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June 17, 2015
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PHMC expands commitment to integrating patient care services
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a nonprofit public health institute, and Coordinated Care Network (CCN) have partnered to open a pharmacy at the PHMC Care Clinic, a nurse-managed, federally qualified health center (FQHC) located at 1200 Callowhill Street.
Over the last several years, PHMC has been working to coordinate care for the most vulnerable in the community by integrating services to improve patient outcomes. By providing a pharmacy at the health center, PHMC providers can now provide another option for more directly connecting patients with their prescriptions, offering patient convenience while also increasing the chance of proper medication adherence and more positive patient outcomes that drive down costs.
"We are excited to expand our relationship with Coordinated Care Network by offering pharmacy services," said Melissa Fox, Senior Managing Director of Health at PHMC. "At PHMC, we believe in the patient-centered medical home and creating an environment where the patients' needs are holistically assessed and a customized care plan is created. Including a pharmacy adjacent to our health center will allow us to do just that."
The new pharmacy will be owned and operated by CCN and will support more than 3,000 patients who currently receive services at PHMC Care Clinic.
"According to PHMC's Community Health Data Base 2015 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, one in seven adults didn't fill a prescription due to cost in the past year," added Fox.
As a 340B eligible provider, PHMC is able to offer discounted prices on prescriptions to its underserved and vulnerable population, thus working to address this issue in in the community.
This new addition is the latest expansion of PHMC's work with CCN, which began more than five-years ago for mail-order prescriptions at the Care Clinic.
"The pharmacy takes our initial mail-order prescription efforts with PHMC to the next level, allowing us to better serve the Care Clinics' patients," said David J. Giannangeli, Vice President Business Development & Corporate Relations at CCN. "Together, CCN and PHMC will deliver stronger, better health outcomes for those patients using our services."
Care Clinic is one of five health centers in the PHMC health network, which offers affordable, high-quality, patient centered health services to communities throughout the Philadelphia area, including public housing populations and individuals experiencing homelessness.
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About PHMC Health Network
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) is a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities. The PHMC health network consists of five nurse-managed, federally qualified health centers offering affordable, high-quality, patient centered health services to communities throughout the Philadelphia area, including public housing populations and individuals experiencing homelessness. They share a simple mission: to provide comprehensive primary health care, family planning, disease management, social services and more to men, women and children. The PHMC health network is committed to their Beyond Care concept, a holistic, patient-centered approach to quality care provided by experts who organize care around the community's needs. The network has Joint Commission Ambulatory Care accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home certification, and three locations have certification by the National Centers for Quality Assurance as a Patient Centered Medical Home. PHMC is also home to the National Nursing Centers Consortium, a network of more than 250 nurse-managed health centers nationally. For more information visit www.phmc.org and www.phmchealthnetwork.org.
About PHMC
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) is a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities. PHMC uses best practices to improve community health through direct service, partnership, innovation, policy, research, technical assistance and a prepared workforce. PHMC has served the region since 1972. For more information on PHMC, visit www.phmc.org.
About Coordinated Care Network
Coordinated Care Network (CCN), is a 340B contracted pharmacy that provides specialty pharmacy services to 340B Covered Entities and their patients. CCN works every day with nonprofit hospitals, managed care organizations and clinics to offer a true safety-net pharmacy and patient medication management solution. CCN was formed in 1996 by a network of safety-net providers and was originally funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to build its 340B program and specialty pharmacy. CCN also provides 340B consulting services for Covered Entities, state governments and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations.
