Patient/Client Privacy: Accessing help with our unique consent model
Patient/Client Privacy: Accessing help with our unique consent model You may have heard leaders in the SDoH space using the phrase “blanket consent” to warn the medical, behavioral, and social industries about what could happen if strict consent policies are not in place in many of the new social/community information exchange platforms popping up across […]
Addressing Critical Resource Gaps in Our Community: the AHCM Project
In 2017, Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) and its provider-partners in Western Colorado began participating in the Accountable Health Communities Model (AHCM). RMHP partnered with QHN and CRN to create and administer the AHCM screener beginning in 2018. Although the Model is ending in April, providers can continue to screen using the AHCM screener. The […]
Keeping it Local- The CRN Way
With so many options for care coordination technology solutions on the market, why should a western Colorado organization choose CRN? Let’s look at why a local solution makes the most sense for your organization: Built by this community, for this community. CRN was built after nearly two years of listening to and working with you. […]
Care Teams and Info Sharing in CRN
Keeping people’s information safe and secure is our number one priority. But what does it mean to participate in a “care team” in CRN? Many people hesitate to join a care team because they assume it means adding more to their already full workload. But joining a care team simply means you are invited to […]
Meet the CRN Team
CRN is an award-winning, team-based service coordination platform that integrates with our local Health Information Exchange, QHN, to boost community-wide health. It makes integration of Social Determinants of Health data not only possible- but simple, visual, and powerful. Let’s meet the team that is working hard to bring CRN to all communities in western CO- […]
Are You Living in Time Poverty?
“We helped a struggling family get access to housing in one-third of the time it normally takes to place someone.” That’s the success Loren Couch, a case manager at Homeward Bound, recently reported. Loren went on to say, “CRN’s simple electronic referral system not only saves our case managers time and effort but also helped […]
Built For You: 6 ways CRN is built to be different.
When it comes to care coordination tools, there are several options on the market, but we feel strongly that none of them come close to offering the extent of solutions you’ll find in CRN. Here are 6 things that set us apart. 1. Comprehensive Resource Directory. CRN Network Partners determine what information and instructions are […]
Screening and SDoH Solutions for a Healthier Community
For the past decade, our health system has taken bold steps toward whole-person health through the integration of behavioral health care. The next frontier is social health integration, and we’ve made exciting progress on that front starting with social needs screening and now progressing that vision with the Community Resource Network (CRN). The Centers for […]
Why a Community Collaboration Will Change Lives: Created By the Community, For the Community
Serving as western CO’s health information exchange for more than 15 years meant that we were able to witness firsthand the personal stories from local organizations and their incredible community caregivers. Their experiences encouraged us to find a way to use our information exchange expertise to find a solution. Two years and hundreds of community […]
Why a Community Collaboration Will Change Lives: Sarah’s Struggle
Hungry, desperate, and facing eviction, single mom Sarah can drive to the Hilltop Resource Center where they will refer her to the Grand Junction Housing Authority for help with a roof over her family’s heads, and they can direct her to the food bank to supplement the month’s grocery budget. But her doctor, who she […]
