Programs & Initiatives

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Health Collaborative

Since 2007, the Community Foundation has convened and facilitated key health systems leaders in Boulder County – physicians, healthcare administrators, advocates and community members – to improve community health through the Boulder County Health Improvement Collaborative (BCHIC).

 
Specifically, BCHIC is working to improve access to specialty care for Medicaid and uninsured patients countywide – from recruiting medical specialists willing to treat Medicaid and uninsured patients, to streamlining a referral system for providers and care coordinators.
 
To date, orthopedics, endocrinology, and dermatology are the highest demand specialties by participating primary care providers. BCHIC currently offers 16 orthopedic patient slots each month – including hand and spine specialists – and 28 monthly dermatology slots. Additionally, BCHIC’s community-owned, scalable, online platform to expand access to care for adults covered by Medicaid and for those who remain uninsured is both nationally innovative ... and simple.
 
BCHIC was selected by Kaiser Colorado to participate in a statewide cohort working to expand access to specialty care. Accomplishing more together, the cohort is exploring the potential of adding eConsults – or remote access to care – to further increase the ability of low-income patients to connect with care.
 

Community impact

  • Boulder County is home to 90K people who are publicly insured (e.g., Medicaid, CHP+), or who remain uninsured.
  • An estimated 70% of those are unable to access medically necessary specialty care.
  • Boulder County currently has the capacity to meet all unmet referrals from primary care clinics without overburdening any one specialty practice.
 

How BCHIC came to be

The collaborative was initially formed to support Boulder County as the pilot community for the statewide health information exchange – CORHIO – which helps providers communicate relevant records to improve safety and quality for patient care. In 2012, BCHIC led a deep qualitative interview project with complex, high-risk patients in Boulder County to understand successful strategies for navigating health and human service networks from the patient perspective. 
 

Community Foundation receives $300K grant for Boulder County Health Improvement Collaborative

Who’s involved?

Resources:
 
To get involved, please contact us.
A doctor in a white coat walks with her patient who is sitting up on a table

Health Collaborative

Since 2007, the Community Foundation has convened and facilitated key health systems leaders in Boulder County – physicians, healthcare administrators, advocates and community members – to improve community health through the Boulder County Health Improvement Collaborative (BCHIC).

 
Specifically, BCHIC is working to improve access to specialty care for Medicaid and uninsured patients countywide – from recruiting medical specialists willing to treat Medicaid and uninsured patients, to streamlining a referral system for providers and care coordinators.
 
To date, orthopedics, endocrinology, and dermatology are the highest demand specialties by participating primary care providers. BCHIC currently offers 16 orthopedic patient slots each month – including hand and spine specialists – and 28 monthly dermatology slots. Additionally, BCHIC’s community-owned, scalable, online platform to expand access to care for adults covered by Medicaid and for those who remain uninsured is both nationally innovative ... and simple.
 
BCHIC was selected by Kaiser Colorado to participate in a statewide cohort working to expand access to specialty care. Accomplishing more together, the cohort is exploring the potential of adding eConsults – or remote access to care – to further increase the ability of low-income patients to connect with care.
 

Community impact

  • Boulder County is home to 90K people who are publicly insured (e.g., Medicaid, CHP+), or who remain uninsured.
  • An estimated 70% of those are unable to access medically necessary specialty care.
  • Boulder County currently has the capacity to meet all unmet referrals from primary care clinics without overburdening any one specialty practice.
 

How BCHIC came to be

The collaborative was initially formed to support Boulder County as the pilot community for the statewide health information exchange – CORHIO – which helps providers communicate relevant records to improve safety and quality for patient care. In 2012, BCHIC led a deep qualitative interview project with complex, high-risk patients in Boulder County to understand successful strategies for navigating health and human service networks from the patient perspective. 
 

Community Foundation receives $300K grant for Boulder County Health Improvement Collaborative

Who’s involved?

Resources:
 
To get involved, please contact us.