Volume 2, Number 4
February 29, 2008
COMING UP
Mayor Transmits "FY09 Budget Request Act of 2008" and "FY09 Budget Support Act of 2008," March 20

DC Council Notice of Public Hearings and Committee Mark-Up Schedule, March 20 - June 3

MWPHA’s Annual Meeting: Triple Threat: HIV, Substance Use, and Mental Illness: Building Public Health Advocacy, April 15, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

NHMA’s 12th Annual Conference, Healthcare Reform & Health Disparities: A Priority for Hispanic Communities, April 17-20
In this Issue
Standing Up. Speaking Out.
Leadership Voices
What's New
DCPCA sends out a warm welcome to our new colleagues: Mary E. Campbell, Director of Development and Communications; Jim Costello, Director of Health Center IT Support; and Audrey Kudler, Development and Communications Specialist!
Medical Homes DC
• Capital Projects – Where Are They?
• Paperless in 2008
• Quality Care Protects Patients
Policy and Advocacy
• You Get What You Pay For
• No Longer Business as Usual in DC Emergency Rooms
• Best Bang for the Health Care Buck
Back Issues
Volume 2, Number 4
Nov. 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 3)
Aug. 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 2)
May 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Feb. 2007 (Vol. 1, No. 4)
Nov. 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 3)
Aug. 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 2)
May 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Standing Up. Speaking Out.
My Deepest Thanks to DC Funders
By Sharon Baskerville, Chief Executive Officer
As we built our annual budget this year, I was struck by one very stunning fact. DCPCA – and particularly Medical Homes DC – has been powered by the consistent backing and support of our foundation community who have collectively invested significant funding into the work of health care reform in DC.
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Leadership Voices
A Broader Vision for Community Health
By Margaret O’Bryon, President and CEO, Consumer Health Foundation, Washington, DC
Assuring that all residents of the District of Columbia and the metropolitan region are in good health requires a commitment to equitable, accessible, and quality health care and to creating the conditions that promote health equality and result in community health. These are complementary strategies that must be addressed concurrently.
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Policy and Advocacy
We acknowledge our community-based health centers, which provide high-quality, comprehensive, culturally appropriate care to thousands of individuals – despite inadequate reimbursement rates. Our ER Diversion Pilot Project at Providence Hospital zeros in on conditions best treated in a primary care environment. And we explain why most private providers do not compete to care for our patients in our neighborhoods.

• You Get What You Pay For
• No Longer Business as Usual in DC Emergency Rooms
• Best Bang for the Health Care Buck
Medical Homes DC
Our staff proudly announces that our first round of capital projects just turned two. Whitman-Walker Clinic is now connected to electronic health records, and SOME (So Others Might Eat) and La Clínica del Pueblo are next. And thank you to CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for awarding DCPCA a three-year grant to promote our Quality Culture Series efforts.

• Capital Projects – Where Are They?
• Paperless in 2008
• Quality Care Protects Patients
DCPCA wishes to thank all of its staff, members, and friends who make our work possible. We also wish to thank the following for their generous support of DCPCA: Aetna Foundation, The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, Consumer Health Foundation, DC AHEC, Government of the District of Columbia,Kaiser Permanente, Lodestar Fund, MARPAT Foundation, The Meyer Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Public Welfare Foundation, The RGK Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Summit Fund of Washington, and Washington AIDS Partnership.

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