
The Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA) was incorporated in 1983 to represent Idaho's network of community health centers and their patients to promote and support accessible and affordable primary healthcare services to Idahoans. As Idaho's state primary care association, IPCA receives support from the federal Bureau of Primary Health Care to assist in achieving its mission.
Since 1983, the IPCA has been the leading state advocate for community-based healthcare programs. The association plays a vital role in educating federal, state and local policy makers about issues relating to healthcare and the role of community health centers. The IPCA also provides training and technical assistance to Idaho's 12 community health centers in the areas of community development, quality improvement, workforce development and health center operations.
We work hard to provide partnerships with a variety of federal, regional and state partners, including:
Idaho Primary Care Association's location in Boise, Idaho's capital city, provides fast access to Idaho's legislative body, the Governor's office and the Department of Health and Welfare for issues affecting community health centers and their patients.
The vision of the Regional Coordinating Center (RCC) was to build a statewide learning community with a goal of transforming safety net clinics into patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs).
The role of the RCC was to support safety net clinics in their transformation to PCMH over four years, to assure that state health policy supports this transformation and to work with payers on reimbursement reforms that support the added value of the PCMH. The RCC also worked to assure that this model of care is sustainable and able to spread to other healthcare settings in Idaho and beyond.
To this end, the Idaho Primary Care Association worked to initiate the Idaho Medical Home Collaborative. The Idaho Medical Home Collaborative (IMHC) was established through Executive Order by the Governor of Idaho to make recommendations on the development, promotion and implementation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of Care statewide.
At the patient and clinic level, our goals were to:
IPCA will continue the work of PCMH transformation with its remaining 10 health centers and associated clinics. All clinics are working on various aspects of patient-centered medical home transformation. Most seek validation of these efforts by applying for PCMH Recognition from the National Commission on Quality Assurance, the preeminent organization reviewing medical homes. The clinics actively working on PCMH transformation at this time include:
Tom Fronk
Executive Sponsor
Idaho Primary Care Association
1087 West River Street
Suite 160
Boise, ID 83702
tfronk@idahopca.org
Teri Barker, RN, BSN, MHA
Medical Home Facilitator
Idaho Primary Care Association
1087 West River Street
Suite 160
Boise, ID 83702
tbarker@idahopca.org
Tim Heinze, MHA
PCMH/Meaningful Use Program Manager
1087 West River Street
Suite 160
Boise, ID 83702
theinze@idahopca.org
Idaho Primary Care Association
1087 West River Street
Suite 160
Boise, ID 83702
www.idahopca.org