Scenic Bluffs wins $63,000 grant from federal government

Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers recently received a grant award of $63,027 in recognition of clinical quality from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

According to a press release prepared by Scenic Bluffs, the award was based on its 2018 clinical performance achievements in the following categories: 1) health-center quality leaders; 2) advancing health information technology for quality; and 3) maintaining the status of patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

Scenic Bluffs will use these funds to further improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the healthcare delivered to the communities they serve.

In total, the U.S. Department of Health and Human services awarded nearly $107 million to 1,273 health centers in all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia.

HRSA acting administrator Tom Engels said, “HRSA-funded health centers continue to lead the U.S. healthcare system in providing quality, value-based care to their communities. Today we are recognizing nearly all HRSA-funded health centers for their continued improvements on clinical quality measures and supporting them to continue as quality leaders nationwide in the years to come.”

Scenic Bluffs is one of 14 health centers in Wisconsin that were recognized for the Quality Improvement Award and one of two Wisconsin health centers to receive the status of a Health Center Quality Leader. Health Center Quality Leaders achieved the best overall clinical performance among all health centers and achieved gold (top 10 percent), silver (top 11–20 percent), or bronze (top 21–30 percent) for clinical quality measures (CQMs) in 2018.

Scenic Bluffs has been recognized for the Quality Improvement Award from HRSA since 2014.

Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider, serving patients in Monroe, Vernon, Crawford and La Crosse counties. Scenic Bluffs has health centers in both Cashton and Norwalk, dental services in Viroqua and behavioral-health services in Sparta.

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