Health Center Controlled Networks

Overview

Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) help health centers improve quality of care and patient safety by using health information technology (HIT) to reduce costs and improve care coordination. They offer specialized training and technical assistance (T/TA) to take advantage of economies of scale, including:

• Shared training, and
• Data analytics to support quality measurement and improvement.

The networks work with State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and National Training and Technical Assistance Partner award recipients to speed up the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) and HIT. Recent efforts have helped health centers adopt integrated care models and use HIT to increase patient engagement. HIT can also be instrumental in achieving value-based care.