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	February 2012 Taking Care of Luther Secure Health Information Exchange Test Succeeds Lifestyle Medicine: Every Healthcare Providers' Business Model for Access: Part 2

 

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Community Health Centers are a Proven Model of Care

• Access for All
  Community health centers provide access to care for everyone regardless of their insurance coverage or financial status in areas of the Dakotas that face provider shortages.
  
  
• Quality Primary and Preventive Cost-Effective Care
  Community health centers put patients at the center of high-quality primary and preventie health care services which lowers costs by reducing the frequency of expensive specialty and emergency room visits.
  
  
• Multi-disciplinary Network of Services
  Community health centers strive to meet not only the physical, behavioral, and dental health needs, but also the transportation, language, eligibility assistance, and case management needs of each patient.
  
  
• Community Engagement and Impact
  Community health centers provide an economic impact to their communities by creating jobs and supporting the local economy. Community members make up the governing Board of Directors that is composed of at least 51% active patients who represent the population being served.