Explanation
This ordinance authorizes Columbus Public Health to enter into a demonstration grant agreement with PrimaryOne Health for the provision of equipment to be utilized for medical, dental, and maternal health services within the city’s neighborhood health centers. This will be a demonstration grant examining the impact of socioeconomic disparity on health outcomes.
This demonstration grant is focused on two of PrimaryOne Health’s clinical sites: 1905 East 17th Avenue located in the St. Stephen’s Community House building and the Recuperative Care Center at the Homeless Shelter at 595 Van Buren Drive. The St. Stephens site, located in the Linden community, is positioned in one of the 8 communities targeted by the City of Columbus’ Infant Mortality Task Force and CelebrateOne.
The demonstration will compare concentrated efforts to assist patients, more specifically pregnant women, in addressing housing and other social determinants. PrimaryOne Health is at an advantage in achieving these health improvement goals due to our care management and support process currently in place, which helps to identify patients with socioeconomic conditions or disparities that impact the effectiveness of managing care, as identified during pre-visit planning and/or referrals from nutrition, pharmacy, or behavioral health. Therefore, the following services should be added and/or enhanced at these two specific sites identified above:
? OB/GYN and Women’s Health (Focus on prenatal and postpartum care)
? Behavioral Health (Social Determinant Assessment Tool; Community Outreach)
? Van Transportation
? Legal Clinic (Aid with housing, transportation, and other legal services)
? Telehealth
? Vision
? Dental
PrimaryOne Health will evaluate performance by using a combination of quality improvement and operational indicators, specifically related to Patient-Centered Access and Population Health. The rates at the St. Stephens site, which will demonstrate the new services, will be co...
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