Regional Coordinating Centers

The Commonwealth Fund, Qualis Health and the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation have launched an initiative to help primary care safety net clinics become high-performing patient-centered medical homes.

Four Regional Coordinating Centers (RCCs) will be selected for this national demonstration project. Each RCC is expected to establish partnerships with 12-15 safety net clinics that provide comprehensive primary care services to vulnerable populations in their region. RCCs will receive expert technical assistance on practice redesign topics such as enhanced access, care coordination and patient-centeredness. They will also receive $500,000 to support a Medical Home Facilitator (who will lead clinic-based quality improvement projects) and other activities.

• RCC applications were due on November 3, 2008.
• Finalists were selected on December 19, 2008.
• Site visits will be conducted in January 2009.
• The four awardees will be announced on March 2, 2009.

A bidders' conference call was held on September 18, 2008. A taped recording of the session is available for download.

The application deadline has passed. If you would like to download an archived copy of the RFP, click here. You will be asked to provide basic contact information before being directed to the document.

Other Archived Documents

• Tell others about the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
• Partner Clinic Recruitment Tool