SFCCC and OCHIN Collaborate for Patient Care Improvements through Epic Implementation

Through a grant provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium (SFCCC) has taken a leading role in improving patient care in San Francisco by migrating many of our member health centers onto a common Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform.  Mission Neighborhood Health Center, HealthRIGHT360, St. Anthony Medical Clinic, South of Market Health Center, San Francisco Community Health Center, and SFCCC’s Street Outreach Services will all participate in applying the funding towards the EHR conversion.

The EHR, Epic, will be hosted and supported by OCHIN, a non-profit organization focused on supporting community health centers.  Epic is also the EHR system used by many hospitals and other health care agencies in San Francisco and beyond.  With organizations using the same software, patient care collaboration and back-end systems will be more streamlined, allowing primary care clinics to apply more of their resources directly to patient care services.

Everyone involved is engaged in making the technology work for them and excited for the future of health care in San Francisco this technology will provide.  Many thanks are due to HRSA for the grant funding, to OCHIN for their support and project management, and to the network of SFCCC Clinics for their vision and dedication in pursuing this common goal.