The community health centers will use the funds primarily to modernize their EHRs and join Virginia Community Healthcare Association’s population health platform, according to a May 16 CVS Health news release. These investments will help the health centers improve patient care, health outcomes and, in some cases, their in-house cancer screening capabilities.
Virginia Community Healthcare Association CEO Tracy Douglas said in the release that community health centers operate on razor-thin margins, and the funds provided through these incentives will allow them to move closer to value-based care without diverting operational dollars from patient care.