direction of the GPCA Board of Directors.

Our Services

We have assisted numerous organizations through the various stages and revisions of the Meaningful Use program through our work as Regional Extension Center agents. We are continuing that work as the former Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program transitions into the Promoting Interoperability (PI) program. Our expert staff can provide the technical assistance needed for your organization’s providers to achieve Meaningful Use (MU). This includes navigating the complex rules, assisting with determining ongoing needs, provide progress monitoring, help with submission and be there to assist in questions or future audits. ription
We can assist with understanding the concepts, criteria, and competencies of the PCMH program and with training your staff to navigate through the sometimes complex NCQA requirements. And the experience of our expert staff can help reduce the hurdles you can face as we have worked with many health centers in achieving PCMH recognition. We can assist with all the areas of the program:
  • Practice Organization
  • Team-based Care
  • Knowing/Managing Your Patients
  • Patient-Centered Access
  • Continuity of Care
  • Care Management and Support
  • Care Coordination/Transitions
  • Performance Measurement
  • Quality Improvement
One of the most expensive and challenging aspects of IT is maintaining a physical infrastructure that’s secure, efficient, expandable, and able to recover quickly if disaster strikes. And with limited IT resources or available funding, this becomes almost impossible – but we can help. Our state-of-the-art data centers and cloud solutions host critical applications such as eClinicalWorks, OpenDental, eBO/Cognos, and other high-priority line-of-business applications. Our hosting solutions can drastically reduce your IT support costs while delivering high availability to your electronic health records and other applications. To learn more or to tour one of our facilities, please reach out. And, if you’re considering moving to the cloud or just need business continuity functionality – we are here too. We offer secure, dependable solutions that can provide you access in the event of a disaster. A complete Business Plan document is available to our GA HCCN members upon request.
We can help you through the many stages of ONC certified EHR or HIT selection, implementation, and/or meaningful use. And we will work with your staff, your HIT vendor and your IT staff to effectively design systems to meet the critical needs of your organization. All with the goal of implementing HIT solutions that:
  • Improve clinical and operational quality
  •  Improve patient and population health outcomes
  • Promote better care coordination through data sharing/interoperability
  • Enhance the provider experience and improve performance
We are very proud to note that all GA HCCN members have implemented ONC-certified systems – and have been that way for the past five years!
Our QI experts are available to assist with the many aspects of quality improvement and risk reduction. From trainings, to program development assistance, to oversight, to review – are quality team members are here to assist with developing and maintaining high quality programs and services.
We have additional offerings to assist your organization to protect and effectively utilize health data:
  • Data quality improvement tools and processes
  • HIT and data security
  • Population health management
  • Health reporting and analytics
  • Health Information Exchange (HIE) integration