Community Clinics Initiative: Improving Access to High Quality Safety Net Providers

Access downloadable attachments > UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming response to participate in the Community Clinics Initiative site visit, any incoming registration requests received at this time will be waitlisted. Individuals will be contacted if room becomes available. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Kate Treanor at 202.452.8331.

Join your grantmaking peers to learn how safety net providers are fostering the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) to improve health outcomes, increase access to care, and reduce disparities.  This site visit to the Community Clinics Initiative (CCI) will take place September 26-27, 2007, in Los Angeles, California.   

A partnership between The California Endowment and Tides Foundation, CCI has fostered significant progress in the adoption of HIT.  Staff from both foundations, as well as the program’s physician champions, will share how this unique partnership has provided community clinics with creative solutions to leverage available HIT funds, avoid duplication of efforts, and increase their capacity to improve the health of the communities they serve.  We will also visit St. John’s Well Child and Family Center to get a firsthand look at how, through HIT interventions, it has improved the quality of care provided to its diverse patient population. 

GIH has reserved a block of rooms at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at a special room rate of $169. The hotel is located at 251 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California.  Please call 1.800.843.6664 by August 24 and mention the GIH site visit room block to reserve a room at the special rate.  For your convenience, shuttle service will be provided between the hotel and Center for Healthy Communities.  

Registration deadline is September 12. Please fax your registration form to Kiera Edwards at 202.452.8340. There is no charge to attend this site visit; however, registration is limited to 40 participants.   If you have questions about the program’s content, please contact Kate Treanor at 202.452.8331 or ktreanor@gih.org. For registration or logistics questions, please contact Kiera Edwards at 202.452.8331 or kedwards@gih.org

Related Information

	CCI Registration Form (173K) [download]
	CCI Meeting Agenda (118K) [download]