Coalitions and Partnerships

QueensCare Family Clinics continually strives to collaborate with other healthcare agencies, government, academic institutions, researchers and foundations to provide accessible, affordable, high quality healthcare. Following are some of the many collaborations and partnerships.

Asthma Coalition of Los Angeles County (AC-LAC)

QFC serves as a member of this coalition of varied asthma-interested stakeholders, including community clinics; physician groups and healthcare organizations; public health; environmental, community and housing organizations; social service agencies; and educational institutions. The goal of the AC-LAC is to develop a comprehensive approach to addressing asthma in Los Angeles County.

CA-DHS Best Clinical and Administrative Practices (BCAP) Plan/Practice Improvement Project (P/PIP) Virtual Asthma Collaborative (VAC)

The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) directs this statewide collaborative effort to improve asthma care for low-income Medi-Cal patients. QFC was selected to be one of the sites for training in the Chronic Care Model and quality improvement methodologies.

California Primary Care Association’s (CPCA) Diabetes and Asthma Collaborative

QFC joins other community clinics and health centers throughout California to achieve systemic change in the delivery of primary health care. The CPCA Collaborative uses the Chronic Care Model and quality improvement methodologies with a special focus on diabetes and asthma to improve the processes and outcomes of the chronic diseases.

Community Clinic Association of L.A. County (CCALAC) Quality Improvement Collaborative

QFC and 30 other participating clinics submit relevant disease registry data, which is then presented to clinicians for review and input, trended over time, and correlated with clinical measure indicators, grounded from the Bureau of Primary Health Care Disparities Collaborative (BPHC) model.

Depression Detection and Referral by Parish Nurses Collaborative

Directed by UCLA, this collaborative is conducting a pilot study with parish nurses, safety-net providers and church volunteer health workers to improve access to appropriate depression care for low-income, minority and uninsured individuals in the community.

Diabetes Disease Registry Program

This endeavor is both a federal and state program. Approximately 2,000 of QFC’s diabetic patients who meet the qualifications are enrolled in the program and are tracked on certain health indicators. These indicators are compared with other QFC and community clinics, and serve as a tool to help patients control their own disease and improve their quality of life.

Disaster Preparedness

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has funded community clinics to take part in county wide disaster drills. QFC is one of 23 clinics participating in the directive led by the Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County. It will be the first time that community clinics have been considered vital to any disaster such as earthquake, pandemic flu, bioterrorism, fire, civil unrest and terrorist attack.

Early Advantage

In association with the Los Angeles County Office of Education-Early Advantage at Community Hubs Initiative, the clinics operate an early childhood training and parent-child interaction training program. Each year, hundreds of parents and pre-school children participate in educational and child development activities that take place in waiting areas.

Los Angeles Asthma Clinical Partnership (LA-ACP)

This ad hoc working group is creating the “Pediatric Asthma Provider Toolkit,” a collection of easy-to-use written tools for clinicians caring for children with asthma. Members include the Community Clinics Association of L.A. County (CCALAC), L.A. County Department of Health Services-Public Health Division, L.A. Unified School District, L.A. Care and others. QFC acts as a representative of CCALAC and participates as a member.

Next-Step Tattoo Removal

In collaboration with the El Monte Police Department and other non-profit service agencies, the Next-Step program provides tattoo removal for life-threatening and negative tattoos. Those who are committed to turning around their life are often thwarted in their efforts because of tattoos that literally brand them to a gang or to a violent individual. Some 25 individuals are served in a week, and 300-400 patients in a year.

Pediatric Asthma

This program diagnoses and treats children with asthma in the clinic service areas, monitoring patients and helping them control the severity of their disease symptoms in order to live healthier lives. The program is a collaborative effort involving several nonprofit agencies in Los Angeles. QFC is the lead agency on the project. This program aims to get asthma under control, reducing costly ER visits and lost school days.

Reach Out and Read

A funding alliance with Boston Medical Center’s nationally renowned Reach Out and Read Program enabled QFC pediatricians to give away English and Spanish storybooks to hundreds of parents during their well-child visits at the Echo Park Clinic site.

UCLA School of Nursing Clinical Relations Program

QFC provides their clinic facilities and staff support for UCLA students who are studying to become Family Practice Nurse Practitioners. Throughout the year, these students complete their clinical rotation at QFC clinic sites.

WISEWOMAN Program

Serves Hispanic women ages 40-64 who are already enrolled in the Cancer Detection Program. The program originated from North Carolina and QFC is one of the four health centers in California chosen for this pilot study funded by a grant from Centers for Disease Control. “Corazon de la Familia” or “Heart of the Family” aims at preventing cardiovascular disease by providing onsite screening for cholesterol and blood pressure. The women then undergo one-on-one counseling focused on a healthier lifestyle and are followed for up to a year.

 

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