Health care network seeks partners
Nov. 29—HENDERSON — Health care professionals stress the importance of coordinating the various services that impact an individual's wellbeing.
NCCARE360 is a statewide network of organizations that was formed to address that need by connecting community resources electronically to individuals with identified needs. It is currently in the process of adding organizations to the network.
On Dec. 13, NCCARE will host an information session from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Perry Memorial Library to describe benefits of the network for potential partners.
Aimed primarily at organizations serving the Granville and Vance communities, the invitation is also extended to organizations serving Person and Warren counties.
Val Short, executive director of Triangle North Healthcare Foundation, said the information session would benefit any local nonprofit or agency that provides resources to support the health and wellbeing of individuals in the community.
Gene Moon, program coordinator at the Duke Population Health Management Office, disseminated a flier that describes the need.
It reads in part: "There is growing recognition that better coordination and investment in the non-medical drivers of health, like access to healthy food, safe and affordable housing and well-paying jobs, can improve health and decrease health care costs."
NCCARE360 is a collaborative solution to the problem that provides a coordinated approach to delivering care. Participants in the network have access to:
—A statewide resource directory that includes a call center, a data team and text and chat capabilities.
—A data repository to integrate resource directories across the state.
—A shared technology platform that enables health care and human service providers to send and receive electronic referrals, communicate in real-time, share client information and track outcomes.
—A community engagement team working with community-based organizations, social service agencies, health systems and independent providers to create a statewide coordinated care network.
The project is supported by a grant the Duke Population Health Management Office received to expand the network in Durham, Wake, Granville and Vance counties and support organizations in identifying needed areas of improvement, such as gaps in training or lack of funding.
Contact Ray Gronberg at rgronberg@hendersondispatch.com or by phone at 252-436-2850.
