|
Current as of June 11, 2010
OVERVIEW
The California Safety Net Coalition (CSNC) provides a unified voice for the health care safety net provider community on decisions and activities regarding the development of the health information technology infrastructure in California.
Objectives:
- Advocate for the safety net providers in California on issues of HIT.
- Provide clear position statements regarding the needs of safety net providers to participate in HIT activity, including Health Information Exchange, Regional Extension Centers, Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use.
- Disseminate appropriate HIT-related information to the safety net provider community.
- Support a safety-net governed Regional Extension Center in California.
- Respond to HIT-related decisions on a timely basis to ensure safety net provider inclusion.
Participation is open to all not-for-profit statewide organizations supporting, representing, and serving direct health care service safety net providers. The health care safety net includes organizations that represent: primary care including community clinics and health centers, school-based health centers, family planning, and solo, small group and physician organizations; public hospitals and disproportionate share hospitals; behavioral health, including providers of services for mental health and substance use disorders, and social rehabilitation agencies; and all the organizations that represent the direct health care service providers working within the safety net.
The following organizations are officialy partners in the Coalition:
- California Academy of Physician Assistants
- California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives
- California Association of Nurse Practitioners
- California Association of Physician Groups
- California Association of Public Hospitals
- California Association of Rural Health Clinics
- California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
- California Chapter of the American College of Physicians Services
- California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
- California Family Health Council
- California Hospital Association
- California Institute for Mental Health
- California Medical Association
- California Mental Health Directors Association
- California Primary Care Association
- California Rural Indian Health Board
- California School Health Centers Association
- California State Rural Health Association
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
- Private Essential Access Community Hospitals Inc.
Additional members continue to sign onto the CSNC. Please check back regularly for the latest information and members to the CSNC.
RESOURCES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None at this time.
CPCA STAFF CONTACT
For more information on the CSNC or to get involved, please contact Andie Martinez, Associate Director of Policy at amartinez@cpca.org or (916) 440-8170.
|
